January 12, 2026George Mason University is preparing students to transform setbacks into stepping stones with a “Fail-a-Thon," a hackathon event where failing forward is the goal. The event, hosted by the College of Engineering and Computing, encouraged students to explore bold ideas under two themes: artificial intelligence (AI) for everyday challenges and tech for well-being and creativity.
November 25, 2025George Mason undergraduate Bertram (Briar) Liu earned national recognition for work on extended reality security at a major computing conference in October.
October 20, 2025George Mason faculty and students identified an important vulnerability in anonymization of health data. They recently presented a paper on the findings at one of the world's most prestigious computer security conferences.
Research Interests: Human-robot interaction, end-user development, AI planning, interaction design
August 20, 2025George Mason University College of Engineering and Computing faculty members made a significant impact at the 2025 USENIX Security Conference, in Seattle, including winning the Distinguished Artifact Award.
August 12, 2025Artificial 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.
August 12, 2025George 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.
July 15, 2025The 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
