Charles Averill BS’23, a computer science PhD student at The University of Texas at Dallas, won the student research competition at an international conference for his solution to a longstanding cybersecurity problem. By carefully timing the software’s speed, attackers can sometimes infer the secret data without even breaking into the computer. I’m so excited that it happened.”Averill said he became interested in cybersecurity as an undergraduate computer science student when he got involved in the student-led Computer Security Group (CSG) at UT Dallas. UT Dallas won two Circle of Excellence awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), an international professional organization that recognizes colleges’ and universities’ work in alumni relations, marketing, communications, fundraising and advancement. The Office of Communications and Marketing won a bronze award for its campaign The Future Demands Different.