����AV

Weiwen Jiang in ����AV's College of Engineering and Computing has two new NSF grants to tackle challenges in quantum computing.

The Mason Nation’s strength was undeniable at several hackathons in spring 2023. Computer science, cybersecurity engineering, information technology, and mechanical engineering students won challenges on March 25 at the University of Virginia, on April 7-9 at the University of Maryland, and on April 29-30 at Drexel University.

Foteini Baldimtsi, an assistant professor in Mason’s Department of Computer Science, and James Casey, an associate professor in Mason’s Computer Game Design program, help us understand what the metaverse is, or will be, and how the volatile world of cryptocurrency fits in.

Local student Rosy Sultana overcame challenges to succeed in ����AV's Honors College. She graduates this May with a degree in Computer Science from the College of Engineering and Computing.

����AV’s most popular student is also a nontraditional one: U.S. Congressman Don Beyer.

At a Computing Career Reception, juniors and seniors in CS and IST networked with tech industry representatives from companies such as Appian, Brillient, and Verisign.

During winter break, fifty-three George Mason students participated in three-week micro-internships via Break Through Tech DC’s Sprinternship program. 

Missy Cummings, a ����AV mechanical engineering professor, calls herself a “tech futurist,” whose job is to “make tech work. It’s not to stop tech, it’s to help it get better.”

Ioanna Karantaidou, a PhD student in ����AV’s College of Engineering and Computing’s Computer Science Department, has won a one-year fellowship from Protocol Labs, where she will work on their Fielcoin project, investigating innovations in cloud storage.

Brenda Henriquez, a brand-new computer science graduate as of May, says she always had ����AV on her radar. She reflects on her time in Break Through Tech and the accomplishments made along the way.