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NJIT Security Expert Applies Startup's Tech to COVID-19 Tracing

Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
The healthcare process of identifying who traveled close to contagious patients, known as contact tracing, typically assumes a lack of privacy — but NJIT cybersecurity expert Kurt Rohloff said his software is a good match to fix this. Rohloff is known in the computer security field for his work in ...

New York Times Data Scientist Tells Students to Prioritize Client Communications

Thursday, March 5th, 2020
Chris Wiggins, chief data scientist at The New York Times, presented on his field Feb. 25 at the Jersey City branch of the Ying Wu College of Computing. Technology is important, but to be a good data scientist it's more important to understand communications skills, explained Wiggins, who hold...

Architecture Alum Working at The New York Times Says Learn to Love Data

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
As a major in architecture or any other field, you absolutely must learn computer programming and other high technology to be a compelling job applicant in the 2020s, implored Sarah Almukhtar, a Hiller College of Architecture and Design alumna ('10, B.Arch.) who spoke here last night about her data ...

Highlander Esports Team Looks to Level Up into Regional Powerhouse

Monday, February 24th, 2020
Leaders of NJIT's esports team, which is among the most successful collegiate videogame groups in the region and one of the top programs nationwide at games such as Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch, said they see the next few years as a time of critical evolution for their two-year-old club and fo...

Princeton Review Ranks NJIT Among Top Schools with 'the Best ROI'

Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
New Jersey Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation and at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review®. The education services company profiles NJIT in the recently published 2020 edition of its an...

NJIT Experts Presenting AI Answers to Real-World Problems at NYC Forum

Friday, January 31st, 2020
Experts in artificial intelligence from the Ying Wu College of Computing will highlight how their work solves real-world problems at a prestigious meeting in New York next week. The professors — Chaoran Cheng, Jing Li, Zhi Wei and Pan Xu — will share their session stages with researchers from ...

$1 million NSF Grant Awarded to Develop Open Knowledge Network

Friday, December 20th, 2019
Two New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) professors are part of a consortium of 10 organizations that received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to use technology to assist agencies that manage wildfires, water quality and biodiversity. Ying Wu College of Computing profes...

High Schoolers Come to NJIT to Learn About Virtual Reality and Research

Wednesday, December 11th, 2019
Students from the Hunterdon County Computer Science and Applied Engineering Academy came to NJIT on Nov. 22 to participate in a study of the impact of virtual reality (VR) on learning and knowledge retention.. The event, organized by NJIT professor Lori Watrous-deVersterre, had two goals. First, to...

NJIT Gets Chapter of Google Developer Student Club

Monday, December 9th, 2019
NJIT now has a chapter of the Google Developer Student Club. Google formed the international organization two years ago to teach real-world information technology skills that aren't necessarily taught in college classrooms. It's also a way for the software giant to promote its products and recruit ...

NJIT@JerseyCity Officially Launched with Expectation of Rapid Growth

Friday, December 6th, 2019
NJIT welcomed 35 data science students to its newly opened NJIT@JerseyCity location this semester, with a goal of doubling that number in the spring and reaching 500 students in three years, Ying Wu College of Computing Dean Craig Gotsman said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony held December 5 at the ne...