SCIS Asst. Professors Bogdan Carbunar and Ming Zhao have received DoD funding for data protection techniques for mobile devices and resource management of virtualized systems respectively. SCIS Asst. Professors Bogdan Carbunar and Ming Zhao have received DoD...
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Miami Herald: South Florida's app economy emerging on many fronts
The number of payroll jobs in information services, a broad sector of the economy encompassing software development and publishing, has risen by 1,200 in Miami-Dade and Broward counties since 2010 Read more...
Keeping Fitbit safe from hackers and cheaters with FitLock
The GigaOM article explores how FIU SCIS Asst. Prof. Dr. Bogdan Carbunar and his team "has shown that Fitbits can be subject to attacks including denial of service, injection, and data capture." The team developed FitLock a tool to address many of the...
Professor Mark Allen Weiss named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
Mark Allen Weiss, professor and associate director of Florida International University's School of Computing & Information Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor...
FIU Student Wins Innovation Award at Miami's Got Tech 2013
Frank Hernandez, an SCIS CS PhD student won the $500 Student Innovation Award at the Miami Chamber Event held on Feb. 28th for his app: MTG Doctor. For more information read this Miami Herald post. Read more...
IT Industry Cluster Analytics Group Call for Participation
Florida International University and the Haas Center at UWF will host a meeting on March 29th with key communications, software, and modeling, simulation, and training (MST) companies to discuss Florida workforce needs. Learn more and RSVP....
Strong IT industry ties help land jobs for FIU grads, $3.75 million for university
FIU's strong relationships with the IT industry have helped the university secure $3.75 million in additional funding from the SUS recognition of its success in computer science and information technology education. Read more here: FIU News
Miami Herald: App Economy Potential Sizzles
Article features FIU Computer Science students developing iOS apps in class COP4655, as senior projects and in the AppDojo community. Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/23/3110966/app-economy-potential-sizzles.html
Over 250 Alumni and Students attend SCIS 25th Anniversary featuring Distinguished speakers.
On Nov. 9th and 10th FIU SCIS celebrated it's 25th anniversary with a spectacular symposium and open house. For information about the event and visit the Event website for program materials. Read more...
Storm Surge Simulator for the common John Doe
Miami-Dade County and FIU join to bring valuable and simple information for residents. Helping civilians understand the severity of storms and easily imagine the potential dangers. "I think it's lost on a lot of people when we talk about an incoming storm and the...