"Broadridge's investment in the Department of Computer Science has been mutually rewarding,” said Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “We are immensely grateful for their commitment to real-world learning and support of our graduate research projects.

The Stony Brook University Department of Computer Science (CS) welcomed three SUNY Empire Innovation Program (EIP) professors to the faculty in September 2019. Haibin Ling, Michael Ryoo and Zhaozheng Yin are all new to Stony Brook University and join the CS faculty as members of the new Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation.

On Friday, September 20th through Saturday the 21st, the 2019 SBUHacks 24-hour hackathon event took place in the Frank Melville Jr., Memorial Library. With more than 375 attendees, the hackathon built on the success of last year’s debut event. Students came from across the United States (including Chicago, California and Boston) and there were even students visiting from other countries such as Canada, Egypt and India!