Articles from February 2025
In Memoriam: Harriet Weeg (1927–2025)
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Mrs. Weeg was the widow of our founding chairperson, Gerard Weeg, who passed away in 1977. The Weeg name is familiar to many alumnae/i for the Gerard P. Weeg Computing Center [A precursor to Information Technology Services (ITS)]. To Computer Science Department constituents, the name may invoke the decades-long support that Mrs. Weeg, her family, and fellow benefactors have offered students via the Gerard P. Weeg Scholarship.
CS Major Ishan Dhanani Joins JPEC Refiller Me Startup to Combat Plastic Waste
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The group found out that some of the thickest plastic that's only used one time and then thrown away is laundry detergent bottles. Refiller Me has made it their mission to reduce plastic waste by providing refill stations for liquid laundry detergent. The project has been in development just over a year.
![Kean University Assistant Professor Lakshmi Subramanian, Ph.D., and student researcher Brandon Mirabal use VR technology to research how autonomous vehicles impact pedestrian safety. [Photo Credit: Kean University]](/sites/cs.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2025-02/best_crop_6c5c2864c86534650a77_Research-Pedestrian-Safety_08%5B1%5D.jpg?h=e226e65d&itok=EUNlgBNp)
Alumna in the news: Lakshmi Subramanian (22PhD) on "Making Self-driving Cars Safer for Pedestrians"
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Assistant Professor Lakshmi Subramanian, Ph.D., of the Department of Computer Science and Technology, is leading a team of Kean undergraduate researchers who are conducting research to understand how pedestrians behave when crossing streets in the era of autonomous vehicles.

Students Featured in 2025 Dare to Discover Campaign
Monday, February 10, 2025
Congrats to all University of Iowa Dare to Discover '25 campaign rising stars! Special shout out to our own IGPI and Computer Science students Phuong Nguyen (Informatics PhD), Delaney Norris (Informatics MS), Nahid Zeinali (Informatics PhD), and Liao Zhu (CS BS | Mathematics BS).
Quizly Earns Undergrads Second Place at Swan Hacks 2024: A New Way to Gamify Studying
Friday, February 7, 2025