1. Computer Science and Engineering Department
The University of Texas at
Arlington
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2. Key Points of Contact Chairperson Associate Chairperson
Bill Carroll, ,
Associate Chairperson
Behrooz Shirazi, ,
Graduate Advisor
Bob Weems, ,
Undergraduate Advisor
Linda Barasch , ,
Director of SECT
Pei Hsia, ,
Director of CAESAR
Lynn Peterson, ,
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3. Our Vision To be the DFW region leader in the CS/CSE field
To be among the top three CS/CSE programs in Texas
To be the state leader in selected areas of expertise
To be ranked among the top fifty Ph.D. programs nationally in CS/CSE
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4. Our Mission
The mission of the Computer Science and Engineering Department is to serve the needs of the north Texas region, the state, and the nation by providing quality educational and innovative, relevant 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.
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5. Our Goals
Attain national and international prominence for quality graduate programs and for research in selected areas
Offer innovative, accredited undergraduate programs in computer science and engineering
Be responsive to the needs of industry and society, particularly in the north Texas region
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6. Historical View of CSE at UTA
First computer science courses offered (through IE Department)
Master of Science in Computer Science degree established
First MS CS degrees awarded
Undifferentiated Ph.D. program established
Computer Science Section of IE Department established
Bachelor of Science in CSE degree program established
First BS CSE degree awarded
Computer Science and Engineering Department established
First Ph.D. in CS awarded
CSE undergraduate program accredited by ABET, reaccredited in 1989 and 1995 (first accredited CS or CSE program in Texas)
Software Engineering Center for Telecommunications established
Honors Program in Parallel Processing (HiPP) established
Master of Software Engineering program established
CSE undergraduate program accredited by CSAB (first dual ABET/CSAB accredited program in Texas)
UTA ranked 20-th in the USA in computer science research expenditures [figures released in 1998]
First offerings of CSE courses at distance via the web
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7. CSE Department Profile
Faculty/staff (Fall 98)
Tenure-track faculty
Non tenure-track faculty
GTA/GRA/TA/RA…
Office staff … 4
Technical staff
Enrollments (Fall 98)
Undergraduate
Masters
Ph.D … 32
Degrees Granted (AY97-98)
Bachelors
Master’s … 116
Ph.D
Research Funding (AY97-98)
CSE Dept -- $1,401,926
CAESAR -- $1,307,188
Total $2,709,114
Publications (1997)
Journal -- 10
Books/chapters -- 6
Conference -- 37
Total -- 53
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8. Degree Programs Offered
BS in Computer Science and Engineering [ABET/CSAB] hours
MS in Computer Science or Computer Science and Engineering hours (thesis)
Master of Computer Science or 38 hours (project optional)
Master of Engineering hours (project)
Master of Software Engineering hours (team project)
Ph.D. in Computer Science or Computer Science and Engineering -- Variable (dissertation)
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9. Special Programs and Centers
CSE Honors Program
Bill Carroll, Coordinator
Diane Cook
Bob P. Weems
Software Engineering Center for Telecommunications (SECT)
Pei Hsia, Director
David C. Kung
Lonnie Welch
Center for Advanced Engineering Systems and Research (CAESAR)
Lynn Peterson, Director
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10. CSE Faculty
Linda Barasch, Visiting Associate Professor; Ph.D., Oklahoma, 1988; programming languages, compilers, computer architecture.
Carl Bruggeman, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Indiana U, 1995; operating systems, programming languages.
Bill Carroll, Professor and Chairperson; Ph.D., UTAustin, 1969; fault-tolerant computing, digital systems, computer architecture, educational applications of computers.
Diane Cook, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Illinois, 1990; artificial intelligence, machine learning, machine planning, robotics, parallel algorithms for artificial intelligence.
Ramez Elmasri, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1980; database design and modeling, query language design, data model design, temporal and object-oriented database design.
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11. CSE Faculty (con’t)
Leonidas Fegaras, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., UMass, 1993; database systems, human computer interface systems, multimedia.
Piotr Gmytrasiewicz, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Michigan, 1992; artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems, rational action, interaction, and coordination.
Lawrence Holder, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Illinois, 1991; artificial intelligence, machine learning, intelligent data analysis, machine discovery, intelligent control.
Pei Hsia, Professor; Ph.D., UTAustin, 1972; software engineering, incremental delivery, requirements engineering, distributed debugging, concurrent software engineering.
Farhad Kamangar, Associate Professor; Ph.D., UTA, 1980; visualization, signal and image processing, motion detection, machine intelligence, neural networks.
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12. CSE Faculty (con’t)
David C. Kung, Professor; Ph.D., Norwegian IT, 1984;software engineering, object-oriented software testing; automated theorem-proving, database systems.
David Levine, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S., UTA, 1980; operating systems, software engineering.
Lynn M. Peterson, Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering; Ph.D., UTHSCD, 1978;artificial intelligence applications in medicine and manufacturing, knowledge representation, natural language processing, intelligent instructional systems.
Abdulkadir Sajeev, Visiting Associate Professor; Ph.D. 1990, Monash University, Australia; distributed systems, software engineering.
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13. CSE Faculty (con’t)
Behrooz Shirazi, Professor and Associate Department Chairperson; Ph.D., Oklahoma, 1985; parallel and distributed systems, parallel programming software tools, cache design, task partitioning and scheduling.
