Faculty

UTCS faculty, Adam Klivans and Emmett Witchel, receive NSF CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Awards.

February 14, 2007

The CAREER Program offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization. ...

Tags: Adam Klivans, Awards & Honors, Emmett Witchel, Faculty, Press Release

J Strother Moore and Simon Lam Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

February 3, 2007

UTCS faculty, Dr. J Moore and Dr. Simon Lam, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The NAE mission is to promote the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession. ...

Tags: Awards & Honors, Faculty, J Strother Moore, Press Release, Simon Lam

J Strother Moore Selected an ACM Fellow

November 8, 2006

UTCS Chairman J Strother Moore was selected a Fellow of ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery. ...

Tags: ACM Fellow, Awards & Honors, Boyer-Moore Theorem Prover, Faculty, J Strother Moore, Press Release, Research

Kathryn McKinley Receives 2006 ACM Distinguished Scientist Award

November 1, 2006

Professor Kathryn McKinley has been named a 2006 ACM Distinguished Scientist. ...

Tags: ACM Distinguished Scientist Award, Awards & Honors, Faculty, Kathryn McKinley, TRIPS

UTCS Welcomes New Faculty

September 21, 2006

Dana Ballard, Kristen Grauman and Keshav Pingali join UTCS in Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 ...

Tags: Dana Ballard, Faculty, Keshav Pingali, Kristen Grauman

Dhillon receives SIAG/LA Prize

July 27, 2006

Professor Inderjit Dhillon has received the 2006 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Activity Group on Linear Algebra Prize (SIAG/LA Prize) along with co-author, Professor Beresford Parlett for their paper entitled, "Orthogonal Eigenvectors and Relative Gaps. ...

Tags: Activity Group on Linear Algebra Prize, Awards & Honors, Faculty, Inderjit Dhillon, SIAM, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

University of Texas at Austin Computer Sciences Professor Receives 2006 Maurice Wilkes Award

June 20, 2006

r. Doug Burger, professor in the Department of Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the 2006 Maurice Wilkes Award from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ...

Tags: ACM, Association for Computing Machinery, Awards & Honors, Doug Burger, Faculty, Maurice Wilkes Award, Press Release

Boyer, Kaufmann and Moore awarded the 2005 ACM Software System Award for the Boyer-Moore Theorem Prover

March 21, 2006

Professors Robert Boyer and J Strother Moore and Senior Research Scientist Matt Kaufmann, all from the University of Texas at Austin Computer Sciences Department, have been awarded the 2005 Software System Award by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for their work on the Boyer-Moore Theorem Prover. ...

Tags: ACM, Association for Computing Machinery, Awards & Honors, Boyer-Moore Theorem Prover, Faculty, J Strother Moore, Matt Kaufmann, Press Release, Research, Robert Boyer, Secure Socket Layers, Software System Award

2005 Visions of Computer Sciences Research Lecture Retrospective

September 26, 2005

UTCS hosted the annual Visions Lectures, the latest in a series of lectures by CS faculty who have been recognized by their community for notable achievements in research, teaching, or service. Honorees and speakers were Dr. Alan Cline, who has been accepted into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at UT Austin and Dr. Simon Lam, winner of the 2004 Software System Award from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ...

Tags: Alan Cline, Events, Faculty, Simon Lam, Visions of Computing Lecture Series

UTCS Announces New Faculty and Faculty Promotions

August 31, 2005

UTCS Congratulates New and Recently Promoted Faculty. ...

Tags: Faculty

Six named distinguished teachers at The University of Texas at Austin

July 11, 2005

Six faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin have been selected for membership in the university’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. The academy is intended to recognize and enhance teaching, particularly at the undergraduate level. ...

Tags: Alan Cline, Awards & Honors, Faculty

Mighty Morphing Power Processors

June 6, 2005

IBM and others are racing to create chameleon chips that change to suit the job. ...

Tags: Doug Burger, Faculty, Research, Stephen Keckler

Professor Simon Lam and UTCS alumni share the 2004 ACM Software System Award

March 10, 2005

Secure Network Programming, a system designed and implemented in 1993 by Professor Simon Lam and three former graduate students in the UTCS Networking Research Lab, won the 2004 Software System Award, given annually by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ...

Tags: ACM, Association for Computing Machinery, Awards & Honors, Faculty, Press Release, Research, Simon Lam, Software System Award

The Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) has been founded at The University of Texas at Austin to address the nation's growing cybersecurity problems.

November 30, 2004

The Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) has been founded at The University of Texas at Austin to address the nation's growing cybersecurity problems. Dr. Frederick R. ChangPrimary center objectives are conducting research that will lead to innovative cybersecurity solutions and addressing the national need to produce more trained professionals in the field. ...

Tags: Center for Information Assurance and Security, CIAS, Faculty, Fred Chang, Press Release, Research

Professor John Werth Dies September 15, 2004

September 15, 2004

"It is with great sadness that I report that John Werth died peacefully at home on Wednesday, September 15, 2004, after a struggle with cancer. John's dedication to Computer Sciences education and research were rivalled only by his warmth and support of students and colleagues. His loss is felt keenly by his family and friends everywhere. We will miss him." -J Strother Moore Chair, Computer Sciences ...

Tags: Faculty, John St. Clair Werth Jr., John Werth

Professor Emmett Witchel receives thesis award from MIT

September 7, 2004

Professor Emmet Witchel earned a thesis award from MIT and a doctoral dissertation award from ACM. ...

Tags: ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, Awards & Honors, Emmett Witchel, Faculty, George M. Sprowls Outstanding Thesis Award

rofessor Simon Lam Receives Communication Networks Award, Speaks on Improvements Needed for Internet's Architecture

September 3, 2004

Simon S. Lam, professor and Regents Chair in Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Data Communications (SIGCOMM) Award for lifetime contribution to the field of communications networks. ...

Tags: ACM, Association of Computing Machinery, Faculty, SIGCOMM, Simon Lam, Special Interest Group on Data Communications Award

Chris Edmondson-Yurkanan appointed a Visiting Scholar at the Postel Center at the University of Southern California

August 31, 2004

At the Postel Center, Chris Edmondson-Yurkanan will be studying the histories of ARPAnet and Internet design using the Postel Center Archives -- housing documents written as far back as the 1960s -- as well as by interviewing key people in the initial development of the Internet. ...

Tags: Chris Edmondson-Yurkanan, Faculty

UTCS welcomes Professor Fred Chang

August 30, 2004

Dr. Frederick R. Chang will take the position of Research Professor at The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Computer Sciences (UTCS). ...

Tags: Faculty, Fred Chang

UTCS welcomes Professor Vitaly Shmatikov