RIT Graduate School Pulse Newsletter- March 29, 2024

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March 29, 2024

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Photo taken by Shreya Shah, an MS candidate in Human Computer Interaction, during her trip to Devil's Bathtub at Mendon Ponds, “Still life.” Follow on Instagram @shreya3112. Submit your photo.

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CHAI Research Talk: Peter Sadowski, PhD, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Hawaii Mānoa

When: April 01, 2024, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Where: Online

Topic: How AI is Accelerating Science

AWARE-AI: Spring Roundtable on AI in Privacy and Security

When: April 04, 2024, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Where: Golisano Hall, CYB 1710

This AWARE-AI Spring Roundtable discusses AI in Privacy and Security

PANELISTS: Leon Reznik, Hanif Rahbari, and Amlan Ganguly

Hosted by the AWARE-AI NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program, this free roundtable session welcomes AWARE-AI trainees and other RIT graduate students.

AWARE-AI: Spring Mentor Café

When: April 10, 2024, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Where: James E. Gleason Hall, Gordon Atrium

Hosted by the AWARE-AI NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program in the Golisano Atrium, this Mentor Café event welcomes AWARE-AItTrainees and other RIT graduate students. Participating students will have the opportunity to interact with postdocs and early career researchers in a fun and interactive format.

PhD n Chill | RIT Doctoral Student Association

When: April 04, 2024, 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Where: GLE-1149 Classroom (GP)

In honor of National Women’s Month, join us for a presentation from Dr. Tamar Carroll on the history of women’s work in the U.S. Following the presentation, there will be time for Q&A.

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2024 Graduate Showcase

April 11, 2024 | 8:45 am–6:30 pm

Join us in recognizing and celebrating RIT graduate students with a day of engaging posters, insightful talks, and innovative exhibits showcasing their groundbreaking work.

The keynote will be given by Sal Pellingra, RIT alumnus and VP of Global Package Design, Applications & Business Development, ProAmpac. He will share his industry-changing journey and insights into innovation during the awards celebration, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm in Ingle Auditorium.

We will present the Outstanding Graduate Student Awards, spotlight the exceptional talent of our graduate students by announcing the day's top presentation winners, and will proudly honor Alumnus Nicholas Conn with the Distinguished Alumni Award for his outstanding contributions. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony.

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RIT recognizes newest class of PI Millionaires

RIT celebrated another exemplary year of research funding and honored 15 faculty and staff researchers in its newest class of PI Millionaires. The honorees, all principal investigators on innovative projects, were recognized at a reception on March 26 at the university.

Read full story by Michelle Cometa >

Potential of Internet of Things is booming, but personal info could be at risk

Even if the acronym IoT isn’t in your lexicon, it’s most likely in your home and workplace. IoT, which stands for Internet of Things, is a network of tangible objects that are connected to the Internet using sensors, software or other technologies.

Read full story by Tyler Fields >

Announcing 2024 RIT Outstanding Graduate Student Awardees

The RIT Outstanding Graduate Student Award is an inaugural award designed to honor exceptional graduate students for their academic achievements, positive impact, and collaboration. It is awarded annually to a Master's and Doctoral student based on faculty and staff nominations. This year two Doctoral awardees will be honored.

Carlos Gutierrez
Engineering PhD Program
Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Emily Kuang
Computing and Information Sciences PhD Program
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Amanda Giglia
Master of Science for Teachers, Visual Arts All Grades
College of Art and Design

Congratulations to our 2024 Awardees! Join us in recognizing and celebrating nominees and awardees during the Graduate Showcase Keynote and Awards Celebration taking place on April 11th in Ingle Auditorium from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony.

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Do you drive? Are you deaf or hard of hearing? Consider participating in a survey

Do you drive or have driven in the past 2 years? Are you deaf or hard of hearing? If yes, please consider taking this online survey that takes between 5 to 15 minutes to complete.

Survey link: https://rit.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0D5EZqNeCJqlQq

The research aims to gain insights into the current challenges and issues faced by drivers using the voice control feature to interact with the car console as well as to explore the interest in gesture control as an alternative interaction method. This study is part of graduate student thesis research conducted by Sanskriti Kumar from GCCIS. Detailed information can be found at the beginning of the survey including your rights as a participant, the purpose, benefits, and confidentiality.

If you have questions about the study or procedures, contact Sanskriti Kumar at sk6776@rit.edu.

The Graduate School Pulse.News. Events. Resources.

The Graduate School Pulse.
News. Events. Resources.