News
Department of Computing and Information Sciences Ph.D.
-
December 4, 2025
RIT computing Ph.D. graduate honored for contributions to supercomputing
Dr. Avinash Maurya, a recent computer science Ph.D. graduate, has been recognized with the ACM SIGHPC Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention award for his dissertation which advanced HPC simulations and AI computations in supercomputers.
-
November 24, 2025
RIT partners with Gallaudet University to launch research traineeship program in Universal AI
RIT is teaming up with Gallaudet University to prepare the next generation of artificial intelligence researchers and practitioners who will develop AI for everyone.
-
November 11, 2025
Linwei Wang installed as Bruce B. Bates Endowed Professor at RIT
Linwei Wang, professor in the Department of Computing and Information Sciences Ph.D, has been named the Bruce B. Bates Endowed Professor at RIT.
-
November 4, 2025
Undergraduates nationwide to explore human-centered AI at RIT
Over the next three years, the Research Experience for Undergraduates Site in Computational Sensing for Human-centered AI will welcome nine undergraduate students each summer to RIT’s campus. The site is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
-
October 6, 2025
RIT researchers use machine learning to better understand the pathways of disease
A new project funded by the National Institutes of Health is using artificial intelligence to map the full journey of illnesses and discover entirely new disease pathways.
-
June 17, 2025
Rochester-area collaboration drives global scientific progress: LLE and RIT look to unlock the secrets of extreme matter using AI/ML
A collaboration between RIT's Machine Learning and Data Intensive Computing (Mining) Lab and the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) was featured in LLE in Focus Issue 6. Qi Yu, professor in RIT's School of Information, and computing and information sciences Ph.D. students are bringing artificial intelligence expertise to research in high-energy density (HED) physics.
-
June 10, 2025
Researchers develop cybersecurity test for AI being used by Google
A team of RIT experts has created CTIBench, a new tool that evaluates how much a large language model really knows about cybersecurity. CTIBench is the first and most comprehensive benchmark in the Cyber Threat Intelligence space. The tool is already being used by Google, Cisco, and Trend Micro.
-
May 13, 2025
RIT showcase offers glimpse of early tech innovation cycle
TechTarget speaks to Paloma Hamilton, fifth-year mechanical engineering student; Geoff Twardokus, electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student; and Christopher Collison, director of RIT's AI Hub and Initiatives, about the innovative developments featured at Imagine RIT.
-
March 19, 2025
No barriers, just firewalls
Mastercard speaks to computing and information technologies student Jared Husson about cybersecurity job training for deaf students.
-
November 25, 2024
International research experience in Sweden seeks to develop the AI-enhanced workplace
A new National Science Foundation grant will allow 18 RIT students to travel to Sweden and conduct artificial intelligence (AI) research that enhances the industrial workplace. The students will take part in a program of AI research, professional development, and mentorship, which includes eight weeks at University West, near Gothenburg, Sweden.
-
November 7, 2024
Open source opens doors at Red Hat
As a Fedora community architect, Justin Flory wears many hats. He is a community liaison, accountant, and project manager—all rolled into one.
-
October 14, 2024
Ph.D. student gains YouTube following for machine learning explainer videos
Over the past five years, Dutta’s channel has amassed more than 100,000 subscribers. His most popular video—about Markov Chains Clearly Explained—has 1.2 million views.