Ying Wu College of Computing

New Methods Can Protect Data Privacy Against Quantum Computing

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
NJIT Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Joerg Kliewer is looking to help preserve privacy by busting conventional wisdom about the future of computer security, which states that today's data protection measures, especially in Internet-of-things devices, stand absolutely no chance against the hacking power that will soon be wielded by the new era of quantum computers. Quantum computers remain years away from being in the mainstream, with their promise that data can be represented by predicting the state of electrons, rather than computing by the traditional approach of flipping...

Ying Wu College of Computing Welcomes New Faculty for 2021-2022 Academic Year

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Top Row: Fuad Hamidli, Huong Le, Yao Ma, Kamlesh Naik    Bottom Row: Shantanu Sharma,Julie Ancis, Hua Wei Seven new faculty members – researchers and instructors – joined the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) in Fall 2021, embracing the opportunity to contribute to the NJIT academic mission. They collectively bring a wealth of experience from as far as Asia and the Middle East to the four corners of the U.S., hailing from institutions and organizations that are recognized leaders in their fields. Craig Gotsman, dean of YWCC, cannot conceal his satisfaction: “As we...

Experts at NJIT's New AI Research Center to Study Theory and Applications

Friday, October 1, 2021
Members of NJIT's new Center for Artificial Intelligence Research will look to expand knowledge of the theory, data and applications of their field, which director Grace Wang said is quickly evolving from experimental to practical status. The center will rely heavily on external grants, such as from the National Science Foundation which devoted $868 million to artificial intelligence research this year. Degree offerings will include an M.S. in artificial intelligence, most likely starting in fall 2022, building on existing courses such as CS-677, Deep Learning, which has been offered since...

Computing Professor Explores Mixed-Reality Cure for Zoom Fatigue

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Looking to reduce the stress that confronts people who videoconference too much — widely known as Zoom fatigue, following the work-from-home trend of the COVID pandemic — one expert from NJIT is working on new approaches to augmented and virtual reality systems. Associate Professor Jacob Chakareski said his research was inspired by his own less-than-ideal experiences in switching to remote lecturing in spring 2020, along with the experiences of co-principal investigators Ramesh Sitaraman and Michael Zink of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, plus Klara Nahrstedt of the University of...

Ying Wu College of Computing Achieves Record Incoming Class and Enrollment for Fall 2021

Monday, September 27, 2021
Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) is proud to welcome a record-breaking number of new students at all levels of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral study for the fall 2021 semester. With 1,150 new students, YWCC achieved an 11% increase in its total enrollment, weighing in at 3,479 students - representing 31% of the total NJIT student body. “It is not surprising that an increasing number of young people are attracted to the exciting and impactful field of computing. Software and information systems virtually shape the way people across the globe work and play on a daily basis,...

NJIT Grads Land Jobs from Internships They Found at Career Fair

Thursday, September 23, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s next career fair will connect students with more than 165 employers offering some 1,000 jobs, internships and cooperative educational experiences. Participating employers include GE, Verizon, Moody’s, Merck, UPS, New York Life, the FBI and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. You’ll find the full list here. As with last fall, this fair will take place online via the Handshake networking platform, where students can post resumes, scout opportunities and sign up for one-on-one interviews and group informational sessions. The interviews last 10...

NJIT's David Bader Selected to Receive the 2021 IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) has named David Bader as the recipient of the 2021 Sidney Fernbach Award. Bader is a distinguished professor and founder of the Department of Data Science, and inaugural Director of the Institute for Data Science, at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Established in 1992 in memory of high-performance computing pioneer Sidney Fernbach, the Sidney Fernbach Award recognizes outstanding contributions in the application of high-performance computers using innovative approaches. Bader was cited for the development of Linux-based massively parallel production...

NJIT Tops NJ Public Universities for Early-Career Salaries, Ranks 14 Nationwide

Thursday, September 16, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked No. 1 in New Jersey and 14th nationally among public schools for early-career salaries, with young alumni bringing home just under $125,000 on average against just $7,600 in average debt, according to Forbes 2021 Top Colleges ranking. Statewide, only private schools with higher tuition ranked above NJIT for early career salaries. In overall rankings, NJIT is No. 89 among public colleges nationwide, Forbes stated. For this year’s rankings, Forbes significantly changed their calculation methods. They now more heavily emphasize alumni salaries and...

NJIT Climbs the Rankings of U.S. News & World Report, A Top 50 Public University

Monday, September 13, 2021
– No. 103 among National Universities, up 15 spots from last year – NJIT Ranks 46th among public universities – Reputation score up for second year in a row; tied for second nationally in reputation growth over the last four years – Top 100 Best Value School New Jersey Institute of Technology has risen 15 spots in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best National University Rankings. NJIT is ranked 103 out of nearly 400 schools on this list. NJIT also is ranked among the Top 50 Public Universities, coming in at No. 46. NJIT’s peer reputation score also...

NJIT Tops National Ranking For Computer Programming

Wednesday, September 1, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology leads U.S. universities in teaching programming languages, according to a new survey by HackerRank, which sells products to help human resources departments evaluate software developers. NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing prepares students to program in Python, Java, JavaScript and the REST application programming interface for web services, better than other top performers including those close to New Jersey, such as Columbia University and Rochester Institute of Technology, the survey found. “HackerRank confirms what we already know,” said Craig...

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