Newsmakers

Highlighting the professional and academic accomplishments of College of Computing and Information Sciences students, faculty, and staff.

Newsmakers are a quick and easy way to acknowledge the professional and academic accomplishments of RIT students, faculty, and staff, such as publishing an article in a scholarly journal, presenting research at a conference, serving on a panel discussion, earning a scholarship, or winning an award. Newsmakers appear in News and Events as well as the "In the News" section on faculty/staff directory profile pages.

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March 2025

  • March 21, 2025

    Rajendra K. Raj, professor of computer science, led three sessions at the ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium 2025 in Pittsburgh. The sessions focused on key areas in computer science education, including integrating security into the curriculum, revising undergraduate programs to align with the Computer Science Curricula 2023 guidelines, and discussing the evolving landscape of ABET accreditation criteria for computing programs. His sessions provided educators with insights into best practices for modernizing computer science education.

  • March 4, 2025

    Reynold Bailey, professor of computer science, presented “International Mobility for Ph.D. Students: Key Learnings” at SIGCSE 2025 in Pittsburgh. The work, co-authored by Cecilia Alm, Esa Rantanen, and Ferat Sahin, explores key insights and strategies for enhancing global mobility opportunities for Ph.D. students.

February 2025

  • February 26, 2025

    Justin Pelletier, director of RIT’s ESL GCI Cyber Range and Training Center, is presenting “The New Manhattan Project = Militarized AI” for the UMBC Cyber Defense Lab. The talk delves into the transformative integration of AI with autonomous combat units, juxtaposing historical analogs with the contemporary role of AI in warfare. To watch the talk remotely via WebEx from noon to 1 p.m. on Feb. 28, go to umbc.webex.com/meet/sherman.

  • February 12, 2025

    Olivia Gallucci, a fourth-year cybersecurity and computer science double major, ran an 8-mile Valentine’s race on Feb. 8, raising $1,000 in 24 hours for her scholarship program, Miles for Mac Security. The program funds student winners to attend Objective by the Sea, a world-renowned, Apple-focused, open-source cybersecurity conference hosted by the Objective-See Foundation in Spain and Hawaii.

January 2025

  • January 24, 2025

    Xueling Zhang, assistant professor of software engineering, secured NSF funding for her project “Toward Automated Testing of Augmented Reality Apps.” This research addresses the challenges of testing AR applications, which rely heavily on interactions with uncontrolled real-world environments. Zhang’s framework aims to streamline and automate AR app testing, enhancing safety and quality assurance for these innovative technologies.

  • January 24, 2025

    RIT CyberScholars and principal investigators from the NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service  program attended the annual SFS Job Fair and SFS PI meeting in Washington, D.C. Andy Meneely, PI for the program and associate professor in the Department of Software Engineering, presented “Student-Led Outreach of K-12 and Senior Citizens,” detailing a decade-long initiative where CyberScholars created games and activities to teach cybersecurity to these audiences.

  • January 17, 2025

    Daqing Hou, chair of the software engineering department, received NSF funding for "Integrating Cybersecurity in Computing Curricula," focusing on Identity and Access Management through a software project-based learning approach. The project is part of the NSF's Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace program which supports interdisciplinary research and education to develop a secure, resilient, and trustworthy global cyber ecosystem.

December 2024