L. David Umbaugh, Senior Lecturer; Ph.D., Ohio State, 1983; computer networks, communication network protocols.
Roger S. Walker, Professor; Ph.D., UTAustin, 1972; real-time systems, microcomputer-based systems, applications of computers in transportation systems.
Bob P. Weems, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern, 1985; parallel algorithms, graph matching, gossiping in distributed systems, inference problems in database security.
Lonnie G. Welch, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Ohio State, 1990; software engineering, real-time systems.
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14. CSE Faculty (con’t)
Ramesh Yerraballi, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Old Dominion, 1996; operating systems, computer networks, real-time scheduling, multimedia systems.
Hee Yong Youn, Associate Professor; Ph.D., UMass, 1988; fault-tolerant computing, computer architecture, parallel and distributed computing, interconnection networks, VLSI system design.
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15. Research Areas of The Tenure-Track Faculty
Architecture and Systems
Linda Barasch, Carl Bruggeman, Bill Carroll, Behrooz Shirazi, Ramesh Yerraballi, Hee Yong Youn
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Intelligence
Diane Cook, Piotr Gmytrasiewicz, Larry Holder, Farhad Kamangar, Lynn Peterson
Database Systems
Ramez Elmasri, Leo Fegaras
Software Engineering
Pei Hsia, Dave Kung, Lonnie Welch
Other
Roger Walker, Bob Weems
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16. Selected Research Projects
Diane Cook -- Scaling Up Planning Systems Using Parallel Hardware and Machine Learning, NSF, $147,375.
Ramez Elmasri (w Mills and Liles) -- The Agile Aerospace Manufacturing Research Institute, NSF, $2,756,643.
Larry Holder and Diane Cook -- Scalable Knowledge Discovery from Large Structural Databases, NSF, $109,440.
Dave Kung and Dave Levine -- Developing Multimedia Courseware for a Graduate Software Engineering Course, $27,000.
Leo Fegaras -- An Effective Framework for Processing OODB Languages, NSF/OGI, $84,102.
Piotr Gmytrasiewicz -- Rational Coordination and Communication in Multiagent Environments Through Recursive Modeling, ONR, $266,901.
Behrooz Shirazi -- Research in Multi-threaded Dataflow and Hybrid Architecture, NSF, $218,589.
Lonnie Welch and Behrooz Shirazi -- QoS Management Tools for Dynamic, Scalable, Dependable, Real-Time Systems, DARPA, $1,017,966.
Roger Walker -- Development and Implementation of a Pavement and Surface Texture Measurement, TxDOT, $336,259.
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17. CSE Classified Staff Office Staff Technical Staff
Margie Kohler, Administrative Assistant
Pam McBride, Senior Secretary
Open, Senior Secretary
Belinda Tarrant, Senior Secretary
Technical Staff
Bill Riess, Manager
Bito Irie, Software specialist
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18. CSE Fall Enrollment Trends (Headcount)
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19. CSE Fall Enrollment Trends (Student Credit Hours)
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20. CSE Degree Production Trends
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21. CSE External Funding Trends
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22. CSE Publication Activity
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23. CSE Teaching Laboratories
Computer Logic Design Laboratory (121 NH)
Logic design trainers
Miscellaneous instruments and tools
Embedded Systems Laboratory (122 NH)
Microprocessor trainers
Windows/Pentium-based systems (12)
Computer Classroom (123 NH)
Windows 486-based PCs
Computer Classroom (124 NH)
Windows Pentium-based PCs
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24. CSE Teaching Laboratories (con’t)
Senior Design Laboratory (125 and 126 NH)
Windows/Pentium and Pentium Pro-based systems (15)
Sun SPARCstation 10
Mercury parallel processor
Miscellaneous instruments and tools
Operating Systems/CROSS (232 NH)
Pentium-based systems (20)
DEC Alphas (4)
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25. CSE Research Laboratories
Distributed Systems Laboratory (232 NH)
DEC Alphas, 20 Pentiums
Database Systems Laboratory (233 NH)
UNIX workstation network
Machine Intelligence Laboratory (234 NH)
Various PCs and Xterms
Robotics Laboratory (235 NH)
Various PCs
Mobile robots
Fixed robot
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26. CSE Research Laboratories (con’t)
Roughness Measurements Laboratory (236 NH)
Various PCs
Miscellaneous instruments and tools
CAESAR Laboratory (243 NH)
Network of UNIX WSs, PCs, Macs, and Xterms
SECT Laboratory (246 NH)
Network of UNIX machines and Xterms
Real-time Systems Laboratory
Network of Pentium-based PCs and UNIX workstations
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27. CSE Computer Centers Teaching/Administrative Computing (114 NH)
Sun UltraSPARC II (cse)
Sun SPARC 10 (ranger)
Linux-based PC for student web pages (cseweb)
Research Computing (115 NH)
Sun-4/490 SPARCserver
nCube parallel computer (128 processors)
Sun-4/390 (nCube front end)
Sun SPARCServer 3000
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28. Academic Computing Services (Facilities serving CSE)
Nedderman Hall Facilities
Terminal room (room 231)
PC lab (room 242)
Unix lab (room 239)
Ransom Hall
PC, Mac, Unix labs (first floor) [24-hours/day]
PC, Mac, Unix classrooms (second, third floors)
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