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...
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One Step Closer to the Perfect Military Officer.
Thanks to Jeremy Robins’, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves, IHMC (a major grant-funded robotics institute) has agreed to loan FIU two robots built for its Urban Warrior Robot program, a $2 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)...
Making Hurricane Season Run Smoother
Florida Keys donÌÄå¢Ì¢Û_åÂÌ¢Û_å¢t have to suffer from unnecessary evacuations any longer. FIUÌÄå¢Ì¢Û_åÂÌ¢Û_å¢s advancement in technology is helping save time and costs. Allowing the Keys to be better prepared for actual hurricane alerts that require their...
State Farm’s Lending Hand
Discovery Lab received $50,000 from State Farm to expand their business and technology education programs. Helping the university impact the community with their innovations. “We work long hours, but we are working on exciting projects and collaborating with other...
Storm Surge Simulator Brings Realistic Threats
Residents of South Florida can now visit a website to educate them on the true threats they are vulnerable in case of a hurricane. FIU and the Miami-Dade county are helping run the hurricane season much smoother. Read more...
Two FIU Professors Recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery
The ACM names Mark A. Weiss and Shu-Ching Chen two of the most distinguished members worldwide. For their innovation and economic competitiveness in the computing world. Read more here: https://www.acm.org/press-room/news-releases/2011/distinguished-2011
The S.S.S.
The Storm Surge Simulatorn a simple hurricane severity ranking system. Created by FIU students with the help of the county, this simulator will be helping over half a million residents with evacuation precautions and decisions. Read more...
Naphtali Rishe Impacts Miami Real Estate
Director of FIU's High Performance Database Research, says this is bread and butter for researchers like me. Rishe distinguishes himself by attacking the way people search for sales trends. He is thrilled that much of his lab’s data is used by real estate...
The Ideal Storm Tracker
The Storm Surge Simulator uses real-time data feeds to help south Florida residents identify public alerts and active shelters. It is a simple way for residents to compare severe storm surges with objects they can relate to. 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...