SoReMo Puts Student Research into Action
The SoReMo Initiative at Illinois Tech invited 11 student fellows to conduct six semester-long research projects during the 2025–26 academic year by using data science to solve real-world problems in...
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Applied Mathematics Professor Honored as SIAM Fellow
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has named Illinois Tech Professor of Applied Mathematics Fred Hickernell as a member of the 2026 class of SIAM fellows in recognition of his...
$2 Million SPARC Scholarship Fund Opens Doors to Computing Education
A $2 million National Science Foundation grant will help Illinois Tech fulfill its academic mission to make its highly relevant, tech-focused education even more accessible over the next five years...
Using AI to Develop Smart Helmets for Heat Stroke Prevention
Developing a heat-stroke detention system for construction workers netted the runner-up prize at the SAS Institute’s annual SAS Innovate 2025 global hackathon for a team of recent Illinois Tech...
Undergraduates Tackle Real-World Problems with AI, Computational Math
Illinois Tech is hosting 10 undergraduate students from across the country this summer on Mies Campus to participate in data and computational mathematics research projects to explore how data is used...
Chun Liu Named SIAM Fellow for Research Excellence
Chun Liu, professor and chair of the Department of Applied Mathematics at Illinois Tech, was among 25 researchers who were recently selected to enter the 2025 Fellows Program of the Society of...
Hackathon Team Develops Smart Helmets to Prevent Heat Stroke
Developing a heat-stroke early detection and warning system for construction workers netted the top prize at the SAS Institute’s annual SAS Hackathon for a team of Illinois Institute of Technology...
Research Revolutionizes Monte Carlo Methods with Machine Learning Approach
A research team that includes Nathan Kirk, applied mathematics senior research associate at Illinois Institute of Technology, has developed a groundbreaking approach that implements a machine learning...
A Mathematical Approach to California’s Water Woes
Severe drought and climate change have adversely affected groundwater aquifers globally, and an Illinois Institute of Technology researcher is working to help the California’s agriculture industry...
College of Computing Welcomes New Faculty
Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Computing welcomed six new faculty members at the start of the fall 2024 semester to educate a growing student body and to push innovation through...