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Mar 08, 2024
Using Machine Learning To Predict Cancer Treatment Response
Ram Hariharan, an associate teaching professor and director of engineering programs in Seattle, discusses how he is developing machine learning tools to predict responses to cancer immunotherapy and democratize access to these treatments.

Feb 01, 2024
Faculty and Staff Awards 2024
The College of Engineering recognized faculty and staff at the annual faculty and staff awards event and thanked everyone for their hard work and dedication in support of our students, college, and university during the 2023-2024 academic year. View award recipients and photo gallery.

Nov 14, 2023
Students Partner With Walmart Canada To Implement AI Solutions
Students at Northeastern Toronto, including MS information systems students, participated in a hackathon with Walmart Canada to use AI to develop tools to help the retailer determine what products to stock and sell amid space constraints. Winning teams were accepted into a four-week incubator program to refine and implement their ideas.

Nov 08, 2023
Alumnus Heads CDC’s Inaugural Platforms Division
Alumnus Jorge Calzada, MS in information systems, was appointed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to head machine learning and artificial intelligence and direct the CDC’s inaugural platforms division, which is responsible for creating new platforms and standards for health data. The goal is to improve processes for tracking health trends and threats, as well as to assist disease forecasting centers.

Aug 18, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Suhabe Bugrara
Suhabe Bugrara joins the MGEN department in August 2023 as an Associate Teaching Professor in San Jose, CA.

Aug 18, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: William Claster
William Claster joins the MGEN department in August 2023 as an Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Program Director in Arlington, VA.

May 16, 2023
Can AI Help Scientists Slow the Aging Process?
Ramkumar Hariharan, a senior scientist at the Institute for Experiential AI, is developing the Artificial Intelligence Longevity Toolbox (AI-LOT) to assist biologists in understanding their data when it comes to aging.

May 08, 2023
Pivot to High Tech With MS in Information Systems-Bridge
Addressing rising demand for digitized operations, the MS in information systems-bridge program is designed to give students with non-technical backgrounds, or those who want to strengthen their technical background, the necessary knowledge and skills to become information systems professionals.