Department of Informatics

Emerging corporate partner Bank of America (BOA) hosted the Alumni Association of NJIT’s “Speaking of Careers” event at the company’s midtown Manhattan headquarters on March 28 for an audience of current students and recent graduates. The evening featured a panel of distinguished alumni who shared personal stories of their individual journeys from NJIT’s classrooms to the boardrooms of some of the country’s most influential companies. Among the attendees were several of 28 recently hired Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) students from the fall 2022 semester. NJIT President Teik C. Lim...

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...

In 2023, there are still a wealth of career opportunities in industries for students who demonstrate the right combination of ability, acumen, and soft skills. Such was the case for many Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) students who attended a fall on-campus recruitment event and subsequently were offered either full-time positions or internships with Bank of America in the next few months. Many students attend career events with the expectation of meeting a representative for a few minutes and providing their resume in the hope that something comes of it. Bank of America, however,...

Among 13 children in a struggling Ivory Coast family, it would have been understandable if Vincent Oria went into business, apprenticed to a tradesman, or dreamed of the soccer pitch. Instead, long before becoming chairman of NJIT's Department of Computer Science, he followed his schoolteacher father into the world of academics, concentrating on physics as he loved the applied mathematics of science. But there wasn't much opportunity for physicists in the West African nation of beaches and rainforests. A mentor suggested that he switch to computing as a pragmatic career alternative. He was...