Shaikh Arifuzzaman (Computer Science) is leading a three-year project with collaborators at the University of Kansas to address one of the fundamental challenges in earthquake science: understanding how active fault systems are organized, connected, and evolve across some of the world's most tectonically active regions. Backed by a $590,000…

Ph.D. student and graduate research assistant Melissa Swinehart (Computer Science; International Gaming Institute) presented her research, "Detecting Unusual Gambling Transaction Patterns," at the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Sept. 9, 2026. Her presentation highlighted advanced methods…

Moses Karakouzian (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) published a 1,200-page book in 2026 titled Advanced Foundation Engineering: Principles, Performance, and Prospects, co-authored with A. H. Eslami and published by Wiley.

Beomsu Baek, Eunyoung Jang, Phani Parsa, and Mingon Kang (all Computer Science) published an article, titled "Knowledge-guided learning with curated prior genetic biomarkers for robust model interpretation", in the 25th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB 2026) (Acceptance rate: 19.64%). The study introduces an innovative idea…

Lina R. Nih (Brain Health) and Seungman Park (Mechanical Engineering) have co-authored an article entitled “Cellular Viscous Properties in Senescence: An Emerging Biophysical Perspective and Potential Biomarker,” published in Ageing Research Reviews. This article explores changes in cellular viscosity during aging and their potential use as a…

Shengjie Zhai (PI), Emma E Regentova (co-PI), Ming Zhu (co-PI) (all Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Vanessa Vongkulluksn (co-PI) (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) from the have received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NF) award of $899,898 for developing "Pocket TA: A Multimodal AI Platform for…

Hal Berghel (Computer Science) has co-authored an article entitled "Generative AI in Higher Education: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" that is published in the current issue of IEEE Computer.  This article offers a balanced perspective of all aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in education.

The UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission for a project aimed at making nuclear power plant analysis faster and less expensive, potentially accelerating the deployment of nuclear energy. Led by WooHyun Jung, professor of mechanical engineering at UNLV, the $750,000, nine…

 Bianca Ionescu (Cybersecurity), Master of Cybersecurity student and CyberCorps SFS scholar, was invited to present a talk at the OSINT for Good Community at DEFCON 2026. Established in 1993, DEFCON is the world's largest hacking and security conference. Ionescu's presentation, "Classical OSINT Using AI" focused not on 'artificial…

Master's student Nefeli Georgilas (Cybersecurity) was invited to present at the Aerospace Village during this year's DEFCON conference. Founded in 1993, DEFCON is the world's largest hacking and security conference. Georgilas'  presentation, "Racing PX4: Memory Corruption and Timing Vulnerabilities" analyzed remote vulnerabilities in the PX4…

Shaoan Zhang (Teaching & Learning), Yingtao Jiang (Engineering), Qingmin Shi (Decision Support), and Tony Ferrar (Engineering) recently presented their NSF-HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project, “Enhancing and Expanding the Second-Year Experience (EESYE) to Improve Student Success in Engineering and Computer Science Programs,” at the…

Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality), Shashi Nambisan (Engineering), Billy Bai (Hospitality), William Werner (Hospitality) published the article "Transportation Needs and Commuting Stress Among Hospitality Employees: A Perspective from the Las Vegas Strip Corridor" in ICHRIE Research Reports. This multidisciplinary research effort identifies key components…