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  • Data Science

    Kennesaw State program positions students to generate positive impact through research

    September 17, 2021

    What some may see as the standard class project, Susan Hardy sees an opportunity to positively impact society. A senior lecturer in Kennesaw State University’s School of Data Science and Analytics, she is among the faculty responsible for mentoring students through research projects in the School’s Minor in Applied Statistics and Analytics. Having guided more than 50 projects and accompanying students to high-caliber conferences, she asks every student to follow a simple directive: Find something you’re passionate about.

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  • Tu Nguyen

    Kennesaw State professor awarded NSF grant to research promising network technology

    September 08, 2021

    Kennesaw State University computer science professor Tu Nguyen has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to address the massive service demand placed on cellular networks.

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  • Mohammad Masum

    Kennesaw State graduate leverages research in data analysis to earn postdoctoral fellowship

    July 28, 2021

    Before arriving in the U.S., Mohammad Masum had no real concept of data science. A native of Bangladesh, he came stateside to expand his knowledge but didn’t quite discover his passion for data science until he neared the end of a graduate program in mathematics and statistics. That passion is what ultimately led him to Kennesaw State University, where he will graduate this month with a Ph.D. in Analytics and Data Science.

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  • Cybersecurity

    Local teachers tap into Kennesaw State for cybersecurity instruction

    July 23, 2021

    Faculty members from Kennesaw State University’s College of Computing and Software Engineering and Bagwell College of Education are helping metro Atlanta middle and high school teachers educate their students about cybersecurity. Through a grant they received from the GenCyber program, assistant professors of information technology Shirley Tian and Zhigang Li and assistant professor of instructional technology Yi Jin have been leading a cybersecurity education camp for the past two weeks.

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  • Kennesaw State

    Kennesaw State sees leap in summer enrollment

    July 08, 2021

    In what has been a record-breaking year for enrollment, more than 20,300 have enrolled in the Summer 2021 semester at Kennesaw State University, with graduate programs seeing a nearly 9 percent increase since last year.

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  • Kun Suo

    Kennesaw State professor awarded NSF grant to research solutions for Internet of Things

    July 06, 2021

    Kennesaw State University professor Kun Suo has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop solutions for highly efficient, low-power computing in the cloud. Suo, an assistant professor of computer science in Kennesaw State’s College of Computing and Software Engineering, said the $173,000 grant will allow him to continue his research involving Internet of Things (IoT), or the interconnected network of computing devices embedded in everyday objects.

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  • SPSU Alumni

    Southern Polytechnic State University Alumni Society invites alumni to come home

    June 29, 2021

    It’s been six years since Southern Polytechnic and Kennesaw State joined forces to create Georgia’s second-largest university. The consolidation of the two schools created a total alumni base of nearly 130,000 living graduates. In recognition of the history, legacy and traditions that were an integral part of SPSU, the Kennesaw State University Alumni Association has chartered the Southern Polytechnic State University Alumni Society (SPSUAS).

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  • Kennesaw State

    Kennesaw State academic programs rank among nation's best

    June 17, 2021

    Kennesaw State University has been ranked by several online organizations for having some of the nation’s best academic programs. During the Spring 2021 semester, several KSU academic programs were ranked for their curriculum quality, affordability, course strength and flexibility, among others.

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  • Paola Spoletini

    Kennesaw State professor uses platform to encourage women in STEM

    May 28, 2021

    Paola Spoletini recalls stepping into her first engineering course at Politecnico di Milano in Italy as one of the only female students among a class of 100. Equipped with decades of research experience and a platform through which she can connect with the next generation of STEM scholars, Spoletini now plays an active role in encouraging other women to take their seat at the table. A professor of software engineering in Kennesaw State University’s College of Computing and Software Engineering, Spoletini said she recognized her own passion for STEM at an early age.

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  • Alyssa Venn

    Kennesaw State's School of Data Science and Analytics offers opportunity for all levels of students

    May 26, 2021

    Kennesaw State University student Alyssa Venn considers herself an early adopter of data science. While working toward an bachelor’s degree in computational and applied mathematics, she picked up an undergraduate minor in applied statistics and analytics hoping to gain a bit of exposure in one of the nation’s fastest growing fields. At the time, she didn’t anticipate the amount of doors the minor program would open. Today, Venn is one of 4,200 students who are served at the undergraduate and graduate levels by the School of Data Science in Analytics.

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