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Like many NJIT students, senior computer science majors Ruby Kapoor and Jason Zheng have made the most of their undergraduate experience.

Can learning your periodic tables in chemistry class actually be fun? Kantida Nanon, a Ph.D. candidate, thinks her augmented reality (AR) solution may provide the eureka moment that every science teacher seeking to better engage students has sought for decades.

Jim Geller, professor in the Department of Data Science, and Fadi Deek, former NJIT provost and distinguished professor in the Department of Informatics, attended the BIOSTEC 2024 conference in Rome during February to present papers on behalf of their co-authors, which included additional faculty and Ph.D. candidates from the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) on subjects related to machine learning and ethical AI.

The NJIT Information and Cybersecurity Club (NICC), the budding student run organization with a mission to give students real-time, practical experience in information security and cybersecurity, has been rising in the ranks of CTF competitions across the nation and abroad. The club recently placed third out of 12 northeast regional teams in the NCAE Cyber Games, held March 8 by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C).

Robert Cohen, a three-time New Jersey Institute of Technology alumnus and current chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, leads a digital, robotics and enabling technology division at medical technology firm Stryker Corp. that grabbed Apple’s attention this month for its work with the new VisionPro mixed-reality headset.

The New York meetup of the Learning on Graphs Conference (LoG NY), an annual conference that covers research broadly related to machine learning on graphs, was hosted on February 29 and March 2 by the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) at their NJIT@JerseyCity location, on the premises of the NJIT-BGU Institute of Future Technologies (IFT).

What are the latest innovations around artificial intelligence, how will it change the way we work and what safeguards are needed to address systemic inequities?

Data scientists, policy experts and the head of a state commission will examine these issues and more at “Intelligent Uses of Artificial Intelligence: Making Technology Work for All of Us,” an upcoming conference from the Murray Center for Women in Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Equity in Commercialization Collective. 

Artificial intelligence, data science and the emerging field of quantum computing are among the hottest research topics in computing overall. David Bader, a distinguished professor in NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing and director of the university’s Institute for Data Science, shared his thoughts on big-picture questions about each area.

As data from the Anti-Defamation League shows antisemitism growing on college campuses in recent years and spiking after the Hamas-Israel conflict, a New Jersey Institute of Technology researcher is doing her part to combat the trend by developing a training model that will help prepare mental health professionals who work with Jewish students.

Six exceptional students have been awarded the Avanade STEM Scholarship to further their pursuit of a degree at NJIT. Avanade, in support of its mission to encourage young people — especially women — to study and succeed in STEM disciplines, has partnered with NJIT since 2016 and awarded scholarships annually to advance this cause.