NJIT Unveils VR Crime Scene Tech, Research at Nation's Largest Forensic Conference

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
NJIT’s forensics program made an impression at the 77th Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences’ Conference in Baltimore’s Convention Center, unveiling new research and innovations that tackled this year’s conference theme, “Technology: A Tool for Transformation or Tyranny?” NJIT faculty and st...

NJIT's Bader, Who Helped Invent Modern Supercomputing, Gets HoF Honor

Monday, March 17th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology distinguished professor David Bader was inducted recently into the Mimms Museum of Technology and Art Hall of Fame, located near Atlanta. The museum committee cited Bader, who also serves as director of NJIT’s Institute for Data Science, for “revolutioniz[ing] the ...

SIGCHI Design Jam Showcases the Fruits of Mixing Computing with Creativity

Friday, March 14th, 2025
The annual SIGCHI (Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction) Design Jam happened during an inspired nine-hour designathon beginning on Saturday, March 8 at 9 a.m. and finishing at 1 p.m. the following day. The event invites students studying human-computer interaction, digital design, we...

Gender's Role in Climate Change, AI Highlighted at NJIT Women's Tech Conference

Thursday, March 13th, 2025
A keynote speaker at NJIT’s Women Designing the Future conference explained the imperative for holistic approaches to climate change policy, while another shared her tale of breaking through glass ceilings to develop innovative artificial intelligence software. The speakers — Rhiana Gunn-Wright, who...

Zhihao 'Zephyr' Yao Recognized Among IEEE Top 30 Early Career Professionals

Monday, March 10th, 2025
Assistant Professor Zhihao "Zephyr" Yao of the Department of Computer Science at NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing has been named among IEEE Computing’s Top Early Career Professionals. This prestigious recognition is awarded to individuals worldwide who have demonstrated exceptional early-career a...

Fruit Fly Research Led NJIT Scientists and Edison Teens to Better AI Habits on Supercomputers

Monday, March 3rd, 2025
A competition to compare the brains of male vs. female fruit flies led New Jersey Institute of Technology researchers and two high school students to a second-place finish in the latest edition of the FlyWire Data Challenge, but more importantly the team learned new lessons about using artificial in...

Expanding Housing: NJIT's Rebuild of Oak Hall Will More Than Double Its Beds

Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology is rebuilding its second oldest residence hall to meet a burgeoning demand for housing at the growing public university. The new Oak Hall on Summit Street in Newark will contain 453 beds in 154 units — more than double the current totals. The units will take the fo...

An AI Class That is Exclusive and Needed Now More Than Ever

Monday, February 24th, 2025
A famous movie quote included the phrase, “…what I do have are a very particular set of skills.” The same can be said by Associate Professor Andrew Sohn in Ying Wu College of Computing’s (YWCC) department of computer science, whose course, CS 485: Intro to GPU Cluster Programming, may well be – tech...

Tech Can Help People Living with Dementia to Help Themselves, NJIT Expert Says

Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
People with mild dementia might live more independently if assistive technology could evolve in parallel with their progressing conditions, according to new research from Alisha Pradhan, assistant professor of informatics at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Pradhan and Clemson University assistan...

NJIT's Grace Hopper AI Research Institute Launches with $1 Million in Research Proposals

Monday, February 17th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has taken a significant step in its commitment to advancing artificial intelligence by establishing the Grace Hopper AI Research Institute (GHRI). The institute is a key component of NJIT's $10 million AI Initiative aimed at enhancing the university's capabi...