The May newsletter offers a robust snapshot of the best of spring 2026
The May newsletter offers a robust snapshot of the best of spring 2026


May Newsletter

Gov. Mikie Sherrill Tells NJIT Class of 2026 to Dream Big and Build What Comes Next

NJIT celebrated its undergraduate Class of 2026 at Prudential Center in Newark, honoring baccalaureate degree candidates from across the university’s colleges in a ceremony centered on service, achievement, alumni connection and the responsibility to use an NJIT education with purpose.

Spring 2026 Capstone Showcase Continues to Combine Experiential Learning with Real-World Solutions

The Capstone Showcase is one of the final steps to completing a degree program in the Ying Wu College of Computing. It’s required of undergraduates, optional for master’s students, and continues to demonstrate how hands-on, practice-based learning delivers real results that exceed expectations – for competitive industry companies and the students themselves.

Learn more about becoming a capstone sponsor.

Q&A with David Bader, Recipient of Scientific Computing Honor

NJIT’s David Bader, distinguished professor and director of the Institute for Data Science, was recently named one of the industry’s most influential researchers by Scientific Computing World.

Search-and-Rescue Startup is Three Highlanders and a Robot

Childhood friends from Bergen County — two seniors and an alumnus — are jointly forming a startup company, MechSense Labs, to apply what they’ve learned at New Jersey Institute of Technology in designing emergency rescue equipment.

NJIT Cybersecurity Research Adds Protection to AI-Built Code

Professor Iulian Neamtiu and Assistant Professor Zephyr Yao decided they’d seen enough of the downside of programming assisted by artificial intelligence — that this increasingly common process creates too many bugs — so they’re taking action now before it is too late.

Safety of Artificial Intelligence is Focus for CompSci and Applied Math Student

NJIT makes entrepreneurs and scientists, but junior Nidhi Sakpal is obsessed with something else — she makes AI safer.

2026 Post-Graduation Job Success Highlights:

CompSci Grad from Springfield Finds His Element in Nuclear Waste
Avanish Kulkarni, a Lifelong Roblox Fan, Will Become a Developer There

In Brief

Julie Ancis Awarded Desert Academic Research Retreat Fellowship with Ben Gurion University 

We commend Distinguished Professor Julie Ancis on being awarded a fellowship to participate in the prestigious Desert Academic Research Retreat at Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel this summer. Her work there will include a presentation on cyberpsychology and social media research through the Center for the Study of Digital Politics and Strategy. She will also meet with BGU faculty to discuss planning for present and future interdisciplinary collaborations.

NJIT Workshop on Multimedia Intelligence (MMI 2026) Bridges Talks on Global Technology

The 2nd NJIT Workshop on Multimedia Intelligence (MMI 2026) welcomed 142 attendees for two days of talks, discussions, and community building around multimedia AI with leading researchers from 12 international institutions, including NUS (Singapore), NII (Japan), and Dublin City University (Ireland).

Juniors Awarded Scholarships Through NJ SIM

YWCC is proud to congratulate Chima Ozonwoye, a junior information systems major, and Syeda S. Urooj, a senior computer science major, with a minor in artificial intelligence, on being awarded a $2,500 scholarship each through the NJ SIM (Society for Information Management) Foundation out of five student submissions to the organization from the college.

The NJ SIM Foundation offers scholarships to NJ college students demonstrating academic excellence, leadership, and financial need, specifically for those pursuing degrees in information technology or STEM fields. 

Best Wishes to 2026 Master’s and Ph.D. Graduates

To all our 2026 master's and Ph.D. graduates: Go forth in the world and make us proud. You earned it!

In the Media

David Bader Speaks on Google as a “Glorified Venture-Capital Fund” - MarketWatch

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