RIT Graduate School Pulse Newsletter- April 09, 2026

The Graduate School Pulse.
News. Events. Resources.

April 09, 2026

Narrow canal with gondolas beside old buildings and a small bridge ahead.

“Timeless Venice.” Photo by Denise Warlick, RIT Auxiliary Services, captured during a trip to Italy. Submit your photo.

Upcoming events written on a blue background

CHAI Seminar: Research Talk by Pinar Yanardag Delul, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Virginia Tech

When: April 13, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where: Virtual

Pinar Yanardag Delul will discuss recent work on interpretable generative models to understand the decision-making process of these models in high-stakes tasks.

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AWARE-AI Spring Roundtable III: Responsible AI

When: April 14, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Where: Golisano Hall, CYB 1730

This free Spring Roundtable session is hosted by the AWARE-AI NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program and the Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking. NRT Trainees and other RIT graduate students are welcome to attend.

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AWARE-AI Workshop: Topics in Truth, Ethics, and AI

When: April 16, 2026, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Golisano Hall, 070 CYB-1730

This AWARE-AI workshop will focus on topics in Truth, Ethics, and AI. The workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Jesús Aguilar and is open to AWARE-AI Trainees as well as RIT Graduate Students, Faculty, and Staff.

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RIT researchers have developed a tool that helps users see when autonomous AI systems collect, process, or share sensitive data—and whether those actions align with privacy policies. Assistant Professor Yidan Hu, left, and Ph.D. student Ye Zheng.

New privacy tool helps detect when AI agents become double agents

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are powerful tools that can make work and life easier. They can also introduce new privacy risks when given access to people’s Social Security numbers.

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Assistant Professor Ahmad Kirmani, right, and Ph.D. student Tatchen Buh Kum inspect a perovskite solar cell.

Successful space mission shows promise of RIT-led space energy solution

The number of satellites launched into space reached an all-time high in 2025, and that number is expected to increase exponentially within the next decade. With the commercialization of space travel and the expansion of space economy, low-cost, scalable power is needed.

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Professor Ivona Bezáková, left, works with Sherry Robinson, a fifth-year BS/MS computer science student. Bezáková’s research helps undergraduate students better understand the theoretical foundations of computer science using an automated feedback tool.

RIT researchers build funding momentum

Ivona Bezáková, professor of computer science, leads a team that is building an automated tool that allows educators to provide immediate feedback to students on computational model constructions. The input helps students understand why their answers are incorrect.

Read full story by Vienna McGrain >