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PhD student Shiwei Hong developed a collaborative multi-agent AI system that mimics a comedy writers’ room, demonstrating that discussion and feedback among agents improve the quality of machine-generated humor.

Aayush Yadav co-authored a paper that received a Distinguished Paper Award from the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, one of the industry’s premier conferences in the security field.

Fueled by “the love of the game,” a team of Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center students overcame GPS‑free technical challenges to take first place at the 2026 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Competition.

David Eichinger’s journey from Navy Reservist and federal scientist to graduate researcher in robotics shows how George Mason’s flexible, veteran‑supportive computer science master’s program empowers non‑traditional students to build new careers with confidence.

91���� 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.

George 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.

91���� 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.

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 members of George Mason's academic advising community were honored with regional awards from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) this spring. We asked Barbara Snyder, director of student success and academic advising in the Costello College of Business, to share some insights her experiences in academic advising and what it means to be recognized for her work. She received NACADA's award for Excellence in Advising—Advising Administrator.