Daniela Marghitu recently shared her vision as a panelist at “Reforming the Culture of Inclusion in Science for Sustainable Development Goals,” an international online forum co-hosted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

‘Computer science is a transparent thread that binds disciplines together’: Faculty member in CSSE presents ideas at international forum

Joe McAdory | 12/03/25

Daniela Marghitu recently shared her vision as a panelist at “Reforming the Culture of Inclusion in Science for Sustainable Development Goals,” an international online forum co-hosted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
From left, professors Xiao Qin, Jeffrey LaMondia and Virginia Davis.

Three Auburn Engineering professors earn university Faculty Awards

Joe McAdory | 11/17/25

Professors Jeffrey LaMondia, Virginia Davis and Xiao Qin will be presented with Auburn University Faculty Awards on Tuesday.
Auburn engineering students Eirik Mulder and Catherine Franco hold their certificates after being named 2025 USRA Distinguished Undergraduates — the first recipients of the award in university history.

Two Auburn engineering students receive USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Award

Rachel Wingard | 11/13/25

Auburn engineering students Catherine Franco and Eirik Mulder have been named 2025 USRA Distinguished Undergraduates, marking Auburn’s first recipients of the award.
FMA team members (left to right) Parker Duncan, Matthew Hajazin, Grady Marshall and Joseph McElroy (computer science) celebrate their victory at the 2025 REIT case competition, which took place in the suites of Michigan Stadium.ncluded post-event tours and activities on the field.

Engineering students part of Financial Management Association's national championship team

11/05/25

Computer engineering student Joseph McElroy and chemical engineering student Matthew Hajazin were key players in winning the Leaders and Best REIT Challenge Case Competition at the University of Michigan.
Aidan Anderson, center, with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, left, and Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services Commissioner Jane Elizabeth Burdeshaw.

‘I lost my sight, but gained vision’: Senior in CSSE named Student of the Year from the Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

Joe McAdory | 10/29/25

Aidan Anderson works as a research and development engineer at the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security.
The paper helps explain recent cyber campaigns carried out against the U.S. and lays out the implications of the sustained, coordinated assault to national security, economic security and public health and safety.

McCrary Institute releases paper to help Americans understand the cyber threat coming from China

Victoria Dillon | 10/29/25

Titled, "Code Red: A Guide to Understanding China’s Sophisticated Typhoon Cyber Campaigns," the paper helps succinctly explain recent cyber campaigns carried out against the U.S. and lays out the implications of the sustained, coordinated assault by the PRC to our national security, economic security and public health and safety.

Graduate student and Air Force veteran Keanna Tennyson conducts research in transportation safety at Auburn University’s Transportation Research Institute.

Computer science and software engineering graduate student awarded the Auburn Student Veteran General Annual Fellowship award

Olivia Ballard | 10/22/25

Graduate student and Air Force veteran Keanna Tennyson earns Auburn’s Student Veteran Fellowship for her transportation safety research at AUTRI.
The Grand Engineering Challenges event, held in the Brown-Kopel Center Grand Hall, is organized by the college’s Office of Recruitment, Outreach and Scholarships, and it draws hundreds of students to campus each year.

Auburn’s Grand Engineering Challenges combines fun and learning for K-6th grade students

Austin Phillips | 10/15/25

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted more than 220 K-6th grade students Tuesday, Oct. 14, as part of its Grand Engineering Challenges event.
The forums will explore not just the technical capabilities of AI, but also its ethical implications and creative potential.

AI@AU initiative to host pair of lectures exploring AI, ethics and creative expression

Joe McAdory | 10/15/25

The series features Matthew Salzano, assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Stony Brook University, who will speak on Oct. 31, and Al Smith, founder of Purpix Media and producer of AI Film Lab, who will present on Nov. 7.
Yazhou Tu, assistant professor in computer science, and software engineering and graduate student Eftakhar Ahmed Arnob show that lasers can distort the view provided by security cameras.

Assistant professor in CSSE exposes vulnerability in AI-powered security cameras, offers new defenses in development

Joe McAdory | 10/10/25

Yazhou Tu’s research emphasized that artificial intelligence systems such as smart doorbells with security cameras, while marketed as enhancements, don't automatically address all vulnerabilities and might even create new risks.
Xiao Qin is one of four Auburn University faculty members selected to the 2025-26 SEC ALDP fellowship cohort.

