Amin Milani Fard, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at NYIT-Vancouver, presented a research paper entitled "Relationship Prediction in Dynamic Heterogeneous Information Networks," which won the best full paper award at the 41st European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR), in Cologne, Germany, April 14-18, 2019. ECIR is the prime European forum for the presentation of original research in information retrieval and, similar to ACM SIGIR, is one of the top tier conferences in the field. The acceptance rate for ECIR 2019 was 23% (39/165 for the full papers).

Robert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Energy Management, presented “Mobility Options for Transit-Oriented Development” at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, DC, April 3-7, 2019.

Sarah Meyland, M.S., J.D., associate professor of environmental technology and sustainability, spoke at a public forum on drinking water presented by Blank Slate Media on March 21, 2019, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY. Meyland responded in great detail to questions regarding the continued safety of Long Island drinking water and also addressed the need for better comprehensive oversight of the Long Island aquifer system in order to preserve a sustainable supply of drinking water for the region.

Milan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, co-authored a research paper titled, "Development of a Computational Method for Simulating Tricuspid Valve Dynamics," published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering on March 11, 2019.

Milan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was elevated to the grade of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Senior member on March 5, 2019. Senior member is the highest grade for which IEEE members can apply.

Milan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published a research article titled, "Coup-contrecoup brain injury: fluid–structure interaction simulations," in the International Journal of Crashworthiness on March 1, 2019.

Milan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, gave a talk titled "Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid with Comprehensive Brain Model" on February 5, 2019, in workshop organized by the Department of Defense's Working Group on Computational Modeling of Human Lethality, Injury, and Impairment from Blast-related Threats.

David Nadler, Ph.D., assistant professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Technology and Sustainability, presented two posters at the annual National Council for Science and the Environment conference in Washington, DC on January 8, 2019. "Ultrasonic technology in wastewater treatment" discussed how we can, on a small scale, measure changes in important wastewater treatment parameters, including nitrate concentrations, by subjecting the effluent to bubbles induced by high-frequency pressure (sound) waves. "A survey of one-day environmental communication through Twitter," showed that the use of shared hashtags (#environment, #cleanwater, and #cleanair) across a social media platform does not guarantee direct communication. Current data collection for a more detailed environmental communication study already has over twenty-thousand records.

Reza K. Amineh, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, in collaboration with Maryam Ravan, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and two NYIT graduate students, Hailun Wu and Aakarsha Kasturo, published a journal article titled "Three-dimensional holographic imaging using data collected over cylindrical apertures," in Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, on December 28, 2018. In this paper, they proposed holographic imaging techniques for volumetric inspection of non-metallic objects. In addition, Amineh also had two patents granted in November 2018, which have been filed with Halliburton Co.

Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., interim dean of College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, delivered a keynote speech titled “Higher Education and Broadening Participation in Engineering,” at the IEEE – Women in Engineering Forum USA East, held November 29 – December 1, 2018 in White Plains, NY.