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Welcome to the Computer Science and Engineering Department at UTA!

The University of Texas at Arlington. Welcome to the Computer Science and Engineering Department at UTA!. Behrooz A. Shirazi Professor and Chairperson. Mission.

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Welcome to the Computer Science and Engineering Department at UTA!

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  1. The University of Texas at Arlington Welcome to the Computer Science and Engineering Department at UTA! Behrooz A. Shirazi Professor and Chairperson

  2. Mission The mission of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering is to serve the needs of the north Texas region, the state, and the nation by providing high quality educational and innovative research programs in computer science and engineering. The department will strive to offer first-rate undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education opportunities; conduct research and develop technology in selected areas; and facilitate technology transfer for the betterment of the quality of life.

  3. Historical View ofCSE@UTA • 1966 – First computer science courses offered (through IE Department) • 1973 – Master of Science in Computer Science degree established • 1974 – First MS CS degrees awarded • 1976 – Ph.D. program established • 1977 – Computer Science Section of IE Department established • 1978 – Bachelor of Science in CSE degree program established • 1979 – First BS CSE degree awarded • 1980 – Computer Science and Engineering Department established • 1981 – First Ph.D. in CS awarded • 1983 – CSE undergraduate program accredited by ABET, reaccredited in 1989 and 1995 (first accredited CS or CSE program in Texas) • 1989 – Software Engineering Center for Telecommunications established • 1990 – Honors Program in Parallel Processing (HiPP) established • 1994 – Master of Software Engineering program established • 1995 – CSE undergraduate program accredited by CSAB (first dual ABET/CSAB accredited program in Texas)

  4. Historical View ofCSE@UTA • 1996 – UTA ranked 20th in the USA in computer science research expenditures [$8,641,000] in 1995 • 1997 – UTA ranked 9th in the USA in computer science research expenditures [$15,187,000] in 1996 • 1998 – First offerings of CSE courses at distance via the web • 1999 – MS CSE degrees with Telecom Engineering Certificate • 1999 – TeleCampus distance offering of the MS CSE degrees with Telecom Eng. Certificate • 2000 – CReWMan established (Center for Research in Wireless, Mobility and Networking) • 2000 – Industry Advisory Board Endowed Student FellowshipFund established (goal of $1,000,000 in 10 years) • 2001 – BSCS (B.S. in Computer Science) first offered in Spring 2001 • 2001 – BSSE (B.S. in Software Engineering) first offered in Fall 2001 • 2001 – BSCSE accredited by EAC and CAC of ABET • 2001 – CSE@UTATop 25 Initiative kicked off • 2002 – Established IRIS: Institute for Research In Security

  5. Top 25 Initiative Developments in 2001-02 • Faculty recruiting: • Fall 2001 • 3 Tenure track; 1 Non-tenure track • Spring 2002 • 1 Tenure track; 1 Non-tenure track • Fall 2002 • 3 Tenure track • Spring 2003 • 1 Tenure track; 1 Non-tenure track • Number of PhD students - 100% increase since Fall 2000

  6. Top 25 Initiative Developments in 2001-02 • Started fund raising campaign to build MavHome Smart House building on campus. • Formed the new CSE@UTA Graduate Students Club. • Support for student organizations provided by Sabre ($60K in 2002 and 2003). • CSE provided wireless network support for all of college of engineering. • Established a new Networking and Multimedia teaching lab (NH 113). • Industry visits – Fall 01: Ericsson, Summer 02: Raytheon – visit to Sabre coming up in April.

  7. Recent Trends

  8. Recent Trends

  9. Recent Trends Funding target $2M Funding target $1.5M

  10. Recent Trends

  11. Faculty Awards and Recognition 2001-02 • Patents: • Sajal Das, Supporing Fast Intra-Domain Handoffs and Paging in Wireless Cellular Networks (jointly with Telcordia Tech, Inc., New Jersey), Docket # APP 1246-US. • K. Basu, S. Das, et al., US Patent #6330451, “Selectively Delaying Data Communications in a Wireless Communication System to Provide Voice Communications Capacity.” • Awards • S. Das, et al., Best Paper Award, ICOIN ’02, “Efficient Lightpath Routing in Wavelength-routed Optical Networks.” • Diane Cook: UTA Outstanding Research Achievement Award. • Larry Holder: Inducted into the UTA Academy of Distinguished Teachers. • Damla Turgut: Best Overall Engineering Presentation at UTA Graduate Research Symposium. • Soumya K. D. Bhaumik: Outstanding Senior Award from the Technical Club of Dallas. • Ramez Elmasri: Faculty Development Leave, Fall 2002. • Sajal Das: Faculty Development Leave, Spring 2003. • Ramesh Yerraballi: 2002 COE Robert Q. Lee Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching.

