Behavioral biometrics tools identify users with keystroke dynamics, signature verification, voice recognition, and gesture recognition. These technologies compare a profile of the users against a database created with contextual information, including physiological, cognitive, and contextual traits. Institutions of higher education, governments, and financial institutions use these technologies to enhance the security of their cloud services. This, in turn, will create lucrative opportunities for industry leaders.

Researchers at RPI have developed a mixed-reality museum installation called the “World of Plankton (WOP).” WOP offers users a multisensory, interactive game based on phytoplankton ecology. Thanks to a virtual touch pool, users can manipulate and augment imagery of specific fish, microalgae, and other aquatic flora and fauna. Doing so launches sound effects, animation and engaging educational facts. The WOP exhibit connects to 3D printed sculptures and immersive mural, all of which are annotated with QR codes and augmented reality capabilities.

Researchers at RPI are developing a cognitive logic-enabled AI that can operate on multiple screens and in multiple environments for the K-12 sector. Declining public school math and science test scores have concerned American politicians and educators since the 1980s. This educational failure coincides with the large number of employees unable to fill the growing number of technology and engineering-related jobs. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has further complicated the K-12 STEM education crisis.