New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked 14th nationwide for its online master's degrees in computer science, according to the latest research from UniversityHQ.org. "While good computer science careers are available for bachelor’s degree holders looking to become computer science professionals, computer science graduate degrees open up an even stronger career path," the higher education company stated. Citing the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Perhaps the biggest positive to earning graduate degrees is the higher salary degree holders command. This is especially true for computer…

When someone's job is to protect more than a trillion dollars, you take their advice on cybersecurity seriously — so we should listen to Arthur Hinds '17, TD Bank Group's global head of threat defense operations, who approaches his job by remembering basic lessons learned at NJIT and staying on top of the latest cybersecurity automation tools. Hinds took a non-traditional route to becoming a Highlander. He was born in South Korea, moved to the U.S. and spent a decade working in bars, restaurants and hotels before starting at Hudson County Community College, ultimately transferring to New…

How can we prevent artificial intelligence from exacerbating systemic discrimination and leverage it as a force for good to promote social and environmental justice? Policy experts from organizations such as the Innocence Project, prominent data scientists and others will discuss the profound, but often silent role of AI in our lives at “Women Designing the Future: Artificial Intelligence/Real Human Lives,” an upcoming conference hosted by the Murray Center for Women in Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Come interact with innovative scientists and social activists who are…

Two teams of NJIT Cheetahs and Tigers entered the lion’s den of the leading collegiate programming contest in the world and left with pride for placing in the upper half among some of the top institutions in the New York region at the annual International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). Jaden Nguyen, president of Ying Wu College of Computing’s (YWCC) Programming Club, and his five fellow student members, most of whom are freshman and sophomores, traveled with nervous anticipation to Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. for this year’s event to join a total of 76 teams comprised…

New Jersey Institute of Technology has again earned a spot on The Princeton Review’s top 50 undergraduate schools for game design in the 2023 rankings. The Princeton Review chose the schools based on its 2022 survey of administrators at 150 institutions across the U.S. and abroad offering game design courses, majors, or degree programs. The survey collected information in four areas: academics, faculty, technology, and career prospects. The company analyzed more than 40 survey data points to tally the rankings. “NJIT offers a comprehensive game design curriculum, whether it’s creating…

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has selected John Pelesko to serve as its next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs after a nationwide search. Pelesko, currently the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware (UD), will start on Aug. 1. Pelesko, an NJIT alumnus who earned a Ph.D. in mathematical sciences from the university, will seek to enhance NJIT’s educational programs and grow its research portfolio through federal, state and industry partnerships. More broadly, he’ll work closely with NJIT President Teik C. Lim and the Board of…

Imagine a digital system that could predict physical and mental health conditions among college students based on early symptoms and quickly connect them to counseling and psychological services on campus. While a seemingly obvious application of IoT (Internet of Things) technology, the implementation of such a system would need to avoid exposing and storing sensitive health data along the way, which could run afoul of relevant federal laws and compromise user privacy.  A system developed by NJIT researchers and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. is now able to do this by ensuring that the…

Research on trustworthy AI and machine learning earned a Best Paper award for Ying Wu College of Computing assistant professor Hai Phan at the prominent Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence annual conference in Washington last month. Phan's work, XRand: Differentially Private Defense Against Explanation-Guided Attacks, aims to ensure explainability, fairness, privacy and robustness in artificial intelligence algorithms. He is teaching this subject in the college's new M.S. in Artificial Intelligence program, which builds on the existing graduate certificate in AI. "…

The risks of negative side effects from online privacy laws are being studied by researchers in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management and Ying Wu College of Computing, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon and Cornell universities, based on $1.2 million in National Science Foundation grants. They want to examine assertions from news and media companies that privacy regulations are hurting ordinary users, because the regulations hamper publishers' financial viability, resulting in lower quality content or even the prospect of none at all. If publisher concerns are valid — in claims that…

Dora Gomez ’18 walked the cozy, private dining room of Seasons 52 in Paramus, New Jersey greeting fellow NJIT alumni and swapping stories like she has done it dozens of times before. In truth, this was her first time helping to organize an NJIT alumni event as the new volunteer organizer for the northern New Jersey chapter. With over 25 years of experience in fraud risk management in the financial world, Dora is currently with Ernst & Young’s Financial Crimes Technology Consulting team helping financial organizations strengthen their controls in preventing technology-based crimes (e.g.,…