Computer engineers research, design, develop, and test computer systems and components. Computer scientists explore fundamental issues in computing and develop theories and models to invent and design new approaches to computing technology and find innovative uses for existing technology. Software engineers are the creative minds behind computer programs, such as developing the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on computers or other devices and developing the underlying systems that run devices or control networks.
The growth in students and research expenditures in the past five years bolsters the national reputation of Computer Science and Engineering at UTA.
Students in 2021
1818 Bachelors, 1071 Master's, 151 Ph.D. in the fall of 2021
Research Expenditures
Department research expenditures in 2021
Hispanic-serving Institution
Designation by the U.S. Department of Education
In the Nation for Undergraduate Diversity
U.S. News & World Report, 2021
Doctoral University
Very High Research Activity designation by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
In the Nation for Veterans and their Families
Military Times, 2020
UTA is designated as a Texas Tier One university, a significant milestone of excellence in academics and research that brings with it access to the state National Research University Fund (NRUF). Texas Tier One status not only signifies that UTA is a leading research university, but also provides additional resources to ensure the University continues to recruit top faculty, pursue groundbreaking research and prepare students to enter one of the strongest workforces in the country.
Computer Engineering #86, Computer Science #91 [U.S. News & World Report 2020]
Ranked #60 overall: #23 operating systems; #23 high-performance computing; #30 mobile computing; #32 databases; #45 computer security; #48 software engineering; #61 AI, machine learning & data mining [CSRankings.org, 2017-2021 publications in all venues including non-default ones, as of September 2021].
Recent graduates work at Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, LinkedIn, Lockheed-Martin, Microsoft, NASA, Pivotal, Raytheon, RedHat, Sabre, Salesforce, Teradata, Texas Instruments, Uber, and many other great companies.
Recent Ph.D. graduates secured tenure-track faculty positions at Colorado School of Mines, Kennesaw State University, NJIT, Penn State Abington, Texas State University, Univ. of Colorado at Denver, UIC, Univ. of Maryland-College Park, Univ. of Mississippi, UT-Rio Grande Valley, Utah State University, researcher positions at HP Labs, Huawei, IBM Research India, QCRI, Walmart Labs, Visa Research, and post-doctorate research positions at Microsoft Research, Michigan, and Stony Brook University.
Learn more about open faculty positions in the Computer Science and Engineering Department
Several scholarships are awarded by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Students should apply for scholarships at Mav Scholarshop.
The Computer Science and Engineering Department is growing an online directory of Alumni. If you are an alum of one of our academic programs, visit the directory and add your profile.
Hong Jiang
Nedderman Professor and Chair
639 ERB | 817-272-3567
hong.jiang@uta.edu
Ramez Elmasri
Professor and Associate Chair
634/654 ERB | 817-272-2348
elmasri@uta.edu
Chengkai Li
Professor and Associate Chair
628 ERB | 817-272-0162
cli@uta.edu
