Rochester Institute of Technology

Physician leader Dr. Shubha Shastry earned an RIT Executive MBA to bridge business strategy and patient care at Rochester Regional Health!

Shubha is one of 27 professionals who walked across the stage in May as part of RIT Business' online EMBA graduating class – a group that looks like a cross-section of the Rochester economy: physicians, engineers, bioscientists, and C-suite professionals from nonprofits, manufacturing, and tech. https://brnw.ch/21x34y6

RIT students are using their skills and talents to make a difference in the global community!

RIT students experience global learning with international fellowships RIT students continue to broaden their educational opportunities by studying abroad with help from international fellowships.

RIT - Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences students are contributing to real-world cybersecurity! Through an open-source security course, our Tigers are helping ensure that internet communications stay secure. https://brnw.ch/21x2Zq4

For time-sensitive medical conditions, faster decoding of genetic information can directly inform urgent treatment decisions and, in some cases, be lifesaving. Combining quantum computing with artificial intelligence has the potential to accelerate genomic analysis far beyond traditional methods.

RIT College of Science professor Gary Skuse shares insights with The Conversation US on the potential of this powerful combination.

Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain Combining AI with quantum computing could enable doctors and researchers to analyze the human body at an unprecedented molecular level, unlocking breakthroughs in personalized medicine. Yet significant quantum technology hurdles remain before this vision becomes reality.

During their third year at RIT, Patrick ’09 (film and animation) and Aeryn ’09 (new media design) unexpectedly enrolled in the same partner-based sound recording class. A mutual passion for exploring nature has carried through every phase of their relationship. https://brnw.ch/21x2Xjs

RIT and the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have formed a new collaborative academic pathway for students pursuing degrees in pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences.

UB Pharmacy, RIT announce partnership for future pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences students RIT and University at Buffalo announce an academic pathway for students pursuing degrees in pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences.

Cloud computing connectivity issues can be critical for applications such as wearable health monitors and autonomous sensors. Edge computing processes data near its source, locally and more energy efficiently.

RIT College of Science assistant professor Ke Xu has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to work with students to build AI hardware using edge computing technology. https://brnw.ch/21x2W1t

Artificial intelligence has become a powerful tool for critical systems in healthcare, finance, and national security. However, these complex machine learning systems can also be targets for attackers.

RIT - Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences professor Weijie Zhao has earned a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to defend machine learning from adversarial threats.

Professor earns NSF CAREER Award to defend AI models from attackers RIT computer science professor Weijie Zhao has earned a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to defend machine learning from adversarial threats.