08/19/2021 -
UT Computer Science alum Natalie Berestovsky struggled to speak English at the level of her peers as a sophomore in high school when she first migrated to Texas from Moscow. Coincidently, this hardship is what pushed her to begin her journey in computer science. The high school she went to offered computer science classes to its students which gave Natalie more confidence as they evened the language playing field between her and her classmates. Suddenly they were all learning a new language, Java, and no student was more proficient than the others.
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11/09/2006 -
Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 4:30 - 5:45 Lectures in ACES 2.302; 5:45 - 7 p.m. Private reception for invited guests.
The Visions of Computing Lecture Series has been created by the Department of Computer Sciences to highlight the excellence of its faculty and recognize their accomplishments. Its purpose is to provide public education about computer science, and to enhance the public appreciation of the stature of this department and its faculty.
Honors and Awards:
Doug Burger
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06/20/2006 -
AUSTIN, Texas— Dr. 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).
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06/06/2005 -
Even by the standards of the Lone Star State, the claim by two Texas researchers -- Douglas C. Burger and Stephen W. Keckler -- can seem a trifle grandiose. "We're reinventing the computer," asserts Keckler
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06/07/2004 -
In 2002, Defense Advances Research Projects Agency (DARPA) created a funding contest to build the world's fastest and most productive supercomputer. IBM submitted a proposal in partnership with the TRIPS project, which is led by Professors Doug Burger and Steve Keckler of the University of Texas Computer Sciences Department in Austin, Texas.
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02/28/2000 -
Doug Burger, Steve Keckler, and Calvin Lin have each received an NSF CAREER Award.
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