Teresa M. Donnellan

At a Computing Career Reception following the university-wide career fair, juniors and seniors in Computer Science and Information Sciences and Technology networked with tech industry representatives from companies such as Appian, Brillient, and Verisign.

Mason researchers led by Jana Košecká are using AI to make the Internet of Things more inclusive and accessible to those using American Sign Language.

Mason's data analytics engineering program plans to scale up its presence at Mason Square in Arlington in the coming years.  

During winter break, fifty-three George Mason students participated in three-week micro-internships via Break Through Tech DC’s Sprinternship program. 

The College of Engineering and Computing is offering many new classes at Mason Square in Arlington this academic year, including multiple sections of core courses for the Graduate Certificate in Naval Ship Design. Former naval research program officer Peter Cho teaches the fourth course, Defense Industry Project Management. “Mason Square is the perfect place to focus,” he says.

A Mason PhD candidate’s cybersecurity business won $50,000 from Pharell Williams’ Black Ambition prize contest. The contest being hosted in her hometown “put the icing on the cake.” 

A recent paper by Department of Information Sciences and Technology assistant professor Zhisheng Yan received the Best Student Paper Award at ACM Multimedia Systems (MMSys) 2022 conference held in Athlone, Ireland.

A study led by bioengineering professor Giorgio Ascoli has received $250,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. The project will make use of a massive open-source repository called Hippocampome maintained by Ascoli’s lab. 

Civil engineering student Amber Brown discusses her summer internship at the Federal Highway Administration.

Break Through Tech George Mason sent a group to the Grace Hopper conference from September 20 to September 23. Students learned, networked, and even secured interviews for internships and jobs.