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Artificial intelligence brings new opportunities to the healthcare space, but what happens when it gets it wrong? One computer science PhD student is addressing this question and making a change.

George Mason researchers discovered a way that a hacker can make scary changes to an AI system with a change to just one of billions of bits.

Two George Mason alums and one student led by Kristof Ladny provided professional insights into how generative AI can help solve large-scale problems.

Students and faculty represented George Mason at the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI) International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology in Mexico City in July.

The Country to Country (C2C) Capture the Flag (CTF) contest is an international competition that issues challenges to code, decrypt, search, hack, and reverse engineer their way through as many challenges as possible.

Understanding and treating complex eye movement disorders like strabismus has long been a challenge for clinicians. Now, researchers at George Mason University are pioneering a new approach using robotics and artificial intelligence to engineer a better future for vision care.

George Mason University’s civil engineers are assessing the climate change challenges facing some of the world’s highest mountain ranges, creating better ways to measure the melting ice in high elevations where temperatures are rising faster than average and putting pressure on the livelihoods of fragile cultures and ecologies.

A new PhD program in robotics will begin taking transfer students this fall. The program is the first in Virginia and one of just a few nationwide.

A contingent of faculty from the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) was in Montreal in July 2025 for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference. The conference provides an opportunity to connect and network with colleagues old and new, present papers, lead sessions, share best practices, and more. 

A team in George Mason University’s Computer Science Department is taking part in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) I-Corps program to study the effectiveness of 3D streaming in telehealth environments.

The College of Engineering and Computing community is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor J. Mark Pullen, Director Emeritus of George Mason University’s C5I Center

As of July 15, 2025, the School of Computing in George Mason's College Engineering and Computing is officially renamed the Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong School of Computing. The school has been renamed to recognize the $20 million gift from the Kimmy Duong Foundation. The financial gift will provide scholarships to undergraduate students enrolled in degree programs offered in the school.