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How You Learn

Katz School of Science and Health I Sy Syms School of Business Graduate Programs

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Learn by Doing

At the Katz School, you learn the way real innovators work. In every course and across a multi-semester project, our science and technology students identify opportunities, then design, build, test, and improve solutions. You apply this method in artificial intelligence, computer science, data analytics, cybersecurity, digital marketing and media, and biotechnology, mastering the exact skills employers want for research and development (R&D) careers.

  • Identify real opportunities and define the problem worth solving.
  • Design, build, test, and improve working solutions, not just theory.
  • Apply the method in every class and a multi-semester capstone project.
  • Tackle live challenges sourced from your employer or our university partners.
  • Graduate ready for R&D roles with a portfolio of proof you can show.
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Who Teaches You

You learn from practitioners. Roughly 80% of our faculty are industry professionals with hands-on R&D experience, and many have founded their own startups. They bring an entrepreneurial mindset into the classroom, teaching you to spot opportunities, validate market needs, and develop a proof of concept or minimum viable product. The other 20% are active researchers, so your work stays grounded in cutting-edge science as well as commercial reality.

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Judgment, Not Just Skill

Building something is only half the work; knowing whether you should is the other half. Through case studies worked alongside senior industry experts, you develop the judgment and ethical perspective to weigh real-world trade-offs, not in the abstract, but on the kinds of decisions practitioners actually face. You learn to move past “I know we can do this” and ask the harder question: should we? That instinct is what employers trust most in their R&D teams.

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Where Your Projects Come From

Your projects aren’t hypothetical. Many come directly from your current employer or from the university and industry partners we collaborate with, giving you real stakes, real data, and real users. You finish with results that matter to an organization, and experience you can speak to in any interview.

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The Result

By the time you graduate, you won’t just know the science, you’ll have a track record of identifying opportunities and shipping solutions. That’s what sets Katz School graduates apart in R&D roles at companies like S&P, Dow Jones, Google, IBM, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, and Microsoft.

Student Work in Action

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LungAware: AI Lung Cancer Detection App

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Optimizing the Sharing Economy for Uber & Airbnb

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A dynamic, data-driven framework that uses analytics and game theory to adjust user incentives in real time for platforms like Uber and Airbnb, boosting participation, fairness, and efficiency while controlling cost.

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Go-to-Market Plan for a Breakthrough Surgical Tool

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A full launch strategy for Healers’ curved-cutting sternotomy device, designed to speed patient recovery and reach surgeons, hospitals, and patients with a precision-targeted campaign.

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Market Strategy for a Pediatric Cancer Therapy

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A commercialization and market-entry plan for a radioimmunoconjugate therapy targeting osteosarcoma, developed with industry partner Frezent Biological Solutions to bring a safer treatment to young patients.

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Securing a Cross-University Networking Platform

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Securing a Cross-University Networking Platform

A secure, centralized platform that connects students and alumni across New York-area universities, built on strong cybersecurity practices to protect personal data while integrating GEOINT and OSINT intelligence.

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RetinFormer: Spotting Blindness Before It Strikes

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A vision-transformer tool that automatically detects diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy from eye images, bringing fast, low-cost screening to regions with limited medical resources.

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AI Reputation Strategy for Hilton NY Fashion District

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AI Reputation Strategy for Hilton NY Fashion District

An AI-driven analysis combining sentiment, visual branding, and SEO to evaluate a Hilton property’s online reputation, surfacing concrete opportunities to improve guest experience and digital engagement.

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Smarter Motion Sensing with LLMs & mmWave Radar

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Smarter Motion Sensing with LLMs & mmWave Radar

A privacy-preserving human-activity recognition system that uses large language models to synthesize motion data, powering fall detection, fitness coaching, and VR/AR tracking that adapts to any environment.

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LungAware: AI Lung Cancer Detection App

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Read More

LungAware: AI Lung Cancer Detection App

A mobile app that classifies lung CT scans as cancerous, non-cancerous, or normal and highlights the exact regions that drove its decision, making early detection faster and more trustworthy where specialists are scarce.

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Optimizing the Sharing Economy for Uber & Airbnb

DATA ANALYTICS & VISUALIZATION

Read More

Optimizing the Sharing Economy for Uber & Airbnb

A dynamic, data-driven framework that uses analytics and game theory to adjust user incentives in real time for platforms like Uber and Airbnb, boosting participation, fairness, and efficiency while controlling cost.

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Go-to-Market Plan for a Breakthrough Surgical Tool

DIGITAL MARKETING & MEDIA

Read More

Go-to-Market Plan for a Breakthrough Surgical Tool

A full launch strategy for Healers’ curved-cutting sternotomy device, designed to speed patient recovery and reach surgeons, hospitals, and patients with a precision-targeted campaign.

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Market Strategy for a Pediatric Cancer Therapy

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Read More

Market Strategy for a Pediatric Cancer Therapy

A commercialization and market-entry plan for a radioimmunoconjugate therapy targeting osteosarcoma, developed with industry partner Frezent Biological Solutions to bring a safer treatment to young patients.

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Securing a Cross-University Networking Platform

CYBERSECURITY

Read More

Securing a Cross-University Networking Platform

A secure, centralized platform that connects students and alumni across New York-area universities, built on strong cybersecurity practices to protect personal data while integrating GEOINT and OSINT intelligence.

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RetinFormer: Spotting Blindness Before It Strikes

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Read More

RetinFormer: Spotting Blindness Before It Strikes

A vision-transformer tool that automatically detects diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy from eye images, bringing fast, low-cost screening to regions with limited medical resources.

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AI Reputation Strategy for Hilton NY Fashion District

DIGITAL MARKETING & MEDIA

AI Reputation Strategy for Hilton NY Fashion District

An AI-driven analysis combining sentiment, visual branding, and SEO to evaluate a Hilton property’s online reputation, surfacing concrete opportunities to improve guest experience and digital engagement.

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Smarter Motion Sensing with LLMs & mmWave Radar

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Smarter Motion Sensing with LLMs & mmWave Radar

A privacy-preserving human-activity recognition system that uses large language models to synthesize motion data, powering fall detection, fitness coaching, and VR/AR tracking that adapts to any environment.

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