Texas A&M University Department of Computer Science and Engineering

09/03/2026

Join us today for the second talk in our Distinguished Lecture Series!

Our second speaker is Dr. Jinjun Xiong, founding dean of the UTSA College of AI, Cyber and Computing at UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Stop by EABB 106 today, September 3, at 12:45 PM to hear his talk, "Scaling Earthly AI to Help Children with Speech and Language Services.”

We hope to see you there!

09/02/2026

A self-driving laboratory for metal discovery is coming to RELLIS Campus thanks to a $24.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The Autonomous Robotic Metallurgist Materials Innovation Platform (ARM-MIP) will be a facility where robots and artificial intelligence test alloys and analyze results around the clock, speeding up materials discovery.

Dr. Shuiwang Ji is one of the co-principal investigators for this project.

“ARM-MIP brings AI out of the computer and into the laboratory, closing the loop between intelligence, experimentation and scientific discovery. I look forward to seeing this platform accelerate materials discovery and open new possibilities for AI-driven science,” said Ji.

Read more: tx.ag/armMIP

Researchers have received a $24.9M grant to develop an NSF Materials Innovation Platform where universities, national laboratories and industry members can run alloy-discovery campaigns using robotic systems and artificial intelligence.

08/31/2026

Tomorrow, we'll kick off our Fall 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series!

Our first speaker is Dr. Mohit Bansal, the John R. & Louise S. Parker Distinguished Professor, Director of the MURGe-Lab, and Core AI Lead of the ENGAGE NSF-AI Institute at UNC Computer Science.

Stop by EABB 106 tomorrow, September 1, at 12:45 PM to hear his talk, "AI Challenges: Trustworthy Collaboration, World Discovery, and Long-Horizon Memory."

We hope to see you there!

08/25/2026

Thinking about grad school? Beginning this semester, we’re offering a Master of Science in Cybersecurity!

Students will gain hands-on experience in computer security, network security, cryptography, ethical hacking, risk management, incident response and secure software development. The program requires 30 hours of coursework and is expected to take two years to complete.

“Cybersecurity is the present, and cybersecurity is the future,” said Dr. Nitesh Saxena. “These graduates will be fully equipped to secure everything that has a computer chip in it and everything that has connectivity, ranging from our mobile phones, smart appliances and autonomous cars to AI systems and servers in the cloud.”

Applications for the spring 2027 semester are open and will close on Sept. 1, 2026.

Read more: tx.ag/CybersecurityMasters

08/17/2026

Last week, our faculty and staff gathered at the Texas A&M University Galveston Campus for our annual retreat.

We celebrated the new Engineering Classroom and Research Building (ECRB) — our home in Galveston — and prepared for the new academic year.

We are one department serving two locations, so the retreat was a wonderful chance for our team to get together in person and for our College-Station-based faculty and staff to visit our Galveston-based faculty and staff.

We’re looking forward to an excellent year!

08/13/2026

Dr. Robin Murphy is on the Forbes 50 Over 50: Impact list for her contributions to disaster robotics!

Forbes describes this group as entrepreneurs and leaders who are “tackling the world’s most pressing problems with a powerful combination of empathy, expertise and experience.”

Dr. Murphy co-founded the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR), and “she has deployed robotic systems at more than 30 major disasters, including the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, Hurricane Katrina and the Fukushima nuclear disaster.”

Congratulations, Dr. Murphy!

Read more: tx.ag/Forbes50Over50ImpactList

These 50 mission-minded innovators on this list are using their insights and influence to leave the world better than they found it.

07/31/2026

As the fall semester nears, we’re looking forward to Computer Science Day!

CS Day is an annual event where we invite Texas high-school students to attend talks and participate in hands-on activities. Students learn about computer science careers and opportunities to study computer science in our department.

Past presentations have included a robot petting zoo, a driving simulation and video games by undergraduate students.

Pictured here is Dr. Marian Zaki leading her session titled Hack the Code. Dr. Zaki is one of our faculty members based at our Texas A&M University Galveston Campus location.

07/31/2026

You got this, Summer II students! 👍

07/24/2026

Today we welcomed Dr. David Gleich for a guest lecture about magnetic graph matrices titled “Powers of magnetic graph matrix: Fourier spectrum, walk compression, and applications.”

Dr. Gleich is a professor and University Faculty Scholar at Purdue Computer Science. His research focuses on novel models and fast large-scale algorithms for data-driven scientific computing including scientific data analysis, bioinformatics, and network analysis.

Thank you for visiting and sharing your research with us, Dr. Gleich!

07/16/2026

Dr. Tianbao Yang is training an AI model to analyze patient data to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and determine the disease’s progression. The model will also list its reasoning so that physicians can evaluate the diagnosis themselves.

Currently, physicians rely on a combination of imaging, exams and blood tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s, and symptoms often take years to surface. This model may enable earlier detection, which could improve patients’ quality of life and help physicians slow the disease’s progression.

Learn more about this research: tx.ag/AItoDiagnoseAlzheimers