The proposed curriculum will walk students through that problem in stages, organized around four modules: introduction to agentic AI, applying agentic AI to cybersecurity challenges, securing agentic AI system, and a hands-on project requiring students to build, protect and evaluate their own AI agents.

NSF award supports proposed agentic AI cybersecurity curriculum

9/1/26 12:20 PM
Graduate student Will McAtee, left, and associate professor Vrishank Raghav work in an Auburn Engineering laboratory.

Aerospace Engineering professor receives grant for vortex rings research

9/1/26 10:30 AM
Students gather inside Foy on the Fly, where a student engineering team developed a redesigned reusable food container aimed at improving dining efficiency and reducing plastic waste.

Engineering students redesign reusable food containers for Foy on the Fly

9/1/26 10:00 AM
Haifeng Wang

New Faculty: ISE associate professor brings AI to advanced manufacturing

9/1/26 9:00 AM
Xiaowen Gong was recently awarded $300,000 by the National Science Foundation for his three-year study, “Federated Reinforcement Learning: From Heterogeneous Environments to Offline Data.”

Associate professor in ECE earns $300K NSF award

9/1/26 7:35 AM
Timothy Brumfiel

New Faculty: Engineering professor examines robotics and medical systems

8/31/26 2:00 PM
Panagiotis Mistriotis was awarded for his project, "The Role and Predictive Implications of Downstream Migration in Breast Cancer."

Associate professor in chemical engineering earns ACS Catalyst Award

8/31/26 12:45 PM
The new report, “From Fragmentation to Coordination: Operationalizing U.S. Cyber Incident Reporting,” argues that the federal government needs to reduce unnecessary duplication of reporting requirements and points out that the challenge is not a lack of cybersecurity authorities — Congress has granted agencies with the authorities they need.

McCrary Institute calls for a streamlined approach to cyber regulations

8/31/26 12:40 PM
Auburn University is expanding its partnership with the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) Program Office to help connect people across Alabama with the careers and opportunities needed to build and sustain America’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet.

Auburn University and U.S. Navy expand partnership to connect Alabamians with submarine careers

8/31/26 10:40 AM
Mark Barnett

CEE professor named alumni professor

8/31/26 10:30 AM
Dilara Hatinoglu, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, develops sustainable approaches to removing and destroying PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in water.

New Faculty: CEE assistant professor takes aim at ‘forever chemicals’

8/31/26 9:00 AM
This year's AI forum is scheduled to feature five speakers who will discuss : interpretable AI, generative AI as a rhetorical machine, AI and next gen identity research, and quantum computing.

Fall 2026 AI@AU Forum kicks off Thursday, Sept. 3

8/31/26 7:00 AM
Mallory Whitt

#GINNing Podcast: Whitt’s the big deal?

8/28/26 1:00 PM
Auburn computer science students, from left, Nate Buck, Gabriel Basaraba and Gabriel Capron were among 67 students from three universities to participate at Cyber Fire Puzzles, held Aug. 21-23 at the Brown-Kopel Center..

Cyber Fire Puzzles challenges students to think like cyber investigators

8/28/26 7:45 AM
Known affectionately across campus for his role as the “Mic-man,” Ben Timm has led countless members of the Auburn Family in classic favorite cheers like Bodda Getta.

Auburn Family’s support creates extraordinary student experience

8/27/26 3:40 PM
Associate Professor Sathya Aakur, right, with graduate students Joe Lin and Zhou Chen, is developing artificial intelligence methods that help intelligent embodied agents, aka robots, understand what objects can do, not just what they are.

Associate professor earns $561K award to advance robotic perception

8/27/26 1:55 PM
Auburn's Pradeep Lall displays an FHE inside his laboratory.

Mechanical Engineering professor develops first FHE reliability standard

8/27/26 10:30 AM
Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 32 nationally among public institutions, and No. 1 in the state, this past spring by U.S. News and World Report.

Thirteen engineering students given Outstanding Graduate Student Awards

8/26/26 3:00 PM
Higher education, industry and government leaders from across Alabama gathered at Auburn University on July 21 for the Alabama Higher Education AI Exchange: Classroom to Career to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workforce and what it means for the future of higher education.

Higher Education AI Exchange explores how higher education can prepare Alabama's AI-ready workforce

8/26/26 10:40 AM
Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Auburn University has been awarded $15.3 million through the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program to advance solutions that improve health care access, workforce development and technology infrastructure across rural Alabama.

Auburn awarded more than $15 million through rural health program

8/26/26 9:00 AM
Rocket

Auburn’s Applied Research Institute delivers 3D-printed parts for the U.S. Navy during RIMPAC 2026

8/25/26 2:30 PM
Daniela Marghitu joins the world’s largest general research honor society, whose members include more than 200 Nobel Prize recipients.

CSSE faculty member inducted into Sigma Xi research honor society

8/25/26 11:30 AM
Auburn professor Wen Luo

Engineering professor receives grant to study lattice material flaws

8/25/26 10:30 AM
The newly reconstructed East Course at Thunderhill Raceway Park, where NCAT helped develop an asphalt pavement designed to meet the demands of high-speed racing.

