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Artificial Intelligence MS
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September 8, 2025
Lecture from tech executive will explore critical thinking in an AI-powered world
Distinguished engineer Anshu Kak doesn’t believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will replace people. Instead, it can augment human capabilities—but the key is understanding how to leverage it effectively.
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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.
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June 17, 2025
The Black Box Myth: What the Industry Pretends Not to Know About AI
Eryk Salvaggio, visiting lecturer in the College of Liberal Arts, is featured in an article about the artificial intelligence industry published by Tech Policy Press.
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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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April 28, 2025
Trump Executive Order Sets Stage for AI Revolution in Higher Education
University Herald discusses how universities like RIT are shaping multidisciplinary AI curricula.
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February 21, 2025
RIT joins statewide Empire AI consortium
RIT has joined New York state’s Empire AI consortium, a partnership of leading public and private universities to advance responsible artificial intelligence.
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February 10, 2025
Eva Navarro among list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics 2025
RIT Professor Eva Navarro López was named one of the world’s most influential people in artificial intelligence (AI) ethics. She was selected for the list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics–2025 by Women in AI Ethics.
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February 3, 2025
RIT professor forges connections as president of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
RIT professor Tae (Tom) Oh serves as president of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association, where he encourages global collaboration.
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January 27, 2025
NSF awards RIT more than $1 million to develop digital media forensics platform
A new RIT project aims to bring order to the chaotic world of digital media forensics. The project in development, led by Endowed Professor of Cybersecurity Matthew Wright, will help combat manipulated media, including deepfakes.
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January 23, 2025
Alm and Fitch awarded NSF grant to study visual prosody in ASL in collaboration with Gallaudet University
Linguists face a resource gap for studying visual prosody and its grammatical and emotional functions in sign languages, and for creating AI systems capable of processing visual prosody. Faculty members affiliated with RIT’s Ph.D. program in Cognitive Science aim to fill that gap through Deaf scientist-centered research.
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December 13, 2024
Student spotlight: Fulbright student's research applies AI to real-world problems
Diana Velychko, a Fulbright master’s student in artificial intelligence, is paving the way for more intuitive artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Her work focuses on the intersection of human perception and AI, aiming to bridge the gap between how people see the world and how machines interpret it.
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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.