Peihao Wang Named Stanford Rising Star in Data Science
Texas ECE Ph.D. student Peihao Wang was named a Rising Star in Data Science by Stanford Data Science.
New AI Breakthroughs Bring 3D Imaging to the Patient's Bedside
A research team led by Professor Radu Marculescu and PhD student Md Mostafijur Rahman in the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have made great strides in the medical imaging community with a string of influential papers that dramatically improve the efficiency and accuracy of AI-powered image segmentation.
LED Light Blasts Cancer Cells and Spares Healthy Ones
A new cancer treatment combines LED light and tiny tin flakes to neutralize cancer cells while shielding healthy cells and avoiding the painful side effects associated with chemotherapy and other treatments
AI Tutor Helps First-Year Engineering Students
Professor Nina Telang and students BP Rimal and Sneha Ballabh designed and implemented an AI-driven virtual tutor that creates personalized learning experiences for first-year engineering students in EE 306, an introductory computing course with nearly 200 students.
Quantum Leap for STEM Graduate Training at UT
A comprehensive new initiative at The University of Texas at Austin will prepare graduate students for leadership in the rapidly evolving field of quantum science and technology. Texas ECE professor Xiuling Li is the leader of the Q-CAT program.
Neeraja Yadwadkar Receives Google ML and Systems Junior Faculty Award
Texas ECE assistant professor Neeraja Yadwadkar has been selected to receive an inaugural 2025 Google ML and Systems Junior Faculty Award in recognition of the significance and promise of their work in Cloud ML Systems.
Atlas Wang Receives NSF AIMing Award for AI Research
Zhangyang “Atlas” Wang, associate professor in the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded a research grant from the National Science Foundation through the Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning (AIMing) program.
Chowdhury, Kim Receive NSF CAREER Awards
Texas ECE assistant professors Shwetadwip Chowdhury and Hyeji Kim have been selected to receive a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning Awarded NSF AI Research Institute Grant
NSF IFML is part of the first cohort of AI Institutes announced in 2020. Led by The University of Texas at Austin, the new award will build on the trajectory of the past five years and develop new foundational tools to advance generative AI.
IEEE RAS Wins Vex AI World Championship
The University of Texas at Austin chapter of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS) recently won the Vex AI World Championship in Houston, Texas.
