Game Changers: New Faculty
UT Computer Science is excited to welcome four new faculty members coming to campus in 2014. They all have incredibly impressive credentials and research experience, and we’re extremely grateful that...
View ArticleNew Faculty Profile: Etienne Vouga
This is the beginning of a series of four pieces that will feature personal profiles of the new faculty at UT Computer Science.If you’ve seen movies like Tangled and the Hobbit you might have...
View ArticleUTCS Programming Teams Finish Strong at Regional ACM International Collegiate...
A UTCS programming team finished second at this year's ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC) regional competition. The team of Arnav Sastry, Daniel Talamas, and Jaime Rivera beat...
View ArticleWhy is CGI in the Movies Still So Hard?
College of Natural Sciences | Point of DiscoveryAs the summer movie season kicks into high gear, we talk with a scientist about some of the challenges in simulating the way everyday objects behave on...
View ArticleGame Changers: New Faculty
UT Computer Science is excited to welcome four new faculty members coming to campus in 2014. They all have incredibly impressive credentials and research experience, and we’re extremely grateful that...
View ArticleNew Faculty Profile: Etienne Vouga
This is the beginning of a series of four pieces that will feature personal profiles of the new faculty at UT Computer Science.If you’ve seen movies like Tangled and the Hobbit you might have...
View ArticleUTCS Programming Teams Finish Strong at Regional ACM International Collegiate...
A UTCS programming team finished second at this year's ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC) regional competition. The team of Arnav Sastry, Daniel Talamas, and Jaime Rivera beat...
View ArticleWhy is CGI in the Movies Still So Hard?
College of Natural Sciences | Point of DiscoveryAs the summer movie season kicks into high gear, we talk with a scientist about some of the challenges in simulating the way everyday objects behave on...
View ArticleUT Competitive Programming Team Competes in ACM-ICPC World Finals
UT Competitive Programming team: Brian Richer, Supawit Chockchowwat, faculty coach Etienne Vouga, and Alex Meed.On Wed, 24 May 2017, the UT Competitive Programming team competed at the ACM-ICPC World...
View ArticleUT Competitive Programming Team Wins ACM-ICPC South Central USA Regional...
Left to right: Daniel Talamas (senior), Arnav Sastry (senior), Ethan Arnold (junior), Vallath Nandakumar (lecturer, ECE), Etienne Vouga (assistant professor, CS), Glenn Downing (lecturer, CS), and...
View ArticleUT Competitive Programming Team Goes to ACM-ICPC World Finals
Left to Right - Assistant Professor Etienne Vouga, Arnav Sastry ('18), Ethan Arnold ('19), Daniel Talamas ('18), and Lecturer Glenn DowningOn Thu, 19 Apr 2018, the UT Competitive Programming team...
View ArticleThese Mathematical Techniques Could Help Design Shape-shifting Materials
A snapdragon flower petal grown from a cylinder. In each state, the colors show the growth factors of the top (left) and bottom (right) layer, and the thin black lines indicate the direction of growth....
View ArticleProfessor Etienne Vouga Uses Complex Geometry to Solve Real-World Problems
The world is made up of shapes of all kinds, from boxy cubes to perfect spheres and everything in between. Some shapes work best for certain applications; for example, only a few configurations will...
View ArticleUT Programming Club Wins ICPC South Central USA Regionals
The UT Programming Club won the ICPC South Central USA Regional Competition at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.On Sat, 10 Nov 2018, the UT Programming Club won the ICPC South Central USA Regional...
View ArticleUT Programming Team Wins ICPC Regional Competition for Fourth Consecutive Year
UT Programming Team won the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) South Central USA Regional Competition at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.On Sat, 9 Nov 2019, the UT Programming Team...
View ArticleUT Programming Team Competes at ICPC North America Championship
On Mon, 30 May 2022, the UT Programming Team competed in the ICPC North America Championship (NAC) in Orlando, FL, hosted by the University of Central Florida. The competition consisted of 50 teams of...
View ArticleCompetitive Programming Club Team Takes First Place at ICPC Regional Competition
On Sat, 25 Feb 2023, the UT Programming Team competed in the ICPC South Central USA Regional Competition. As a result, one team will advance to the ICPC North America Division Championships on Mon, 29...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Mathematical Foundations Behind Challenging Puzzle Design
Picture two rigid metal pieces tangled together. What steps would you take to untangle them?The most straightforward approach involves twisting each wire to line up the gaps and then pulling one...
View ArticleUTPC Team Excels at International Programming Competition
Students on the UTPC team (Left to right) - Ruoshi Dai ('23, M.S.) Jiawei Li (current Ph.D.), and Stanley Wei ('23, Turing Scholar)This past month, UTPC competed at the International Collegiate...
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