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Kennesaw State secures NSF grants to build community of AI educators nationwide
September 12, 2025
The International Data Corporation projects that artificial intelligence will add $19.9 trillion to the global economy by 2030, yet educators are still defining how students should learn to use the technology responsibly. To better equip AI educators and to foster a sense of community among those in the field, Kennesaw State University Department Chair and Professor of Information Technology (IT) Shaoen Wu, along with assistant professors Seyedamin Pouriyeh and Chloe “Yixin” Xie, were recently awarded two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants.
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Kennesaw State looks to bring Interactive Research Methods Lab to high schools
September 11, 2025
The award-winning Interactive Research Methods Lab (IRML) experience is engaging, hands-on, and it jogs the mind, as it gives students an opportunity to see their research in a new, ordered way.
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Kennesaw State researcher aiming to bring artificial intelligence to everyday devices
September 10, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often linked to supercomputers and massive data centers, but Kennesaw State University researcher Bobin Deng is aiming for something a bit more accessible through a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. An assistant professor in Kennesaw State’s College of Computing and Software Engineering, Deng said the goal is to move AI beyond the cloud and into the hands of people where it can have the most impact – their personal devices. The research could allow AI tools to function without an internet connection, something that is uncommon with many current systems.
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KSU researcher developing electronic nose to sniff out foodborne illness
September 09, 2025
The presence of a strong, unpleasant odor in food is an indication that bacteria has contaminated the food past the point of human consumption. However, oftentimes pathogens such as salmonella and E. coli are difficult to detect. Taeyeong Choi, assistant professor of information technology in Kennesaw State University’s College of Computing and Software Engineering, is working on developing an electronic nose (e-nose) to detect abnormalities from their version of the sniff test.
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Renowned AI expert Kathy Pham speaks at Kennesaw State's inaugural Presidential Lecture Series event
September 08, 2025
Kennesaw State University launched its Presidential Lecture Series on Monday with computer scientist and entrepreneur Kathy Pham speaking on a subject in which KSU is quickly emerging as a leader – artificial intelligence. Pham, the vice president of artificial intelligence at Workday and a public policy lecturer in the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, discussed “AI Across Boundaries: The Only Way Forward.” Speaking to a packed theater at the Joe Mack Wilson Student Center on KSU’s Marietta Campus, Pham touched on the past, present, and future of AI.
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Kennesaw State spreads its innovative CARE student services model
September 05, 2025
With the substantial investment of time and money needed to attend college, many people don’t realize some students struggle to have enough to eat, let alone a place to live. Yet, it’s a longstanding fact of life on campuses everywhere. Campus Awareness, Resource, & Empowerment (CARE) Services has been supporting Kennesaw State students since 2011 by offering temporary housing, access to food, and other supportive services. It does this through four programs: CARE Pantry; emergency financial assistance; Resources and Supports; and the ASCEND Program, a year-round program dedicated to students who have experienced homelessness or foster care in high school.
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Kennesaw State alumnus looks ahead as new leader of Georgia's Supreme Court
September 04, 2025
Inside the chief justice’s chambers at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center sits a shelf adorned with Kennesaw State University memorabilia — miniature football helmets, a stuffed bear, mugs, and awards. These tchotchkes belong to alumnus Nels S.D. Peterson, who in December assumed a lead role in Georgia’s highest court. It is also in this room, among others at the judicial center, that Peterson bears the weighty responsibility of precedents that will shape the law for years.
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Kennesaw State's President's Parliament Scholar Ambassadors lead with purpose
September 03, 2025
Sitting in Ella Smith’s wardrobe is a gold blazer that never fails to inspire within her a feeling she’s a part of something bigger than herself – Kennesaw State University’s President’s Parliament Student Ambassadors (PPSA). Launched in the spring of 2024, the PPSA program began as an initiative developed by the Division of University Advancement to elevate student voices with the understanding that no one can tell the KSU story as well as its students.
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Physics major wins top prize in Kennesaw State's Birla Carbon Scholars Symposium
September 02, 2025
Matt Bonvissuto’s research project using satellite data to measure the light emitted by stars with orbiting exoplanets won the top prize at the Birla Carbon Scholars Symposium on Wednesday. Now in its 12th year, the symposium marks the completion of an intensive summer research program that allows students to apply their studies toward sponsored projects under the guidance of Kennesaw State faculty scholars.
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Kennesaw State research aims to safeguard Georgia's transportation systems
August 29, 2025
Despite ranking among the best states for infrastructure health, Georgia is given a meager C+ grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which cites general signs of deterioration that require attention to mitigate catastrophe. Poised to answer the call are Kennesaw State University researchers who, equipped with external grants, are solving Georgia’s most pressing transportation problems, said Sunanda Dissanayake, chair of KSU’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.