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Missouri S&T researcher leads international AI project to protect corn and rice crops

A Missouri S&T researcher is leading an international effort to develop an artificial intelligence system that could help farmers better protect corn and rice crops from pests, diseases and other threats that reduce yields. Read more

Global software outage creates issues for some Missouri businesses, high demand for others

Jul 19, 2024: Businesses in Missouri reported issues Friday stemming from a global Microsoft systems outage caused by an update from the cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike. Read more...

Possible ransomware attack closes Jackson County offices for second day

Jackson County offices were closed for a second day on Wednesday after its information technology systems were disrupted by a possible ransomware attack. Read more...

Computer science professor named distinguished alumnus

Oct 5, 2021: Dr. Sajal Das, professor and the Daniel St. Clair Endowed Chair of Computer Science, is a 2021 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Distinguished Alumnus Awardee. Read more...

Researchers Eye Machine Learning to Secure IoT Data

Apr 5, 2021: Researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology are examining how machine learning might secure IoT data. The National Science Foundation is funding work to create new federated learning algorithms. Sajal Das, the Daniel C. St. Clair chair of computer science at Missouri S&T, and Tony Luo, an associate professor of computer science, lead the effort. Read more...

Missouri University of Science and Technology Researchers receive $1 million NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) award

April 14th, 2025 – A team of Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers, trained by the NSF I-Corps Hub: Great Lakes Region, has been awarded a $1 million Partnerships for Innovation (PFI-RP) grant. The team includes Dr. Sajal Das, Dr. Vishesh Tanwar, Dr. Ian Kaplan, and Dr. Jeffrey Stein. Read more

S&T researchers developing AI system to prevent pests, improve crop yield for rural farms

When many computer scientists say they are researching methods to stop bugs, they are likely referring to computer glitches and other issues. When Dr. Sajal Das from Missouri S&T says this, he is talking about the crawly and flying creatures afflicting agriculture operations. Read more...