Cybersecurity is one of the hottest topics in research today, involving both privacy and security across the internet. Security risks increase as more cyber-physical systems are interconnected to make our lives easier. Both work and entertainment are ever more...
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Ways to add tech skills to a resume
It’s no secret that in today’s digital age, technical professionals are in high demand.These days, computer science and information technology are not the only fields that require technical prowess. Education is gradually becoming digital, with many schools providing...
NSF grant to increase CS & IT graduates
This grant will support our commitment to those students at risk of dropping out of college when they are within striking distance of graduation ~ Mark Weiss The NSF grant, scholarships are part of a $5 million, five-year grant offered to Florida International...
Curious about computer science?
Inspired by the late Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford University where he shared how auditing a calligraphy class in college inspired him years later.. IDC 1000 is an online course designed for students who want to learn about computing, but don’t have a...
Artificial Intelligence Technology, the danger is not machines run amok
Mark Finlayson quoted on Business Intelligence Info The danger is not machines run amok, as suggested by some, like [Elon] Musk or [Stephen] Hawking (who know nothing about Artificial Intelligence (AI)). The danger is, like nuclear weapons, what AI will allow us to do...
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...
CU with FIU Strengthening processes & Postgraduate training
Students and professors of the Faculty of Engineering participated in the development at the Coliseum Competence at the University of the Coast. A day filled of socialization of study opportunities and scholarships for postgraduate studies at FIU. The talk was led by...
Ms. Medhini Narasimhan, wins the ISCB Student Council Best Poster Award
SCIS congratulates Ms. Medhini Narasimhan, a visiting undergraduate student, for winning the ISCB Student Council Best Poster Award at Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology Conference (ISMB 2016). Congratulations to Prof.Narasimhan, Medhini Narasimhan’s advisor....
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...
Ricardo Mizos overcomes autism and earns a degree in Information Technology
Ricardo Mizos, 23, has autism but with support from his parents and early therapeutic intervention, he recently graduated with a degree in information technology and plans on returning to in the fall for graduate school. One of the challenges of autism is paying...










