RPI provides an outstanding environment for training graduate students for professional careers. Our internationally recognized faculty are recipients of many career awards and professional honors from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and other groups. Their engagement in all sectors forms a strong foundation upon which to educate and train graduate students for professional careers and to promote their students' success through vast research and commercial networks.