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A Q&A with David Bader, Director of NJIT's New Institute for Data Science

Monday, December 2nd, 2019
David Bader, distinguished professor of computer science, is the director of NJIT’s new Institute for Data Science. His interests lie at the intersection of data science and high-performance computing, with applications in cybersecurity, massive-scale analytics and computational genomics. Dr. Bader ...

NJIT to Open State-of-the-Art Facility to Fabricate Nanoelectronic Devices and Sensors

Monday, December 2nd, 2019
NJIT Unveils State-of-the-Art Facility to Fabricate Nanoelectronic Devices and Sensors What: Ribbon-Cutting for NJIT’s Microfabrication Innovation Center, followed by a tour of the facility When: 11 a.m., December 5, 2019 Who: Speakers to include Joel Bloom, NJIT president; Robert Cohen, chair-el...

NJIT Math Prof. Shang Seeks Proof For Why Machine Learning Works

Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
Programmers can tell you what machine learning does and how it works, but they can't really prove why it works. Enter the mathematicians. The what and how of machine learning are well documented — it's software that examines big data to find meaning and possibly suggest actions, based on looking fo...

NJIT's Chrystoff Camacho Wins an Edison Patent Award for an Aerial Reforestation Device

Friday, November 15th, 2019
Chrystoff Camacho, an inventor and budding entrepreneur who developed an aerial reforestation device while he was an engineering technology student at NJIT, received a Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey for his drone-deployed seed capsule. Cama...

Data Science Expert Bader Looks to Fed Funding for Info Analysis

Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Data science has reached a point where techniques such as deep learning can beat humans at recognizing objects, although experts are still figuring out how to make explainable predictions from massive data, NJIT distinguished professor David Bader said. Bader leads the university's Institute for Da...

Save Time and Money, Two Degrees in Five Years with the BS-MS Program

Thursday, November 14th, 2019
For Elena Prokhorova, the decision to begin taking master’s level courses while still a computer science undergrad came down to personal interest, as she wanted more options than what was available in the undergraduate catalog.  While reviewing potential classes for her senior year, she also s...

NJIT Biomedical Engineer Tara Alvarez Is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry

Monday, November 11th, 2019
Tara Alvarez, a professor of biomedical engineering who studies the links between visual disorders and the brain and develops novel devices to identify and treat them, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO). Alvarez joined approximately 300 fellows, who are the leading s...

GirlHacks Winner Aims to Help Students with Hearing Loss

Friday, November 8th, 2019
Anupriya Gotkhindi was listening to a lecture in her machine learning graduate class when she noticed a sign language translator having difficulty trying to decipher the complex issues being taught and the technical terms used by the instructor. That problem was the inspiration for her team’s proje...

This First-Gen College Student Is Becoming a Leader and Making an Impact

Thursday, November 7th, 2019
Kamela Chandrika, a soft-spoken third-year biomedical engineering major, remembers some of the challenges she faced during her first days at NJIT — like going to the Bursar’s Office to pay her tuition bill, but not knowing how to fill out a check. Even before arriving at the university she faced sc...

Tech Treatment: NJIT Re-engineering Team Helps Local Emergency Department

Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) in Livingston, N.J., is no stranger to accolades. Among other notable rankings, the acute-care teaching hospital has received 16 A ratings in a row from the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, and is one of less than 41 hospitals in the country to achieve this consis...
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