Deana L. Pennell

Academic Career

• Bachelors of Science in Computer Science - The University of Texas at Dallas - May, 2006
  • GPA: 3.818
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude
  • Member of the Academic Honors Program
  • Received National Science Foundation Scholarship in Senior Year
  • Received Jonsson Academic Excellence Scholarship in Senior Year
• Masters of Science in Computer Science - Intelligent Systems - The University of Texas at Dallas - August, 2007
  • Thesis: An Improved System for Text Entry on Cellular Phones
  • Advisor: Dr. Yang Liu
  • GPA: 3.5
  • Recipient of a Get Doc Scholarship
  • Founding Member of the ECS Honor Society
• Ph.D in Computer Science - The University of Texas at Dallas - Present
  • Recipient of an NSF GK-12 Fellowship

Personal Information

• Born: April, 1983
• Hometown: Machias, Maine
• Current City: Plano, Texas
• Pets: Two black cats, Dallas and Snowball
• Non-Academic Interests: languages and linguistics, arts and crafts, performing and listening to music, travelling, games