Professor receives prestigious IBM Global Academic Award
Naphtali Rishe, professor at the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences, is the recipient of the 2021 IBM Global University Program Academic Award. The award is a recognition of Rishe's ongoing research in Geospatial Data Analytics for...
NSF funded project helps dozens of engineering students pursue careers in STEM
In its fifth year, the NSF-awarded Florida IT Pathways to Success project (Flit-Path) has provided 127 scholarships to FIU students in computer science, information technology and computer engineering. Ninety of these students have graduated and are working in the...
16 year old named outstanding electrical engineering student
At age 16, Nathan Thomas has completed a stellar undergraduate career. This spring, Thomas graduated with a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and was named Outstanding Undergraduate in Electrical Engineering at FIU for Spring 2021. He will continue his studies at...
Monica E. Cardella named new director of School of Universal Computing, Construction and Engineering Education
FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing has named Monica E. Cardella director of its School of Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED). Cardella, who currently serves as a professor of engineering education at Purdue University, will officially...
FIU Engineering Team Finishes 5th in National Cybersecurity Competition
Competing among 16 top-ranked engineering programs in the country, FIU finished in 5th place in the Mitre eCTF (Embedded Capture the Flag) competition. Mitre is a not-for-profit organization that works in the public interest across federal, state and local...
Panelists provide young female engineers strategies for success
Many women who work in engineering continue to find they are the only female in the room. According to studies conducted by the Society of Women Engineers, only 13 percent of engineers in the workforce are women. With a mission to empower current female...
Celebrating the Life and Work of Dr. Domingo Gomez de Gimeranez – First Cuban Biomedical Engineer
First Cuban Biomedical Engineer Through the generous support of the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing Department of Biomedical Engineering will be presenting a program celebrating the first Cuban biomedical engineer, Dr. Domingo...
FIU receives grant to help increase representation in undergraduate computing
FIU has received a “Best Practice,” $625,000 grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University to support the implementation of evidence-based approaches that quickly and significantly increase the representation of women in undergraduate...
Six CEC Faculty Receive FIU Top Scholar Award
President Mark B. Rosenberg and Provost Kenneth G. Furton are honoring six of our faculty members as 2021 Top Scholars for excelling in research, creative work, publications, and other areas. CEC award recipients and categories are: Shekhar Bansali Research and/or...
FIU graduates celebrate real triumphs at first in-person commencement since pandemic began
This weekend, thousands of FIU students will celebrate the first in-person commencement ceremonies since the COVID-19 pandemic began. These graduates include some who have used what they learned in the classrooms to make a difference during the pandemic. “This year’s...
Ranu Jung Receives Honorary Doctorate from Aalborg University, Denmark
Congratulations to Ranu Jung, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Wallace H. Coulter Eminent Scholar Chair in Biomedical Engineering, for being awarded an honorary doctorate from Aalborg University in Denmark (AAU). Jung brings new and...
Panthers earn prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, enter exclusive group of scholars
Research is a crucial component of education. And it’s one for which FIU students are garnering national attention. Both graduate and undergraduate students immerse themselves at FIU labs or participate in faculty-led research. Likewise, faculty and staff actively...