Think hackathons are just coding marathons? Think again. FIU students aren’t just participating—they’re running the show at Florida’s biggest hackathon. From organizing challenges to creating spaces where ideas turn into breakthroughs, these Panthers are redefining...
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FIU buzz ignites career path for Engineering senior
Meet Mark Anthony, a computer science senior whose ambition found the perfect spark in FIU. What started as a simple connection turned into a career-defining opportunity—proof that when innovation meets networking, futures ignite.Mark gained access to industry...
New student computing org helps student prep for tech careers
What began as a small gathering of computer science students has quickly evolved into something much bigger. Code Crunch, founded at FIU in 2024, has grown into a vibrant, multidisciplinary tech hub with over 100 active members. What started as a study group for...
Former tech club president becomes Google engineer
David Ulloa, a recent FIU computer science graduate, turned his passion for technology into a fast-track career, landing a role as a software engineer at Google before even finishing his degree. From building his first computer in middle school to interning at...
ShellHacks in photos: Florida’s largest hackathon lights up Miami
Florida's tech boom is no longer just a moment. It's a movement. That was made clear recently at ShellHacks, Florida’s largest hackathon. More than 1,200 hackers from all over the world participated in the 36-hour coding fest at FIU’s Biscayne Bay...
Congratulations to WiCyS at FIU for winning the Student Chapter Leadership Award
Left to right: Heidys Cabrere, Nava Haim, Analia Camarda, Danay Rumbaut, Zipporah Thomas, Tiana Solis, Lalliet Aberg Cobo, Yessenia Lopez Reyes, Emma Chu WiCyS is committed to bringing outstanding women together to celebrate and grow their passion and drive for...
The Women in Tech Conference (WiTCON) at Florida International University generates overwhelming enthusiasm in the FIU community
The first-ever Women in Tech Conference (WiTCON) at Florida International University (FIU) is set to take place on March 24th, and has already generated overwhelming enthusiasm within the FIU community. The event is being held at FIU's main campus in PG6, and...
FIU hosts the InterCollegiate Programming Competition
On Saturday, February 25, FIU hosted the Southeast regional International Collegiate Programming Competition (ICPC). Twenty-one of the 90 teams that competed yesterday from across the southeast region (Florida, Georgia, S. Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi) came to our...
UPE hosts Shellhacks 2022 – Florida’s largest hackathon
A drowsy college student peels himself out of a sleeping bag as the morning sun illuminates the Kovens Conference Center. Spread out around him, coders sit at round tables, clicking away on their keyboards. A woman in an FIU sweater paces back and forth...
FIU’s computing and information honor society wins national Continuing Excellence Award
The Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) Chapter at the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences received the UPE National Board’s Continuing Excellence Award alongside the University of California, Berkeley Chapter. The announcement came during the UPE...










