In a story of reinvention and resilience, FIU alumna Mareline Ramirez swapped her biomedical dreams for a future in computer science—and never looked back. Once set on becoming a physician assistant, Ramirez found her true calling in tech during the pandemic. Her...
Dr. Hadi Amini, associate professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences, received the 2025 IEEE Big Data Security Junior Research Award for his exceptional contributions to Big Data Security in Cyber-Physical Systems. Amini’s work at...
Artificial intelligence is transforming everything—from how we drive to how we diagnose disease. But what happens when the data feeding these systems is deliberately corrupted? Welcome to the world of data poisoning. In a recent article from FIU News, KFSCIS...
When tomorrow’s hackers bring quantum power, today’s video encryption might crumble—but FIU researchers have a solution. Their pioneering quantum-safe video encryption uses true quantum randomness to scramble each video frame, making them appear as noise to anyone...
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...
Maryna Veksler’s journey begins with sheer persistence—a Ukrainian teen wooed to FIU by a determined tennis coach despite her limited English and unfamiliarity with U.S. academics. What started as a singular focus on going pro in tennis soon intersected with coding...
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...
Florida International University scientists have deployed a fleet of autonomous surface vessels and sensor‑equipped buoys to monitor and protect Biscayne Bay after a dramatic fish kill in the summer of 2020, which revealed the bay's vulnerability to high water...
Florida International University graduate Javier Salgueiro, who earned his B.S. in Computer Science from FIU in 2024, has seamlessly transitioned into the FinTech world as a software engineer at American Express. Salgueiro’s journey—from arriving in the U.S. from...
Florida International University cybersecurity researchers warn that AI's insatiable demand for data makes it vulnerable to subtle “data poisoning” attacks, where bad actors inject misleading or false examples into training sets to distort AI behavior in dangerous...