CSSE professor awarded SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellowship

Joe McAdory | 10/08/25

Xiao Qin is one of four Auburn University faculty members selected to the 2025-26 SEC ALDP fellowship cohort.
Addy Lee

#GINNing Podcast: The Lee Way

Jeremy D Henderson | 10/03/25

She's an honors software engineering senior. She's a Cupola Ambassador. She's a Los Alamos intern. A McLeod Software developer. Yep, things sure are adding up for Addy Lee.

Can digital watermarking keep 3D intellectual property safe? CSSE Associate Professor Mark Yampolskiy and collaborators are researching how this can happen.

Associate professor in CSSE earns $800K NSF award to safeguard 3D printing intellectual property

Joe McAdory | 10/01/25

Mark Yampolskiy and collaborators develop a digital watermarking system that allows inventors to track who might have leaked shared designs.
Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate programs also ranked fourth among the 15 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.

Auburn Engineering earns U.S. News and World Report top 35 undergraduate public ranking for 15th-consecutive year

Joe McAdory | 09/23/25

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering was again recognized as a national leader in higher education, ranking among the nation’s top 35 public institutions in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs for a 15th-consecutive year.
Daniel Benjamin also earned bachelor's and master's degrees in software engineering from Auburn University.

Student in CSSE awarded Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program fellowship

Joe McAdory | 09/22/25

Daniel Benjamin, a doctoral student in computer science and software engineering, is the department’s first Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program fellow.
Mark Yampolskiy will collaborate with peer researchers at the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center in Tel Aviv to uncover vulnerabilities in additive manufacturing systems.

Associate professor in CSSE earns fellowship at cyber research center in Tel Aviv to uncover additive manufacturing systems vulnerabilities

Joe McAdory | 09/15/25

Mark Yampolskiy will explore means to secure high-tech 3D printers, collaborate with peer researchers at Tel Aviv’s Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center.
Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering honored faculty and staff, including Tyler Patterson (pictured), senior application systems analyst in the Office of Engineering Communications and Marketing.

Faculty, staff recognized at Engineering Research Awards banquet

Joe McAdory | 09/12/25

The awards recognize outstanding contributions that exemplify innovation, collaboration and real-world impact
McCrary Institute Chief Operating Officer Nick Sellers told guests that cyber threats to water systems are active, widespread and growing in sophistication.

McCrary Institute brings together cybersecurity leaders to help prevent attacks against water plants

Victoria Dillon | 09/05/25

The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University hosted a first-of-its-kind summit, on Thursday, Sept. 4, aimed at protecting Alabama's water systems from the increasing threat of cyberattacks.

Problems ranged from beginner-friendly tasks to expert-level puzzles, spanning cryptography, forensic data recovery, malware analysis, reverse engineering, packet capture analysis and more.

Cracking codes, tracking threats: Auburn hosts university’s largest Cyber Fire Puzzles Competition to date

Joe McAdory | 08/29/25

Participants formed 24 teams to solve challenges modeled after scenarios faced daily by cybersecurity professionals working in critical infrastructure, national security and private industry.
From left, Harrison Ranier, Thomas Lester and Liam Heary.

Three Auburn Engineering students among publication’s top young innovators

Joe McAdory | 08/21/25

Thomas Lester, Liam Heary and Harrison Ranier have been recognized among the Birmingham Business Journal’s Inno Under 25 honorees.
James Hoskins (left) and Kirstjen Nielsen.

McCrary Institute welcomes former secretary of homeland security and national security executive to advisory board

Victoria Dillon | 08/19/25

As board members, Kirsten Nielsen and Auburn alumnus James Hoskins will serve as senior advisors to the Institute, bringing deep experience from the highest echelons of national security and private-sector leadership.

Cheryl Seals is the Charles Barkley Endowed Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering.

Professor in CSSE spends summer equipping students, educators with evolving artificial intelligence toolkit

Joe McAdory | 08/01/25

Cheryl Seals delivered multiple AI-related workshops and presentations at home and abroad as part of a growing effort to equip students, educators and entrepreneurs with the tools and confidence to meaningfully engage with AI.

The Ginn Family, including (L-R) Matt, Ann, Sam, Samantha and Mike — made the largest single commitment to scholarships in Auburn University history.

Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s namesake and family commit $30 million to scholarships

Austin Phillips | 07/30/25

The namesake of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and the Ginn Family Foundation has committed $30 million to the college to establish a new scholarship program, marking the largest single commitment to scholarships in Auburn University history.
Soundarya Korlapati

#GINNing Podcast: Authentic Intelligence

Jeremy D Henderson | 07/18/25

From AUSME to the RFID, there's nothing artificial about Soundarya Korlapati's intelligence.