Mohammed J. Zaki, Ph.D., Professor and Department Head of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been named a 2025 Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), one of the highest honors in applied mathematics and computational science.
Oshani Seneviratne, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been appointed as the Deputy Chair of the Web Science Trust Network of Labs (WSTNet), effective January 1, 2025.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) AI expert Jim Hendler, Ph.D., Tetherless World Senior Constellation Professor of Computer, Web, and Cognitive Science has received the 2025 AAAI Feigenbaum Prize, one of the most prestigious honors in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
On Saturday, November 9, hundreds will gather at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for HackRPI 2024. The 24-hour marathon of coding will begin at 11 a.m., when participants will team up to address the competition’s theme: Urban Upgrades. Participants will be asked to enhance the infrastructure, services, and quality of life in cities by developing new ideas and technologies. Examples are smart transportation systems, sustainable energy solutions, improved public safety, and inclusive community spaces. Prizes will be awarded during the closing ceremony around 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Jeremy Blackthorne, M.S. ’15 is co-founder and CEO of Boston Cybernetics Institute, a public benefit corporation with the mission of promoting and providing cybersecurity education in support of national defense. Beginning this fall, Blackthorne also joined RPI as a visiting scientist with a special designation as the inaugural “hacker in residence.”
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Elan Smolar Eisenberg ’25, an undergraduate with a dual major in computer science and information technology and web science (ITWS), has been selected as one of 12 members of the inaugural U.S. Women’s Cyber Team. Smolar Eisenberg will head to Tokyo in November, along with her teammates, to compete in the Kunoichi Cyber Games at the 2024 Code Blue Conference in collaboration with teams from Japan, Europe, and the United Kingdom.