CS Majors Co-Develop Web Applications for Speech-Language Pathology Program Website
Amanda Piantanida (Class of 2025) and Francesco Musto (2025) worked with Dr. Mark Russo and students and faculty in the Department of Special Education, Language, and Literacy; and Department of Design and Creative Technology this past fall to build two web applications. One application is used for simulating different levels of hearing loss, and a second is used for understanding speech reading. Both applications are now embedded on the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology website.
Amanda also created an Open Education Resources (OER) Wiki that is featured on the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning’s web page.

Dr. Das and Two CS Alumni Awarded Best Presenter(s) at IEEE CCWC
Dr. Uddipan Das and two CS alumni, Amaan Gadatia (Class of 2024) and Brian Hong (2023), presented a research paper at the IEEE 15th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC) in Las Vegas, Nevada, held from January 6–8, 2025. Their paper, titled “An Accessible Indoor Wayfinding Application for Persons with Visual and Mobility Impairments,” received the Best Paper Award in the category of “Mobile and Wireless Computing”. Furthermore, they won the Best Presenter Award in the “Mobile and Wireless Computing” session for their presentation. Both Amaan and Brian conducted their mentored research under the guidance of Dr. Das. Congratulations to Amaan, Brian, and Dr. Das!

Three CS Majors and Dr. Salgian Present at ISVC 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Salgian and CS majors Ben Guerrieri (Class of 2026), Shannon Joseph (2025), and Brielle Damiani (2025) on their presentation at the 19th International Symposium on Visual Computing in Lake Tahoe, Nevada in October 2024.
Their presentation was titled “Sign Language Recognition using Visual Hand Landmarks and the Parameters of American Sign Language”. The students and Dr. Salgian also got to take a break from the conference and go for a hike.
Call for CS Student News
Over the course of the semester, Ms. Zsilavetz will be updating the CS Department white board (near the CS Office) with information about our students’ offers of employment, acceptances to graduate schools, accepted internship and summer REU opportunities, or publications. This is one way that the CS Department likes to celebrate our students’ achievements each spring semester. We encourage you to watch as the boards populate over the next few weeks and to email Ms. Zsilavetz (zsilave2@tcnj.edu) with any news that you would like us to share on the board.