Contact Software Engineering At Competing Institutions: The Message UT Software Engineering (SE) is poised to be the top software engineering program in the US For example, in terms of visibility in high the top four SE publication venues ICSE, FSE: Top tier conferences (acceptance rates consistently below 15%) IEEE TSE and ACM TOSEM With targeted efforts, we could easily be there 2 more high profile faculty hires Improved graduate student placement Increased recognition in terms of program committees, awards, etc. UT Austin Software Engineering Impact on Industry and Government Education Over the past 4 years, 170 companies have sent students to the Option III programs (SE, CD, Engr Mgmt). Option III SE Top Ten companies represent a diverse set of markets while reflecting the strength of Austin industry sectors. IBM, National Instruments, Dell, Freescale, AMD, Intel, Overwatch Systems, Bell, CSC, JP Morgan Chase, Samsung, Temple Inland, Unisys The UT SE Option III program impacts Austin, Texas and U.S. companies and government agencies with significant growth potential. Austin (72%), DFW (7%), Houston (5%), San Antonio (3%), Other Texas cities (8%) and Other States (5%)