September 22, 2026More than two decades ago, Songqing Chen arrived at a campus where some of today's research buildings were still forest. Since then, he has watched Mason grow, helped build a department that has become a national leader, and mentored countless students. Now he is ready to take on the new responsibilities of department chair for the computer science department.
September 14, 2026Computer science major and tennis player Shivaani Ganesh chose George Mason University for its strong academics, diverse Northern Virginia community, and competitive athletic opportunities, and has since leveraged her passion for technology to excel.
June 8, 2026PhD student Shiwei Hong developed a collaborative multi-agent AI system that mimics a comedy writers’ room, demonstrating that discussion and feedback among agents improve the quality of machine-generated humor.
June 2, 2026Aayush Yadav co-authored a paper that received a Distinguished Paper Award from the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, one of the industry’s premier conferences in the security field.
May 13, 2026Thema Monroe-White received a an award of more than $1 million to examine how Historically Black Colleges and Universities influence economic mobility for Black entrepreneurs.
May 4, 2026Fueled by “the love of the game,” a team of Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center students overcame GPS‑free technical challenges to take first place at the 2026 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Competition.
April 6, 2026A CEC professor's longstanding relationship with NVIDIA is bringing AI leaps to campus.
March 9, 2026David Eichinger’s journey from Navy Reservist and federal scientist to graduate researcher in robotics shows how George Mason’s flexible, veteran‑supportive computer science master’s program empowers non‑traditional students to build new careers with confidence.
March 2, 2026Lifelong learner and committed alumnus Jamie Bowers joined George Mason University’s inaugural AI master’s cohort to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving tech industry.
November 25, 2025George Mason undergraduate Bertram (Briar) Liu earned national recognition for work on extended reality security at a major computing conference in October.
