Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was quoted in a story on Vox.com, “We're closer to holographic meetings than you think,” on September 15, 2020. In the story, he speaks about how due to the pandemic, businesses can utilize AR and VR experiences to make the remote working and learning experience feel more like reality. It is also about the role of 5G as these technologies become more accessible and popular.

Ahmadreza Baghaie, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, had his paper, "Towards multi‐modal data fusion for super‐resolution and denoising of 4D‐Flow MRI," published in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering on September 7, 2020. This research was done in collaboration with researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Medical College of Wisconsin for denoising and super-resolution of in-vivo 4D Flow MRI data by means of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) and Dynamic Mode Decomposition in patients with a brain aneurysm.

Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was quoted in the story "Imagining the Newsroom of Tomorrow," published in The Washington Post on August 7, 2020. The story discussed how 5G could reshape the future of journalism.

Houwei Cao, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, received a National Science Foundation Award for her proposal, "EAGER: Towards Adaptive and Robust Multimodal Emotion Recognition In-the-Wild," on July 30, 2020. The one-year grant, which runs from August 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021, has a total intended award amount of $99,916.

Sarah Meyland, M.S., J.D., associate professor of environmental technology and sustainability, was quoted in "How LI homebuyers can learn about their water quality," an article by Rachel O'Brien published in Newsday on July 23, 2020. She spoke about how homeowners should know about drinking water quality and how they can find out more if they are concerned about their water quality.

Milan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published paper in Biology titled "Effect of Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair on Chordal Strain: Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulations," on July 18, 2020. The paper demonstrates the potential for computational simulations to aid in the pre-procedural evaluation of possible complications such as chordal rupture and leaflet perforation following percutaneous edge-to-edge repair.

Ehsan Kamel, Ph.D., assistant professor of energy management; Shaya Sheik, Ph.D., assistant professor of management and marketing studies; and Xueqing Huang, assistant professor of computer science, have co-authored a paper, "Data-driven predictive models for residential building energy use based on the segregation of heating and cooling days," published online in the journal Energy on June 22, 2020, with print publication to follow on September 1, 2020.

Robert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Energy Management, delivered a virtual presentation, “Urban Parks: Enlightenment, Engagement and Empowerment,” at the 4th International SCORAI Conference on Sustainable Consumption and Social Justice in an Urbanizing World in Boston, MA, June 10-12, 2020.

Milan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published a paper, “Mechanism of Coup and Contrecoup Injuries Induced by a Knock-Out Punch,” co-authored by his graduate student, Christopher Lipari, in the Journal of Mathematical and Computational Applications on April 15, 2020.

Milan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was featured in an article, “New York Tech researchers develop computational simulations that reveal alarming abusive head trauma in impact study,” written by Tyler O'Neal and published in Supercomputing Online News on April 11, 2020.