NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing is matching top tech talent from its student ranks with companies needing to remain ahead of the curve in a competitive marketplace, in a new initiative called Early Access to Talent. The pre-employment program offers companies the opportunity to cultivate a custom candidate pool according to their specific recruiting objectives among students pursuing an M.S. degree in any area of computer and information technology offered through the college. Corporate stakeholders will sponsor students' tuition, fees and a modest stipend. In exchange, the student…

The world is at Samuel Carlos’ fingertips. Since coming NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College out of high school with an associates degree in math and computer science, he’s interned at Amazon, Google, and Facebook. He’s since added a third major - history with a focus on the history of computer science and is now planning to study Mandarin and Southeast Asian technology and politics at National Taiwan University in the spring and summer of 2022.  Carlos is the recipient of the 2021 National Security Education Program David L. Boren Scholarship, which funds students to study foreign…

The Ying Wu College of Computing is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Julie Ancis, as interim chair of the department of Informatics, commencing December 1, 2021. Ancis joined the department this Fall from NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts where she launched the new Cyberpsychology degree program. Her expertise at the intersection of psychology, diversity, computing, and technology will serve her well in her new role leading a department which deals with, among other topics, the interaction between technology and its uses and users. Ancis succeeds Dr. Frank Biocca, who…

A new course about the history of information systems will be offered by Ying Wu College of Computing this spring, where students will learn about everything from calculation methods of ancient and medieval times, through early visions of mechanical computer architecture in the Industrial Age, straight through to the pioneers of 20th-century solid-state electronics and digital networks. By studying history, students will gain a broader context of modern computing and will be better prepared to understand and make informed decisions in their careers as software developers, system…

Students who developed software for game animation, package delivery, lecture transcription and wildlife sightings were all winners at HackNJIT this month. The event was almost back to normal this year, being in-person for NJIT students — complete with midnight snacks and impromptu 1:00 a.m. karaoke — and online for external entrants, unlike last year's hackathon which was fully virtual because of the COVID pandemic. Hackathon organizers encouraged participants to develop projects with an animal theme. Most participants obliged, including overall winner Andrew Gyakobo, an NJIT freshman from…

E-commerce sites, military planners and streaming media providers all want to analyze multiple sources of live data as quickly as possible, a holy grail of data science which is about to become possible through new software called StreamWare, from researchers at Harvard University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California. "What we're trying to do is reimagine data science," said David Bader, distinguished professor and director of NJIT's Institute for Data Science. Bader, along with Harvard professor David Brooks and USC Viterbi School of Engineering…

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 continue to…

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…

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…

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 Gotsman…