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Poker-Hold ‘Em as a good research tool

Poker-Hold ‘Em as a good research tool

Sam Ganzfried, is beginning a stint as assistant professor of computer science at the School of Computing and Information Sciences at FIU, approaches poker as both a player and scientist. Hold 'Em is a good research tool because it requires players, whether human or...

Brazilian students working at FIU’s Discovery Lab

Brazilian students working at FIU’s Discovery Lab

The Brazilian government is thinking of STEM education and that’s why Brazil is paying for undergraduate college students to spend the summer at the School of Computing and Information Science. Science Without Borders, currently have six Brazilian students working at...

Introduction to Computer Programming

Introduction to Computer Programming

What if your final exam were to create a video game? Sounds tantalizing, doesn’t it? You don’t have to know anything about programming, and you don’t have to be a computer science major. All you have to do is sign up for COP 1000 Introduction to Computer Programming....