NCAT brings asphalt pavement expertise to the racetrack

8/25/26 8:00 AM
Jordan Geidel

#GINNing Podcast: Rocket Woman

8/21/26 9:00 AM
Auburn University hosted the opening of the Applied Research Institute in Huntsville.

Auburn, partners celebrate opening of 50,000 square foot laboratory

8/20/26 3:00 PM
The institute brought together approximately 40 faculty participants and 10 speakers for educational sessions, laboratory demonstrations, industry and field visits and opportunities to exchange teaching practices and research ideas.

Auburn hosts educators for Material Handling Teachers Institute

8/20/26 1:40 PM
From left, Missie Smith (industrial and systems engineering), Ali Khosravi (civil and environmental engineering) and Cassandra Porter (chemical engineering).

Three engineering faculty members named Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellows

8/19/26 11:00 AM
CDCR offers career development programming throughout the year to help students prepare for the internship and job search process.

Auburn Engineering CDCR prepares students for fall recruiting

8/19/26 10:45 AM
Michael Zabala displays an example of a 3D-printed orthopedic device and his Goel Award.

Mechanical engineering professor earns award for translational research

8/18/26 3:30 PM
From left, Mark Adams, the Godbold Professor in electrical and computer engineering, TES research engineer Ben Colvett and research engineer Elizabeth McMeen build the framework for a satellite.

Interdisciplinary lab broadens Auburn's space research capabilities

8/18/26 10:00 AM
David Roueche, left, and Kadir Sener stand inside Auburn’s Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory, where researchers will test mass timber designs for deployable U.S. Air Force housing.

Auburn Engineering, Air Force develop mass timber housing prototypes

8/17/26 12:50 PM
Haley Wallach

#GINNing Podcast: Haley Centered

8/14/26 12:35 PM
Rakesh Kumar

Plastic pollution in agriculture is the focus of emerging research

8/13/26 1:45 PM
From left, students Olivia Ray, Aubrey Hoffnagle, Jasmine Feld and Natalie Krimm at the ASABE meeting in Indianapolis.

Biosystems Engineering students, faculty excel at ASABE meeting

8/13/26 10:00 AM
Civil and Environmental Engineering assistant professor Neha Sharma examines a sample in her laboratory as part of her research into materials designed to capture and recover nutrients from water.

CEE assistant professor receives $1M EPA grant to recover nutrients

8/12/26 3:00 PM
Kathryn Baker

#GINNing Podcast: Kathryn Baker the Good Grade Maker

8/7/26 1:00 PM
Reza Molaei holds a challenge coin given to Genesis Mission team members.

AU-led team joins AI and materials research in Genesis Mission

8/6/26 10:30 AM
Pan He is developing new AI-powered video surveillance systems that can identify important events, explain their conclusions and help human operators make better-informed decisions.

Assistant professor of CSSE leads effort to improve AI video surveillance

8/5/26 1:30 PM
AURA team members work on their rocket at the IREC in Texas.

Rocketry Association withstands Texas weather, enjoys impressive launch

8/5/26 1:00 PM
Auburn University leaders joined city and state officials at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow. (photo courtesy Alabama Department of Commerce)

Auburn joins Alabama delegation to advance aerospace future at international airshow

8/4/26 8:30 AM
A group of ECS and Auburn representatives poses for a photo at the Geotechnical Chamber ribbon cutting

Corporate partnerships create meaningful impact at Auburn

8/3/26 4:00 PM
Emory Clifford

#GINNing Podcast: Clifford the Big Grad Marshal

7/31/26 2:00 PM
Maria Victoria Liendro attended the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference July 13-17 in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Doctoral student in CSSE awarded trip to premier international conference

7/30/26 3:00 PM
Luis Alarcon-Aneiva is researching ways to improve flight training for pilots and instructors.

Aerospace engineering student earns national award, fellowship

7/30/26 11:40 AM
Tyler Woods, a junior in chemical engineering, explains his team's research project, "Quantifying Pore Size Gradients and Mechanical Characteristics in PEGDA Cryogels," during a poster presentation on Wednesday, July 22.

Undergraduates experience research through pair of summer programs

7/29/26 3:45 PM
Vrishank Raghav, left, and Brendan Higgins will participate in the Grainger Symposium at the University of Texas.

Two Auburn professors selected for Grainger Foundation symposium

7/28/26 9:00 AM
Aerospace engineering students and alumni recognized at the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section’s annual awards banquet pose with their awards. From left are Cade May, Chris Crumbly, Mark Miller, Thomas Teasley, Melissa McDaniel, Tim Keeter and Griffin DiMaggio.

Auburn aerospace engineering students, alumni receive AIAA awards

7/27/26 1:15 PM
Wade Welch

#GINNing Podcast: Wonder Woman Wade Welch

7/24/26 1:00 PM
Murilo Tarozzo, a doctoral student in geotechnical engineering, stands beside an experimental pile bent specimen at Auburn University’s Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory.

Geotechnical student makes connections for a solid foundation

7/24/26 11:15 AM
Ali Khosravi, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, examines a 3D-printed lattice structure similar to those his research team will test as part of an adaptive foundation system for expansive soils.

