Florida International University is launching a bachelor’s degree in data science and artificial intelligence to strategically position students for success in the evolving technology landscape. The new degree, launching Fall 2024, will give students a foundational...
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New BS in Data Science and AI to launch Fall 2024
The Florida Board of Governors recently informed FIU Provost Elizabeth Bejar that, “the Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, CIP 30.7001, proposed by Florida International University, will be added to the State University System Academic...
From classroom to career: FIU student lands internship at World Kinect via new Tech Talent Academy
Harrison Perez, a junior at Florida International University (FIU) majoring in computer science and economics, has secured an internship as a Software Engineer at World Kinect Corporation. Growing up in Miami, Perez has witnessed FIU's growth, including its ranking as...
Professor Giri Narasimhan to Receive Distinguished University Professor Rank
The rank of Distinguished University Professor is the highest rank a professor can achieve at the University. This week, the FIU Provost Office announced Professor Giri Narasimhan as one of its newest recipients of this prestigious rank. Professor Narasimhan was...
Professor Janki Bhimani Receives NSF CAREER Award
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced that Assistant Professor Janki Bhimani received the NSF CAREER award. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award is one of the “most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the...
FIU’s Provost Announces Promotion of Three KFSCIS Teaching Faculty Members
FIU’s Provost, Dr. Elizabeth Bejar announced the promotion of three teaching faculty members. Dr. Patricia McDermott-Wells will be promoted from Associate Teaching Professor to Teaching Professor. Dr. Gregory Murad Reis will be promoted from Assistant Teaching...
Dr. Ananda Mondal Receives National Institute of Health Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant for Lung Cancer
KFSCIS Assistant Professor Ananda Mondol received the prestigious National Institute of Health (NIH) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) from the National Cancer Institute and will serve as the project principal investigator (PI). The proposed...
FIU Global Forensics and Justice Center Appoints KFSCIS Professor as Asian Digital Forensics Education and Research Director (Hon.)
FIU Global Forensics and Justice Center (GFJC) appointed KFSCIS Distinguished University Prof. S.S. “Ram” Iyengar as the Asian Digital Forensics Education and Research Director (Honorary). In this new position, Professor Iyengar will be leading efforts to develop...
KFSCIS Professors Develop New Cancer Subtype Prediction Framework
KFSCIS Professors Ananda Mondal and Dongshen Luo recently published, “MOGAT: A Multi-Omics Integration Framework Using Graphic Tension Networks for Cancer Subtype Prediction in the prestigious International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Their work represents the...
New KFSCIS Faculty Join for Fall 2024
The Director of KFSCIS, Dr. Jason Liu recently announced the hiring of four new faculty members for Fall 2024 and one new faculty member who will be joining the ranks in Fall 2025. Dr. Truong Nghiem will be joining KFSCIS as a tenured Associate Professor in August...