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Our world-class faculty currently seek Ph.D. student researchers for myriad fields, including AI, Applied Cryptography, Deepfake Detection, Quantum Engineering, and more.
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Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is hiring in Computing Security & Computer Engineering
Now hiring tenure track faculty
RIT is hiring tenure track positions in Cybersecurity, Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Data Science and more.
At RIT’s ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, we educate and train cybersecurity professionals; develop new cybersecurity and AI-based knowledge for industry, academia, and government; and provide systems and network security services for critical infrastructure and small- and mid-sized organizations.
RIT is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense and Cyber Research by the National Security Agency. Home to BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in cybersecurity as well as groundbreaking research and major cybersecurity events like the Global Finals of the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition, RIT’s ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute is a nexus of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence research and education.
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Latest News
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December 10, 2024
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Malicious email, purportedly from PayPal; slips through filter; Pennsylvania woman bilked out of $15,000
WHTM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the scams.
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December 9, 2024
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Deepfakes: Why we’re seeing more of them and how to differentiate reality from fiction
WROC-TV speaks to Matthew Wright, endowed professor and department chair in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, and Computing and information sciences Ph.D. student Y. Kelly Wu about identifying deepfakes.
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November 25, 2024
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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.
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November 21, 2024
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Detecting digital deception
Today, artificial intelligence is being used to manipulate media. At RIT, a team of student and faculty researchers is leading the charge to help journalists and intelligence analysts figure out what is real and what is fake. Their work has more than $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation and Knight Foundation.
Help support groundbreaking research and train the next generation of cybersecurity leaders.