CEE assistant professor earns NSF CAREER Award for adaptive foundations

7/24/26 9:00 AM
Joshita Majumdar

#GINNing Podcast: Magneto Majumdar

7/17/26 8:55 AM
NCAT researchers will evaluate plant-derived lignin from crops as a potential renewable component in asphalt pavements.

NCAT joins NSF BRIDGES Engine to explore plant-based asphalt materials

7/14/26 1:30 PM
Joseph Rusk

#GINNing Podcast: The Breadwinner

7/10/26 12:00 PM
The program gives property owners a practical way to address common stormwater issues while contributing to broader watershed health.

Rain Ready Alabama offers stormwater implementation funding

7/8/26 1:00 PM
Located inside the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Infrastructure Security's Edge Lab at the Auburn Research Park, the Alabama Cybersecurity Intelligence Center offers basic cyber hygiene, multi-factor authentication, penetration testing, incident response planning and round-the-clock monitoring of every device on a municipal network.

McCrary program provides cyber defense for local governments

7/7/26 3:30 PM
Kate Handel

Graduate School ambassador makes Auburn feel like home

7/7/26 3:00 PM
Dylan Heard

#GINNing Podcast: Honey, have you Heard?

7/3/26 1:00 PM
Development professionals from engineering colleges visit Jordan-Hare Stadium during the 2026 Engineering Development Forum held in Auburn.

Engineering Development Forum 2026 hosted by Auburn Engineering

7/2/26 10:00 AM
U.S. Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Seval Oz addresses transportation leaders during the 2026 CUTC Summer Meeting, hosted by Auburn Engineering’s Auburn University Transportation Research Institute.

Auburn Engineering hosts national CUTC Summer Meeting

7/1/26 2:15 PM
Negin Moaseri, a graduate student in chemical engineering, is using rheology to study the dispersion states of nanomaterials.

Rheometer expands chemical engineering research capabilities

7/1/26 10:30 AM
Jiaqi Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, won the Sony Faculty Innovation Award, a program that supports pioneering academic research and provides $100,000 in funding.

Assistant professor in CSSE wins Sony Faculty Innovation Award

6/30/26 7:30 AM
Co-founded by former Auburn graduate student researcher Yuan Tian, right, and Elizabeth Lipke, the Uthlaut Endowed Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, the biotech business venture develops tissue engineered 3D tumor models designed to improve the reliability of preclinical cancer drug testing.

Chemical engineering alumnus, professor win $100K at Alabama Launchpad

6/29/26 9:25 AM
Mark Schall

#GINNing Podcast: New Chair in Town

6/26/26 1:00 PM
Ayden Kemp earned the 2026 Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Centennial Fellowship and was named a Goldwater and Astronaut Scholar in 2023.

Graduate student in biosystems engineering earns Tau Beta Pi Fellowship

6/25/26 3:50 PM
Auburn Engineering senior Eirik Mulder, an Honors College student double majoring in aerospace engineering and computer science, has received the Astronaut Scholarship for the second year in a row.

Engineering senior wins second ASF Astronaut Scholarship

6/23/26 1:45 PM
NCAME Research Engineer Mikyle Paul, right, and Hunter Ryan with the center's VRC Gen IV Cold Spray System.

NCAME partners with high-performance metal powder producer

6/23/26 1:00 PM
Lynnae Stypulkowski

#GINNing Podcast: The Maine Teacher

6/19/26 1:00 PM
Nek Sharan, aerospace engineering assistant professor, works in his office. His NSF fellowship will support the development of computational tools for simulating complex, high-speed flows in aerospace systems.

Aerospace assistant professor receives fellowship for flow simulations

6/17/26 1:25 PM
Four Auburn University students — Trynnady Aldridge, Jacycie Clapp, Masha Turkic and Sally Price have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for study abroad.

Auburn University students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for study abroad

6/16/26 11:25 AM
Missie Smith, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study how augmented reality interfaces affect human decision-making, perception and performance.

ISE assistant professor earns NSF CAREER Award for AR research

6/15/26 1:00 PM
The new biomedical engineering programs at Auburn will offer a doctoral degree, thesis and non-thesis master’s degrees and two graduate certificates, all drawing on the university’s established expertise in advanced biomedical technologies and systems.

Auburn Engineering to introduce biomedical engineering programs

6/15/26 9:40 AM
Missie Smith

#GINNing Podcast: The Mississippi Drifter

6/12/26 1:00 PM
Ada Pratico, a rising senior in mechanical engineering, is the 2026 Richard A. Groenendyke Scholarship award winner.

Rising senior in mechanical engineering wins Groenendyke Scholarship

6/11/26 3:35 PM
This year’s recipients include undergraduate scholars Jordan Geidel, Addisyn “Addie” Kriger, Eirik Mulder and Amanda Vogel, as well as graduate fellows Paxton Albright and Ashton Shannon.

Six aerospace engineering students receive NASA space grant consortium scholarships

6/11/26 8:00 AM
Research Park expansion map showing new boundaries that increase park size to 240 acres

Auburn entrepreneurial ecosystem, The Park, grows to 240 acres

6/10/26 1:00 PM

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