Austin Mordahl

“I graduated from UT Dallas with my BS in Software Engineering in 2018, then immediately joined the PhD program, under Dr. Shiyi Wei’s guidance. My career goal is to go into academia, and I know the competencies I have gained in my program (e.g. writing paper reviews, writing papers, conducting research) will be vital to my success. So far, I’ve had a few of my research papers accepted at conferences and in the process have learned to present my findings to others.”

Mustafa Canim

"The MS and PhD programs at the Computer Science Department at UT Dallas helped me develop a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of computer science and hone my skills in this area. During my PhD years, I focused on research problems pertaining to the data security and privacy areas under the supervision of Professor Murat Kantarcioglu and had a chance to learn more about the cutting edge technologies in the cybersecurity domain. As a result of the experience I had gained as part of this research, I had the opportunity to intern at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center and Google Inc., which further helped me build a successful career post-graduation.”

Zenong Zhang

“I graduated from the master’s program in Summer 2020, and then have continued on to study for the PhD degree. As a student without a CS background, the classes in UT Dallas helped me build the foundations in my research. At the same time, I gained the ability to analyse and solve complicated problems. In addition, I feel that the advanced communication skills I have learned have helped me collaborate with other researchers more effectively.”

Yifan Li

"The education and experience that I have received from the UT Dallas CS PhD program have benefited me in numerous ways. For academics, I've enjoyed doing cutting-edge AI research with my advisor — who is a world-class scientist — as well as with the extraordinary students in the lab. The program has also allowed me to coordinate my projects with other top researchers across different research domains and even across the country. Additionally, the knowledge and techniques that I learned during the PhD program helped me start quickly in industry after graduation and made it possible for me to continue conducting advanced AI research in a leading tech company."