  12. Faculty Awards and Recognition – College and University Levels • University of Texas at Arlington • Larry Holder: Chancellor’s Council Award for Excellence in Teaching (2000) • Jorge Ramirez: Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2000) • Bob Weems: Outstanding Academic Advisor (graduate programs 2000) • Linda Barasch: Outstanding Academic Advisor (under-graduate programs 2000) • College of Engineering • College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award • Bob Weems (1998); Larry Holder (1999). • College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award • Behrooz Shirazi (1998). • College of Engineering Outstanding Young Faculty Award • Krishna Kavi (1988); Bob Weems (1989); Diane Cook (1995); Lonnie Welch (1998); Larry Holder (2000). • Robert Q. Lee Award of Excellence in Teaching • Lynn Peterson (1992); Bob Weems (1993); Behrooz Shirazi (1995); Farhad Kamangar (1997); Ramez Elmasri (1999); Diane Cook (2000); Piotr Gmytrasiewicz (2001). • Fay Van Dam Outstanding Staff Award • Bill Riess (1993); Marjorie Kohler (1997); Pamela McBride (1999).

  13. Faculty Awards and Recognition – National level • Ahmad, Ishfaq: Video compression technology licensing; Best Paper Award, ICPP, 2001 • Aslandogan, Y. Alp: US Patent (Pending); Best Student Paper Award, ACM Multimedia, 2000 • Carroll, Bill D.: Fellow, IEEE; IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000; NASA Technology Innovation Awards, 1980,1982; NSF Professional Development Fellowship, 1979-80; Dow/ ASEE Outstanding Young Faculty Award, 1975 • Cook, Diane: NSF Career Development Award, 1995; NSF Research Initiation Award, 1993; NASA Summer Research Faculty Fellow, Ames Research Center, 1991 • Das, Sajal K.: 5 US Patents; Best Paper Award, 3rd ACM MSWIM, 2000; Best Paper Award, 5th ACM/IEEE Mobicom, 1999; Best Paper Award, 11th ACM/IEEE PADS, 1997; Outstanding Service Recognition Award, ACM, 2000 and 2001; Appreciation Award for Professional Service, IEEE, 1998 • Elmasri, Ramez: US patent, 1996 • Kung, David: Object oriented software testing licensing; Internationally ranked as 11th Software Engineering Scholar by the Journal of Systems and Software, 1996 • Peterson, Lynn: Academy of Distinguished Teachers, 1998 • Reyes, Arthur A.: NASA Graduate Student Research Fellowship, 1993-96 • Shirazi, Behrooz A.: US Patent (pending); PARSA software licensing; AFOSR Summer Research Faculty Fellow, 1990; Meritorious Service Award, IEEE Computer Society, 1998; Distinguished Visitors Program, IEEE Computer Society, 1993-96; Distinguished Lecturer, ACM Series, 1993-97 • Yerraballi, Ramesh: NASA Fellowship, 1994, 1995 • Walker, Roger: TxDOT Top Ten Research Innovation Awards, 2000 • Zaruba, Gergely: Best Paper Award, 3rd ACM MSWIM, 2000

  14. Department Research stems • Database and Information Technology • Embedded Systems • High Performance Computing • Intelligent Systems • Software Engineering • Telecommunications and Networking • Multimedia and Video Processing • Pervasive Computing • Bioinformatics • Security

  15. Key Points of Contact • Chairperson • Behrooz Shirazi, 817-272-3605, shirazi@cse.uta.edu • Associate Chairperson • Bob Weems, 817-272-2337, weems@cse.uta.edu • Graduate Advisors • Ramesh Yerraballi, 817-272-5128, ramesh@cse.uta.edu • Mike O’Dell, 817-272-3988, odell@cse.uta.edu • Undergraduate Advisors • Linda Barasch, 817-272-3603, barasch@cse.uta.edu • Carter Tiernan, 817-272-3588, Tiernan@cse.uta.edu • Director of SECT • David Kung, 817-272-3627, kung@cse.uta.edu • Director of CReWMaN • Sajal Das, 817-272-7405, das@cse.uta.edu • Department web site: http://www.cse.uta.edu

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