Office of Faculty Recruitment News

José Zagal, director of RIT's School of Interactive Games and Media, expects the latest installment of Grand Theft Auto to draw heavily from the bizarre Florida headlines that have fueled the popular internet meme for years.

Spectrum News speaks with Ed Hensel, associate dean for graduate programs in RIT's Kate Gleason College of Engineering, about a $4.8 million FDA-funded study using new technology to monitor real-world vaping behaviors and better understand how e-cigarette users consume nicotine.

CBC highlights RIT's multispectral imaging system, MISHA, that researchers at the University of Toronto’s Old Books New Science Lab use to reveal hidden text, faded images, and other previously unseen details in ancient manuscripts and historical artifacts.

Assistant Professor Ha-Kyung Hidy Kong is exploring how artificial intelligence and data visualization can be used to help researchers analyze qualitative data by identifying patterns, reducing workload, and retaining control over their findings.

Ryan Kenward leverages machine learning to reduce satellite collision risk. 1Aardvark, the space and missile defense software company he founded, was recently acquired by CesiumAstro.

Victor Lockwood is gaining hands-on lab experience with the Nao robot, building conversational programs that allow users to chat with the robot verbally.

Research from an RIT professor shows that rudeness in the workplace keeps good ideas from being shared, and that women are most likely to hold back because of it.

The Center for Innovation in Manufacturing and Sustainability (CIMS) at RIT and the Remanufacturing Industries Council (RIC) recently hosted the 9th annual RIC-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference in Charlotte, N.C.

A decade-long partnership between Rochester Colonial and RIT’s Center of Excellence in Advanced and Sustainable Manufacturing helped transform a custom folding-window concept into the award-winning FoldUp™ product line through engineering innovation, testing, and continuous design support.

Tech Briefs highlights RIT researchers Mohammad-Ali Miri, associate professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering, and Kevin Zelaya Mendoza, post doctoral fellow, and their work on a programmable microwave-integrated circuit that uses analog computing to perform complex calculations at high speeds with potential applications in communications, radar, sensing, and space technologies.

Rochester Business Journal reports that Sujatha Ramanujan has been named CEO of the STELLAR Engine, which brings RIT together with regional partners to advance next-generation laser technology, workforce development, and economic growth.

The challenges of human-robot collaboration in hotel services.