For Elena Prokhorova, the decision to begin taking master’s level courses while still a computer science undergrad came down to personal interest, as she wanted more options than what was available in the undergraduate catalog.  While reviewing potential classes for her senior year, she also skimmed the list of graduate-level computer science courses and found those courses more appealing. She mentioned this to her advisor and learned of NJIT’s BS-MS program. Now, Prokhorova is preparing to graduate in December with a bachelor of science (BS) in Computer Science and already has nine…

Data science has reached a point where techniques such as deep learning can beat humans at recognizing objects, although experts are still figuring out how to make explainable predictions from massive data, NJIT distinguished professor David Bader said. Bader leads the university's Institute for Data Science in collaboration with the Ying Wu College of Computing, Newark College of Engineering, Martin Tuchman School of Management, and College of Science and Liberal Arts. He also advises the National Strategic Computing Initiative, founded in 2015 under President Obama through the White House’…

Anupriya Gotkhindi was listening to a lecture in her machine learning graduate class when she noticed a sign language translator having difficulty trying to decipher the complex issues being taught and the technical terms used by the instructor. That problem was the inspiration for her team’s project at the recent GirlHacks Hackathon at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The event was the first ever hackathon at NJIT specifically designed to promote and encourage women in STEM. Gotkhindi’s team topped dozens of teams to win the top prize at the event. For their project, “Sign…

An NJIT team finished in the top third at this year's regional bracket of the International Collegiate Programming Contest, approximately matching last year's result and leaving members with valuable lessons for next year and for their careers beyond. The contest pitted 70 teams from 24 colleges for a chance to attend the North American edition and ultimately the world finals. This year is the first time the regionals were held here in Newark. There were 10 Highlander teams from the Ying Wu College of Computing that all finished in the top 50% despite elite competition such as Columbia…

Long before social networks, instant messengers, web forums, Internet Relay Chat, AOL, Compuserve, and dial-up bulletin board systems, there was EIES – Electronic Information Exchange System, pronounced like the word eyes – developed here at NJIT in the 1970s. The main purpose of EIES was to be a rudimentary version of online classes and information sharing. Faculty and students typed back and forth in scheduled group conferences. Users made public and sometimes anonymous posts. They also looked up contact information in a directory feature, read news and sent each other private messages.…

Hundreds of college students from throughout the Northeast will descend on NJIT on Oct. 27 to participate in a prestigious international programming competition.  The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), will host its Greater New York Region competition on NJIT’s campus this Sunday. Winners of the regional competition will advance to the national finals to be held next year in Atlanta.  “Hosting an ICPC event is a tremendous honor for NJIT and provides the university with a wonderful opportunity to showcase our students, facilities and campus to many of the best…

Five monitors adorn George Eliopoulos' desk — he tried six and said it was too many — where the security analyst is responsible for protecting NJIT computer systems from malicious hackers. Eliopoulos earned a master of science degree in computer security here and started his current role in the Information Services & Technology office in 2015. His job includes responding to high-priority incidents, evaluating daily security logs, keeping all university end users aware of best practices, and staying knowledgeable about the latest technology. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness…

Virtual machines are an important kind of software, invented in the 1960s but only popular since the 2000s, that enables servers to run several operating systems simultaneously — but lately they're facing an efficiency problem that NJIT professor Xiaoning Ding believes he can address. The majority of servers are now virtualized, especially those in the cloud, because it saves companies money and reduces data center concerns such as power and heat. The problem is that new high-end servers have more than one type of memory, and the standard management techniques don't do well at arranging and…

Catarina DeMatos’ experience with Facebook started with a surprise in the fall of 2018.  She walked into her CS 114 class and learned her instructor was Miki Friedmann, a Facebook software engineer and a visiting faculty member at NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing. Friedmann was teaching the class as part of Facebook’s Engineer-in-Residence program, whose primary objective is to increase the number of women and minorities entering the high-tech world. The program includes many extracurricular activities ranging from technical interview preparation workshops to dedicated support from…

They headed out at 8 a.m. on a Friday in September for a whirlwind excursion of Manhattan-based startups, accelerators, incubators and venture capital firms. And after traversing the city, between midtown and downtown, they returned to NJIT at day’s end with a firsthand view and better understanding of the world of entrepreneurship. The group of 15 Highlanders — students from the university’s Martin Tuchman School of Management, Ying Wu College of Computing and Newark College of Engineering — were treated to tours and discussions during the trip, a first-of-its-kind for the Entrepreneur…