GW Engineering Alumnus Jamie Holcombe Named VP of US AI
Jamie Holcombe, a GW Engineering alumnus and former USPTO CIO, joins US AI as VP, bringing federal tech leadership and expertise in AI transformation
Department News
GW Institute for Computer Graphics Renamed GW Institute for Innovation in Health Computing
GW's Institute for Computer Graphics has been renamed the Institute for Innovation in Health Computing to better reflect its mission and vision.
Festival of Animation Showcases Innovation and Creativity in Digital Media
In Spring 2025, the Festival of Animation celebrated 32 years of student work in animation, games, and interactive media. Explore highlights from the event!
GW Engineering Hosts Cyber Scholars to Strengthen U.S. Digital Defense
GW Engineering hosted the DoD Cyber Service Academy boot camp, welcoming future cyber defenders and showcasing its role in advancing national cybersecurity education.
Innovating Interdisciplinary Solutions for Teaching Writing in the Age of AI
To address concerns around AI's role in the classroom and empower students, Joshua Paiz and Dmitri Stanchevici created FocusWrite, a secure, browser-based academic writing environment.
Growing Impact of GW WiCyS Chapter Shines Through Student Achievement
At the 2025 Women in Cybersecurity Conference, CS graduate student Ilakkiya Vijayakumar represented GW's growing WiCyS chapter and finished second in its Capture the Flag competition.
Multidisciplinary Team Wins Most Innovative Design Award at RTX Drone Competition
The interdisciplinary senior design capstone team, including students from the CS, ECE, and MAE departments, won the Most Innovative Design Award for their drones.
Prompts to Large Language Models Have Evil Twins
ECE Prof. Howie Huang and PhD students Rimon Melamed, Lucas H. McCabe, and Yejin Kim uncovered human-readable prompts to LLMs can often be substituted with seemingly nonsensical strings that produce...
Members of the GW Engineering community played a key role at GW’s inaugural InnovationFest, showcasing cutting-edge research, student innovation, and impactful tech solutions.
Recognizing GW Engineering’s Top Academic Achievers of 2025
GW Engineering’s highest-achieving undergraduate students for the 2024-2025 academic year were recognized at GW’s annual Academic Honors Ceremony on April 22.