A Transformative Opportunity for Exceptional PhD Candidates in Engineering and Computer Science
NSF CAREER Award Advances DNA Storage Research
Doctoral Student Earns First Place in an International ACM Research Competition
Computer Science Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Computer Science Professor Elected AAAS Fellow
UT Dallas Partners with Tech Mahindra on AI Innovation
Researchers Create AI Tool To Help Sight-Impaired Programmers
WHO WE ARE
Tomorrow’s computer science innovations are happening today in the Department of Computer Science at UT Dallas. UTD is centrally and strategically located in the heart of a high technology corridor, which is home to thousands of cutting-edge tech companies. With more than 100 dedicated faculty members and an annual $9 million+ expenditure on research across its focus areas, the UTD CS department is one of the largest, most dynamic departments of its kind in the United States.
focus areas

AI/MACHINE LEARNING

COMPUTER
SYSTEMS

COMPUTING THEORY

CYBERSECURITY

NETWORKS/ INTERNET OF THINGS

SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Computer Science (BS)
Software Engineering (BS)
Interdisciplinary
Computer Engineering (BS)
Data Science (BS)

GRADUATE EDUCATION
Computer Science (MS; PhD)
Software Engineering (MS; PhD)
Interdisciplinary
Computer Engineering (MS; PhD)
In the news

Research Award Supports Professor’s Work Advancing 5G Security
Dr. Imtiaz Karim advances research to strengthen security and resilience in 4G, 5G and future networks with support from a Polaris Wireless research award.
Upcoming Events

Jonsson School Internship
and Job Fair
February 24th and 25th, 2026
10am – 5pm
This event will feature multiple companies looking to hire interns, upcoming grads, and alumni for engineering and computer science openings within their perspective companies.
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