Computer Science and Engineering

Congratulations to Dr. Krishna Kavi, Director of the NSF Net-Centric Software and Systems Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, for winning the Tech Titan of the Future, University award on August 24, 2012. This award, presented annually by The Metroplex Technology Business Council, recognizes educational institutions that encourage and support students in choosing engineering and technology-related disciplines as a preferred path. This award category spotlights DFW area higher educational institutions' tech-related curricula and incentives to perpetuate tech-related knowledge transfer. For more details, see this UNT press release.

In the picture on the right, Dr. Kavi holds the Tech Titans trophy, and standing with him, from left to right are CENG Dean Dr. Costas Tsatsoulis, CSE Chair Dr. Barrett Bryant, and CSE Professor Dr. Bill Buckles.

Welcome to the UNT Department of Computer Science and Engineering for the Fall 2012 semester! Please join me in welcoming three new faculty members, Dr. Renee Bryce, Dr. Cornelia Caragea and Dr. Rodney Nielsen. You may find out more about them on our website. Please check this website and the student email newsletters that we'll be sending out during the semester for information on our planned activities this semester. Good luck with all of your classes!

Dr. Barrett Bryant, Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has announced that three new faculty members will join the CSE Department in Fall 2012. They are Dr. Renee Bryce, Dr. Cornelia Caragea, and Dr. Rodney Nielsen. Dr. Bryce joins us as an Associate Professor from Utah State University. Dr. Caragea joins us as an Assistant Professor from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Neilsen joins us as an Associate Professor from the University of Colorado. More details about our new faculty are here. We welcome them to our CSE Department at the University of North Texas!

The CSE Department April/May 2012 Student and Alumni Email Newsletters have been sent. You can view the student newsletter online HERE, and the alumni newsletter online HERE

Congratulations go to the Computer Science and Engineering Spring Graduates. A full list of our graduates can be seen here.

Dr. Ram Dantu, Director of the Center For Information and Computer Security (CICS) and Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has been informed that the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the University of North Texas as a National Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research (CAE-R) for the academic years 2012 through 2017. CICS is ranked as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE-IAE) from 2003-2017.

UNT is one of 36 universities in the nation and one of four universities in Texas designated as CAE-R and CAE-IAE by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The Center for Information and Computer Security offers research expertise in Internet-based technologies, protocol security, digital forensics, watermarking, cryptography, secured electronic commerce and secured mobile applications and VoIP security.

Computer Engineering and Information Technology undergraduate students will present their research projects at the UNT College of Engineering's Design Day on Friday, April 27. All CENG students will participate in poster presentations in the hallways of Discovery Park from 9:30 to 11 am. Computer Engineering students will begin their group presentations at 11:30 am in the DP Auditorium, B155. Presentations by CSE Information Technology students will begin at 1:30 pm in the main CSE Conference Room, F223.

Media gallery page of CSE students at Design Day is HERE.

CSE Alumnus Jason West ('96) received a Distinguished Alumni Award on April 20, 2012 from the University of North Texas. First presented in 1965, this is the university's most prestigious award. It is given to individuals who have achieved prominence in their profession, thereby reflecting a positive image of UNT.

Jason was a founding member of the Laboratory for Recreational Computing (LARC) in 1993. Dr. Ian Parberry, Director of the LARC, is pictured on the left with Jason on the right at the UNT Alumni Award banquet. Congratulations to Jason on receiving this award!

Congratulations to these Outstanding Students in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering!

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Computer Science — Brandon Nelson
Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Computer Engineering — Andrew Allen
Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Information Technology — Brett McCormick

Outstanding Master’s Student in Computer Science — Sandeep Panchakarla
Outstanding Master’s Student in Computer Engineering — Brandon Gozick
Outstanding PhD Student in Computer Science and Engineering — Oleg Garitselov

They were recognized at the UNT Honors Day on April 13, 2012.