Texas A&M University Department of Computer Science and Engineering

05/20/2025

We are sadded to announce the passing of Dr. Paul Nelson, a professor emeritus for the Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Mathematics at Texas A&M. He served as the Associate Director for International Programs at the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives - NSSPI for ten years and continued advising NSSPI faculty and staff after his retirement. His lasting impact is evident on nuclear engineering at Texas A&M and throughout the world through his research and the international programs he led, and he will be remembered fondly and greatly missed by the NUEN community.

Funeral services for Dr. Nelson will be held on Tuesday, May 27 at noon, preceded by a one-hour visitation at 11 a.m., at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home (3001 S. College Avenue, Bryan, TX, 77801).

05/16/2025

Members of the AGGIES Lab recently visited the Lackland Air Force Base to collaborate with the Sixteenth Air Force/Air Forces Cyber. As part of this collaboration, the students are working on delivering mission-critical projects for national security under the guidance of Professor Shreyas Kumar. The student team leads are Ethan Curb, Anisha Menezes and Audry Estrada.

05/09/2025

🎓 Congratulations to all our grads! Whoop!

We hope to see you at our graduation reception today, May 9th, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in PETR 118 for a light brunch buffet!

05/01/2025

📣 Howdy, Ags! Stop by PETR 102 or EABA from 8:00 to 10:30 AM for donuts, fruit, and coffee on your way to BTHO finals today!

04/30/2025

Seniors Claire Benett, Peter Schelker and Sophia Dronova partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in support of the United States Space Force, for their industry capstone project. For their project, the group continued the work initiated by a capstone group last semester and developed a cutting-edge software solution designed to significantly enhance risk assessment automation and governance, risk, and compliance capabilities across Space Force systems. The software will be formally presented to problem owners within Operation Space Force, with the goal of transitioning the technology into live-use environments.

“The project represents a powerful example of how academic, industry, and government collaboration can foster real-world impact while providing students with hands-on experience solving complex national defense challenges,” said Major Eric Griffin, Academic Engagements Lead for USSF/S6C-Cyberspace Operations.

The group was advised by Professor Shreyas Kumar, director of the AGGIES (AI for Government, Grid, Infrastructure & Engineering Security) lab.

Thank you to Lt Colonel Theresa Kopecky, Director, USSF OL-Austin, and Staff Sergeant Oslyn Fernandez Alago, Deputy Academic Engagements, from Space Force for visiting us this week!

04/25/2025

This article features research co-authored by our very own Dr. Tomer Galanti! Check it out!

How do neural networks work? It's a question that can confuse novices and experts alike. A team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) says that understanding these representations, as well as how they inform the ways that neural networks learn from data, is crucial for....

04/17/2025

Our very own Dr. Nitesh Saxena provided expert insight about end-to-end encryption in messaging apps for this story from the Associated Press!

Watch the video here (scroll down to the video captioned "Texas A&M University"):

While advocates for open government have long complained that the U.S. overclassifies its secrets, national security experts say access to military plans is typically tightly controlled for good reasons.

04/15/2025

Check out this story about Dr. Marcus Botacin's research!

ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) are well-known for their ability to quickly generate text, but they can also generate computer code. What if attackers use LLMs to write malware? Can LLMs also be used to defend against such attacks?

Read about how Dr. Marcus Botacin is building a ChatGPT-like tool that can defend against this security threat: tx.ag/LLMsforcomputersecurity

04/09/2025

Last winter break, a large group of students traveled to Singapore for CSCE 412, CSCE 431 and CSCE 436! ✈️

Want to go to Singapore for a CSCE class as part of the Halliburton Engineering Global Programs this winter? More information about these trips is coming soon: tx.ag/CSCE412and431

04/02/2025

🥇 Congratulations to Maitreya Niranjan for winning first place in the Business, Political Science & Public Service category at Student Research Week, a student-run research symposium in Aggieland!

Maitreya's poster was titled "Humanizing Cyber War: A Geneva Convention-based Framework for Cyber Warfare." His faculty advisor is Shreyas Kumar.

03/27/2025

🎉 Dr. Martin Carlisle is one of the 2024-2025 Provost Academic Professional Track (APT) Faculty Teaching Excellence Award recipients! Congratulations, Dr. Carlisle!

“I focus on creating a positive, supportive learning community, and designing assignments to help students succeed by giving them the opportunity to do the things they are learning,” Dr. Carlisle said.

Read more about how Dr. Carlisle supports student success: tx.ag/CarlisleTeachingExcellenceAward

03/25/2025

We're excited to congratulate Brinley Boyett '25 on winning the top Student Paper and Presentation Award at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Gulf-Southwest Section conference! The conference dates were March 9-11 at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Her paper and presentation were titled "Examining Educators' Impact on Learning Environment, Technological Literacy, and Teaching Effectiveness through Integrating AI in the Classroom." She is a student of Dr. Robert Lightfoot.

👍Congratulations, Brinley!