Trimble and FIU establish Trimble Technology Lab at the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Building on a commitment to cultivate a highly-trained workforce that will drive the innovative solutions of tomorrow, Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Florida International University (FIU) are collaborating to establish a state-of-the-art Technology Lab in FIU’s Moss...
Engineering course explores ethical, social responsibilities in solving real-world challenges
Technology is constantly evolving and so is engineering education. With the recently created bachelor’s degree program in interdisciplinary engineering, FIU students are exposed to a plethora of engineering disciplines. As they dive into each area of specialty,...
Professor receives patent for optical technologies system to identify preterm labor
FIU's Jessica Ramella-Roman recently received a patent for using optical technologies to identify preterm labor. Preterm labor, which occurs when a woman goes into labor before 37 weeks, occurs in more than 11percent of births in the United States and in more than 15...
Engineers create break-through technology to detect illegal Bitcoin mining on everyday users’ computers
Cryptocurrencies may be the way of the future. At least, that’s what many are betting on. Entrepreneurs and companies are buying, selling and investing funds in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Some retailers are accepting payments in cryptocurrency already. And, most...
CEC Commemorates Women in Construction Week: March 7-13, 2021
To commemorate Women in Construction Week (March 7-13, 2021), FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) is honored to spotlight one of its most notable alumni, Sasha Seco Alvarez. As Vice President at Moss, a national construction management company providing...
Cyberstalkers can hack into HDMI ports – FIU researchers are studying a way to detect these attacks
In this day and age, there’s a feeling that hackers lurk around every corner waiting to take advantage of innocent people -- through the internet, your credit card, even your smart home devices. A team of FIU researchers are studying how to prevent individuals and...
20 FIU programs ranked among world’s best
Twenty FIU programs were ranked among the world’s best, according to the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject. Eight of these programs ranked in the top 50 for their category among public U.S universities. They are: Hospitality & Leisure Management: FIU...
CEC Commemorates International Women’s Day
#ChooseToChallenge is the theme of 2021’s International Women’s Day, which is being observed Monday, March 8th. International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to...
FIU launches new master’s degree in the Internet of Things
Starting in the fall of 2021, FIU is offering a master’s degree in the Internet of Things (IoT) that will prepare graduates for careers in the ever-evolving tech industry, including smart homes, smart grid, smart transportation and smart medical devices. As part...
NSF Awards FIU Professor of Construction Management $50,000 to explore the risks of misleading Covid-19 information disseminated via social media
Arif Sadri, assistant professor at FIU’s Moss Department of Construction Management, has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research the viability of commercializing a new tool designed to capture spatio-temporal variations in...
University hosts socially distanced celebration announcing new Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences
With a flourishing College of Engineering & Computing (CEC), entrepreneurship incubator programs, and a student population predominately hailing from and intending to stay in South Florida, Florida International University has long been a major feeder for the...
Knight Foundation, FIU to accelerate growth of Miami’s tech ecosystem, name School of Computing and Information Sciences
Building on South Florida’s momentum around technology and entrepreneurship, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has made a $10 million gift to FIU’s School of Computing and Information Sciences to develop technical talent at scale to meet the demands of...