Community
Service to the community is an important mission we strive to fulfill. Our school seeks to have both a global scientific impact and an engaged and relevant local impact on technology-related industries in Miami and South Florida. Whether we are providing advanced workshops for teachers, demonstrating the state-of-the-art technology at an event, or providing at-risk students with opportunities to learn about technology, our faculty, staff, and students are committed to sharing our knowledge and talents for the betterment of society
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...
Unlocking Tomorrow’s Frontiers: KFSCIS Faculty Retreat Develops Visionary Strategies
In a captivating Spring Faculty Retreat held at the Doubletree Hilton Doral, faculty members explored tomorrow’s frontiers in computer science as they focused on visionary strategies and innovations for the future. Faculty members began this year’s strategic planning...
Save the Date: CEC Fall 2023 Senior Design Project Showcase
The senior design showcase brings several undergraduate students from different disciplines to showcase their final products as family, friends and industry affiliates come out to watch them demonstrate their projects. Nearly 400 seniors present their team-based...
KFSCIS Women Join the Way Forward at the Grace Hopper Celebration
A cohort of 50 promising young KFSCIS women joined more than 30,000 attendees at this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando. This year's theme, The Way Forward, provided a rallying cry for the tech industry to come together and create a more inclusive...
Commercialization of Early Detection Technologies for Epileptic Seizures
AI-Neotech, a spinoff company of Dr. Fahad Saeed, has been awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant to explore the commercialization of technology invented at KFSCIS leading to the detection of oncoming epileptic seizures. The company will explore the...
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...
Matchmaking Proteins Using Machine Learning
Professor Giri Narasimhan and Dr. Vitalii Stebliankin created a machine-learning model to predict how protein molecules will bind together, important for designing new medications and vaccines. The AI-based method uses biological and structural information to score...
AI-driven RFID Sensing for Smart Health Applications
Many existing health monitoring systems are expensive, uncomfortable to wear, or can only be administered in a hospital environment. With advances on the Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning (ML), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is highly desirable to...
Protecting your self-driving car – and your privacy – from cyberhackers in the age of AI
Imagine driving down the highway when suddenly your brakes slam, your engine turns off and your doors lock. A hacker has remotely taken control of your car. Preventing this hypothetical scenario is a focus of automakers everywhere. As cars become loaded...