A multidisciplinary team from UNLV's Computer Science and Teaching & Learning departments was awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program. The team included: Edward Jorgensen (Computer Science), Marla Goins (Teaching &…

Hal Berghel (Computer Science) published the second of a two-part interview with digital media pioneer Judson Rosebush in this month's IEEE Computer. The interview is titled, "A Story Arc From Tron to Sora," and focuses on artificial intelligence in the arts and humanities, from the point of view of an artist, creator, and designer of…

Professors Juyeon Jo and Yoohwan Kim (both Computer Science) have received a $6,450 donation from AT&T to support the efforts of the UNLV Cyber Clinic.  The UNLV Cyber Clinic provides valuable hands-on experience for cybersecurity students while offering small businesses free cybersecurity education and services. Student Clinic members…

Mehdi Abid and Keith Daniel Tan (both Computer Science) were invited to present on the UNLV Cyber Clinic at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Webinar - University-Based Cybersecurity Clinic: Educating the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Leaders While Safeguarding Small Businesses.  The…

Hal Berghel (Computer Science) conducted an interview with pioneer digital animator and artist Judson Rosebush that appeared in this month's issue of IEEE Computer. Berghel and Rosebush discuss current advances in the use of artificial intelligence in creating virtual realities. The interview is titled, "A Story Arc from TRON to Sora," as Rosebush…

Jemin Ahn (Computer Science), Rasheed Hussain, Kyungtae Kang, and corresponding author Junggab Son's (Computer Science) paper titled, "Exploring Encryption Algorithms and Network Protocols: A Comprehensive Survey of Threats and Vulnerabilities," has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (IF=34.4, Acceptance…

Daniel Ogenrwot and John Businge's (both Engineering) authored a paper titled, "PatchTrack: Analyzing ChatGPT's Impact on Software Patch Decision-Making in Pull Requests," which was accepted for the 39th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering.

Professor Yoohwan Kim (Computer Science) has been recognized by EC-Council as an Academia Instructor Circle of Excellence winner for 2024. The EC-Council recognizes award winning partners and instructors from across the world that have had lasting impacts on cybersecurity education and student success. The award recipients include a diverse group…

Zuobin Xiong (PI), Mingon Kang, Junggab Son (all Computer Science), and Ying Guo (Environmental and Occupational Health) have been awarded a grant from National Science Foundation (NSF), titled "Equipment: HSI: ELPSE: EI: A Guided Pathway to Enhancing HSI Student Experience and Success in Generative AI with the Planting of Education-Oriented…

An Huang, Junggab Son, and Zuobin Xiong (all Computer Science)'s paper, "DDSNet: A Lightweight Dense Depthwise Separable Network for Tumor Classification," was accepted in the 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (ACM SAC 2025).   

Kavita Batra (Medicine), Ravi Batra, Ying Guo (both Public Health), Mina Atin (Nursing), and Bryar Shareef (Computer Science) co-authored a paper titled "Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence: Digital Monoculturalism in a Robotic World," published in the Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health journal. Dr. Kavita Batra, an…

Hal Berghel (Computer Science) conducted an interview with noted computer security authority Bruce Schneier that will appear in the November issue of IEEE Computer. This interview focuses primarily on the issue of computer and networking security as it applies to artificial intelligence.