William Sanders
Adjunct Research Professor, CyLab
President, Rochester Institute of Technology
William Sanders is the President of Rochester Institute of Technology and an Adjunct Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute. Sanders served as the Dr. William D. and Nancy W. Strecker Dean of CMU's College of Engineering from 2020 to 2025. Prior to Carnegie Mellon, Sanders spent 25 years as a tenured professor and held the Herman M. Dieckamp Endowed Chair in Engineering at the University of Illinois.
Education
Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
MSE, Computer, Information, and Control Engineering, University of Michigan
BSE, Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
Media mentions
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Combining passion with education
Arinloye, who graduated this past May, made the most of her time at CMU-Africa through academics, research, clubs, and the exchange program.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
11th graduation ceremony celebrates innovation and excellence
CMU-Africa recently graduated the 11th cohort of students, which represented 16 nationalities.
CMU Engineering
Faculty and alumnus inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
College of Engineering dean, professor, and alumnus inducted in the National Academy of Engineering.
CMU Engineering
Carnegie Mellon awarded $20M for transportation research
Congresswoman Summer Lee and U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announce that CMU will lead consortium that will receive $20 million to create Safety21, a University Transportation Center.
CMU Engineering
Faculty and alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University’s Bill Sanders, Elias Towe, Anirudh Devgan, and Stefan Savage have received the prestigious honor of election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
Tribune-Review
Sanders and CMU-Africa students quoted on Mastercard partnership
Dean Bill Sanders and CMU-Africa students Junias Bonou and Opelo Tshekiso were quoted in the Tribune-Review about the impact of CMU-Africa and the recently-announced partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.
CMU Engineering
CMU to lead alliance to explore equitable career advancement in higher ed
Carnegie Mellon University will lead an alliance to develop a new career advancement model, Project ELEVATE, through the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), with Johns Hopkins University and New York University also part of the team.
CMU Engineering
Gift to advance Electrical and Computer Engineering
A lifetime of innovation and leadership in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has inspired a Carnegie Mellon alumnus to make a generous gift to support electrical and computer engineering at the institution.
CMU Engineering
Team builds tools, innovations to support federal investment
With major investments in infrastructure and innovation pending, a multi-disciplinary initiative lead by EPP’s Erica Fuchs is building the tools and innovations to inform government decisions.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Carnegie Mellon University Africa Celebrates 8th Graduation
The 8th annual CMU-Africa graduation ceremony took place on Sunday, May 23, celebrating this year’s graduating class of 66 graduates from 12 different countries in Africa.
CMU Engineering
Rethinking the rink for hockey safety
Whether 50 pounds or 200, hockey players come in all sizes, and their safety matters. This unique collaboration invites Carnegie Mellon students to explore new ways to make hockey safer.
CMU Engineering participates in third annual “Rethink the Rink”
CMU Engineering teamed up with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Covestro in the third annual “Rethink the Rink” make-a-thon. Over spring break, teams of students created shoulder and elbow pad designs to better protect hockey players.
CMU Engineering
Engineering deanship endowed with $15M gift
Carnegie Mellon University alumnus William Strecker and his wife, Nancy, have made a transformational $15 million gift to endow the dean’s chair of the College of Engineering.