News by Topic: Faculty

Professor Emeritus Bruce Austin, from RIT’s School of Communication, died on March 16. A researcher, scholar, mentor, and author, Austin’s storied career at RIT spanned nearly 50 years.

NewsRadio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the war plans discussed using the Signal messaging app. (Interview starts at 4 minutes, 55 seconds.)

An essay by Juan Noguera, assistant professor in the School of Design, and Tom Weis, associate department head at the Rhode Island School of Design, published by PRINT.

Student’s access to state-of-the-art facilities and software, impressive faculty with industry experience, and a wealth of opportunities for hands-on learning before graduation has earned RIT’s School of Film and Animation (SOFA) more recognition as one of the top animation schools in the nation.

A faculty member who uses his business background of seeing technology go from concept to production and a graduating engineering student who enjoys helping others and wants to develop medical devices have been named this year’s RIT Alfred Davis Award winners.

The center is working to advance and characterize single-photon sensing CMOS image sensors to determine if they can survive the harsh radiation environments in NASA missions. A successful image was recently captured, providing a milestone in the project.

WGRZ speaks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the popular messaging app Signal, which offers end-to-end message encryption.

An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by the Rochester Beacon.

Led by professor Linwei Wang, RIT research teams are creating detailed virtual replicas of individual patients’ hearts, enabling doctors to simulate and analyze treatment options before any invasive procedures. 

CNET interviews Matthew Wright, Endowed Professor and department chair in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the fight against deepfake misinformation. Ph.D. students John Sohrawardi and Kelly Wu also break down tips on how to spot deepfakes.

RIT students enrolled in a global public health class spent a weeklong field trip in the Dominican Republic examining healthcare and emergency services.

The inaugural Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies symposium, hosted on March 28, will feature original work by individuals from across the RIT community.