New study examines consumer behavior during pandemic to develop innovative transportation systems
COVID-19 has reshaped our daily lives. With social distancing guidelines and stay-at-home orders, many people have transitioned from in-store shopping to online shopping, from face-to-face interactions to Zoom meetings, and from commuting to working from home. Xia...
Researchers investigate if antibodies from other viral infections help fight COVID-19
When people get vaccinated or get infected by a pathogen, their bodies fight the foreign substance by producing antibodies. They also create memory cells to remember the foreign invasion, so that future infections can be readily fought by the body by quickly producing...
Video: Worlds Ahead grad shares her work as a cybersecurity engineer
Alexandria Segovia is an FIU 2019 Worlds Ahead graduate. She is one of FIU’s first graduates of the internet of things bachelor’s degree program. During her education, Segovia gained valuable experience and used skills learned in class toward several projects in a...
Professors receive NSF grant to develop app to mitigate impact of COVID-19
The health care system has been impacted significantly due to the rapidly growing number of COVID-19 cases. A shortage of basic medical supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical technology has been a major challenge for health care professionals around...
Robotics Academy among top finalists for prestigious innovation award
Future jobs in architecture, engineering and construction are going to look quite different than they do today. These industries will rely heavily on automation and robotics, and FIU’s Robotics Academy is at the forefront of preparing their workforce. For its efforts...
Dean Volakis Receives 2020 URSI Booker Gold Medal Award
Congratulations to John Volakis, dean of the College of Engineering & Computing, for becoming a URSI Fellow and receiving the 2020 URSI Booker Gold Medal Award for his citation, “Seminal contributions to electromagnetics, including small, ultra-wideband and...
Researchers create new electric vehicle battery
Researchers in the College of Engineering & Computing have strapped themselves into the driver’s seat and entered the fast-evolving world of electric vehicle batteries. Professor Bilal El-Zahab and his team have a patent pending on a high-density lithium model...
TAC Researchers Receive Two Awards at the 2020 ERN Conference in STEM
Congratulations to FIU students Briana Gonzalez and Gianfranco Perez-Greco for receiving two awards at the 2020 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM in Washington, DC! Briana received the first place award in the undergraduate poster presentation...
Engineers are developing communication framework for connected cars
Having connected cars is a key enabler for self-driving cars, which are taking the wheel, paving the way for hands-free driving. Also known as autonomous vehicles, these cars operate themselves and are capable of sensing their environment with little to no human...
Air Force awards FIU $4.2 million to research vacuum nanoelectronics for advanced communication systems
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has awarded FIU a $4.2 million grant to research vacuum nanoelectronics and generate a new technology called Nanoscale Vacuum Field Effect (VFETs). VFETs will help improve radar signal quality and...
Department of Defense awards FIU biomedical engineering team $6 million to expand testing of pioneering prosthetic hand system
The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded $6 million to FIU biomedical engineering professor Ranu Jung and her team to expand testing of their pioneering prosthetic hand system – which allows amputees to “feel” again – to military veterans and other...
Psychology student works in biomedical engineering lab to study the migraines that plague her
One out of three people who suffers with migraines experiences migraines with aura. Diana Borrego, a psychology major who conducts research at FIU’s Neuronal Mass Dynamics Lab, is one of them. An aura is a short-lived sensory experience, such as tingling...
