David Bader Named to 2026 Class of IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributors

Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
David A. Bader, distinguished professor and founding director of the Institute for Data Science in the Ying Wu College of Computing, has been named to the 2026 Class of Distinguished Contributors of the IEEE Computer Society. The Distinguished Contributor Recognition Program is a permanent designati...

Federal Scholarships Now Available Where AI and Cybersecurity Meet

Friday, August 28th, 2026
Beginning this fall, New Jersey Institute of Technology students who study artificial intelligence and cybersecurity can earn full scholarships in exchange for working in government jobs after graduation. The deal is happening because NJIT was accepted into the National Science Foundation’s new Cybe...

In ‘From Code to Cloud,’ Maura and Fadi Deek Carry Forward the Teaching Legacy of NJIT Professor James McHugh

Wednesday, August 26th, 2026
A new textbook by NJIT professors Maura and Fadi Deek and alumnus Wei Yao Ph.D. ’24 brings to completion a project they began with the late James McHugh, a longtime NJIT professor, academic leader and mentor whose influence on computing education at the university spanned decades. Published this sum...

NJIT Named Among Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges for 2027

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is again among the nation’s top undergraduate institutions in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide, earning inclusion in “The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition.” The distinction places NJIT among approximately 14% of the nation’s nearly 2,800 four-year ...

New AI Model Detects Hidden Signs of Solar Eruptions Hours Before They Emerge

Friday, August 14th, 2026
Long before dark sunspots appear on the Sun's surface, a new active region — where powerful solar eruptions can originate — begins showing subtle signs of its formation. Now, researchers say a new artificial intelligence model can detect those early signals and forecast the emergence of solar acti...

NJIT Hosts National Conversation on AI and the Future of First-Year Engineering

Wednesday, August 12th, 2026
Engineering educators and students from institutions across the country gathered at New Jersey Institute of Technology for the 2026 First-Year Engineering Experience Conference, examining how universities can prepare beginning engineers for a profession — and an educational environment — being resha...

NJIT Appoints Moshe Kam Interim Provost

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced the appointment of Moshe Kam, Dean of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering (NCE) and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as the university’s Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effectiv...

Distinguished Professor David Bader Has Graph Analytics Benchmark Selected for SPEC CPU 2026

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
854.graph500, a graph analytics benchmark developed by David Bader, distinguished professor and associate dean for research in the Ying Wu College of Computing and founding director of the Institute for Data Science at NJIT, has been selected for inclusion in SPEC CPU 2026, the newest generation of ...

Comp-Sci Student Wins Best Paper Award at Security and Privacy Conference

Monday, July 27th, 2026
A vulnerability in Google’s Android mobile operating system allows attackers to confirm you are their desired target before unleashing malicious code that they know would only work for a short time, new research authored by a New Jersey Institute of Technology student found. Robert Blacha was lead a...

Lindsay Burke, May '26 Grad, Simplifies Bus Routes and Earns Doctoral Spot at Michigan

Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Commuters may get to work faster and rely less on bus schedules if transit agencies embrace Lindsay Burke’s undergraduate research at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Burke, who graduated in May with a B.S. in computer science and was in the Albert Dorman Honors College, was first author on A Swa...