February Newsletter

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Computer Science Professor Patents New Method to Get You There Quickly

Distinguished Professor Craig Gotsman has been awarded his 13th patent for developing a new algorithmic method to significantly speed up the computation of navigation paths between points on digital road maps, such as Google Maps and Waze.

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NJIT, Rutgers, Veterans Affairs Dept. Partner to Mitigate Prosthetic Limb Side Effects

Assistant Professor Salam Daher and research collaborators at Rutgers Medical School are part of a grant funded by the American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society to fast track a healthier, more comfortable daily life for people with prosthetic limbs.

3 students in the YWCC deans suite.

NJIT Students Awarded Radix IoT's Dailenis González Frómeta Memorial Scholarship

Radix IoT announced that its Dailenis González Frómeta Memorial Scholarships have been awarded to a total of 14 students at ULACIT (Costa Rica) and NJIT. Honoring the company’s late Lead Software Developer who passed away in October 2024, the $30,000 scholarship was divided between 11 students at Frómeta’s ULACIT alma mater and three computer science majors at NJIT: George Attallah ’27, Emile Inzinna-Enriquez ’28 and Tirell Spence ’26.

In Brief

Verizon Smart Campus Competition: And the Winners Are…

It began on October 9th with 198 students registering and 33 teams formed, all competing for a chance to be one of three teams to win $3,000 and present their inventive 5G-powered solutions to a campus, community or societal challenge to Verizon leadership at the company’s headquarters in Basking Ridge, NJ.

The final round took place on March 5, with seven remaining teams putting months of work into a series of superlative presentations that left Verizon and NJIT administrators astounded and made the prospect of choosing just three winners almost impossible.


Congratulations to the three teams:


Highlanders 4 Highlanders: Ada Wong, Emilie Inzinna-Enriquez, Mia Karpowicz

HOP: Ray Sama, Ishaan Manoj, Muhammad Musa, Christopher Lamothe, Saad Salman, Abhin Gandhi

Decibel: Anirudh Krishna Ramkumar, Srinesh Selvaraj, Parth Kabaria, Yash Parlikar, Darren Bonifacio, Vikaas Dindigal 


Next Up: The Winner's Circle at Verizon Headquarters on March 26th. Some teams may even receive additional opportunities to further develop their ideas with Verizon!

Game on!

The International Game Developers Association NJIT student chapter had a wide variety of participants and 12 new games submitted to "jam" on. Due to the large number of submissions, the showcase required two GBMs to demonstrate them all - and that count doesn't include games that were worked on but went unfinished.

YWCC February Open House

The recent YWCC Open House was standing room only. Thanks to our students and faculty for showing eager high school juniors and their parents some of the best of what we have to offer!

NJIT Giving Day

NJIT Giving Day was an incredible 24-hour philanthropic celebration fueled by the unstoppable power of social media and collaboration. Across the country and globe, our community came together to make a lasting impact on the programs, departments and initiatives that mean the most to us.


This year, YWCC raised $34,780 to support the next generation of diverse technology leaders through real-world education and pioneering research. 


Thank you for being part of our success!


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