Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences News
Department of Software Engineering
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September 8, 2026
First-year RIT students study the relationships between AI, technology, and society
The widespread adoption of AI systems and tools has undeniably altered human life and the workforce, but RIT is making sure students are confidently prepared to navigate these changes.
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September 2, 2026
Expert weighs in on privacy concerns over license plate reader cameras, used by some local agencies
WHEC-TV speaks with Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about privacy and security concerns surrounding automated license plate readers, and the need for greater oversight as surveillance technologies become more widely used.
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April 22, 2026
BizCloud Experts and RIT Partner to Invest in the Next Generation of Software Engineers
AWS Advanced Partner provided resources and guidance to students learning cloud computing.
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February 20, 2026
RIT researchers find that AI chatbots have a truth problem
WXXI speaks to Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about stress testing large language models to see how susceptible they are to caving to faulty information.
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February 17, 2026
Honing résumés and mock interviews pave the way to co-ops
Muhammad Rafikov, a second-year computer science student, is heading to the Spring University-Wide Career Fair on the lookout for his second co-op. During this search, he plans to bring along everything he learned from his first internship last summer at Google.
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December 2, 2025
Move Over, Computer Science. Students Are Flocking to New A.I. Majors.
The New York Times speaks to Andy Meneely, associate professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about the popularity of new artificial intelligence undergraduate majors.
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November 24, 2025
Software Engineering faculty and students celebrate newly renovated ‘Classroom of the Future’
Unconventional classroom with modern tech made possible by new gift from Palmers Family of Companies and Corning
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September 2, 2025
AI chatbots are creating more hateful online content
ABC News speaks to Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about how AI chatbots can be manipulative.
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July 16, 2025
AI’s antisemitism problem is bigger than Grok
Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, was interviewed by CNN about his research on antisemitism in artificial intelligence models. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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July 1, 2025
What is attack surface management? A guide for organizations
TechTarget speaks to Nidhi Rastogi, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about how attack surface management can help address the growth in the number of potential entry points threat actors might exploit.
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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.
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June 3, 2025
Senior project uses AI-powered tools to help local business expand across North America
A team of software engineering students is completing a senior project with KidsOutAndAbout.com, an event curation platform that helps families find local events.