Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification added to IoT Analytics with Cloud Service Course
For the first time, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing is collaborating with Microsoft to offer undergraduate students a certification in Azure Fundamentals as part of a new course enhancement. This...
PantherHacks focuses on solutions to issues caused by COVID-19
On the weekend of July 18-19, approximately 200 FIU students from the College of Engineering & Computing and beyond gathered online to participate in PantherHacks, a brand new hackathon focused on solving COVID-19 related problems. Organized by the Office of the...
Ranu Jung named a 2020 Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow
Ranu Jung, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Wallace H. Coulter Eminent ScholarsChair in Biomedical Engineering, has been named a Fellow by the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). The BMES is the professional society for...
Recent electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. grads accept tenure-track positions
With an engineering degree, students have endless opportunities. They can pursue a career in industry, do research in a laboratory or follow the footsteps of their mentors, becoming professors and teaching the next-generation workforce. Securing a tenure-track...
Professors integrate cybersecurity, AI curriculum to prepare the next-generation cyber workforce
Today’s digital world is continuously evolving, with new applications, programs and smart devices that allow people to make payments or purchases with the touch of a button. Inevitably, this growth leads to an exponential increase in cyberattacks, computer-based...
Got my first job! Working at Microsoft as a program manager
Name: Carolina Uribe-Gosselin Hometown: Miami, FL Degree/major: Bachelor's in computer science and a minor in psychology Where are you working? Title? Microsoft, program manager How did you get your job? Through UPE’s ShellHacks, I met a Microsoft recruiter and...
Computing professor designs stream processing system for IoT applications
Smart devices that communicate with other smart devices, known as Internet of Things (IoT) applications, have revolutionized the modern way of life. From self-driving cars to interactive gaming, IoT devices were invented to improve daily life and make simple tasks a...
NASA awards 3 engineering student fellowships to advance space exploration, increase minority STEM opportunities
NASA has awarded fellowships to three College of Engineering & Computing (CEC) students in support of their research in advancements of space exploration and increased engagement of minority students in STEM opportunities. FIU is one of a dozen minority-serving...
FIU launches new bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity
Starting in the fall of 2020, FIU is offering a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity that will prepare graduates for careers in a high-demand field. Geared to train students for jobs in areas such as data security, systems security management and network threat...
FIU COVID-19 Datathon offers solutions to the challenge of campus repopulation.
An AI powered wearable device, a plan to supply personal protection equipment and a solution to optimize class scheduling took the top prizes in the FIU ATOM COVID-19 Datathon, held from July 24 to August 2,2020. The competition, hosted by the FIU Business ATOM Think...
My virtual internship at the Boeing Company
Name: Mariana Ontiveros Hometown: Weston, Florida What is your major? Mechanical engineering Where did you intern? What was your role there? The Boeing Company. I was a materials & processes (M&P) engineering intern within a team of 21 interns working under...
Alumnus follows true calling to found a construction company
When Oscar Morejon was 15 years old, he asked his dad for a car. The next day, Morejon found a pressure cleaner in his room. His father told him if he pressure cleaned enough driveways and houses, he’d get the car. Morejon followed his father’s guidance and started a...