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CS Leader at niversity of Texas at Dallas Plans to Continue School's Growth
"Last year, we received about $9 million [for research]. I would like to see funding double," says Gopal Gupta, head of the Department of Computer Science at The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas.
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas
It's no secret that the University of Texas at Dallas' Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science wants to become a top-ranked research school. The computer science department has tripled in size in the past decade to about 50 faculty and nearly 1,400 students.
Gopal Gupta, who became head of the department in August, plans to continue that growth. His lofty ambitions include turning the region into Texas' Silicon Valley by enhancing student training, attracting more funding and spurring entrepreneurial activity.
Gupta talks about his plans in this interview.
From The Dallas Morning News
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