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Extracurricular Activities

Hackathons
Hackathons provide a venue for self-expression and creativity through technology. People form teams around a problem or idea, and collaboratively code a unique solution that generally take shape in the form of websites, mobile apps, and robots.

Programming Team
The team holds special qualifier contests every September and January to select team members for scholarships.

Workshops
The workshops are lead by industry professionals with years of experience in their field. Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences also host many of the local and national workshops or camps.
Tech Station
Is a $3 million, 8,000 sq. ft hub for technology innovation, training and community engagement built to attract the next generation of top computing students.
Recent News
Alumna is software engineer at Microsoft
FIU alumna Laura Castro ’25 didn’t just dream of working in Big Tech—she made it happen. After graduating with a degree in computer science from FIU’s Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences, Castro landed a coveted role as a software engineer...
New AI flood model gives water managers up-to-the-minute decision-making tool
Floods don’t wait—and now, thanks to FIU researchers, water managers won’t have to either. In a groundbreaking leap for climate resilience, FIU has unveiled an AI-powered flood model capable of simulating worst-case scenarios in seconds. Designed to help Florida’s...
How researchers are helping robots think for themselves to protect the environment
What looked like a swarm of 100-pound robots nearly colliding in the lake behind FIU’s Green Library was actually a glimpse into the future of marine environmental monitoring. Led by Ph.D. graduate Paulo Padrão, FIU researchers are pushing the boundaries of autonomous...
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...
Brains and brawn: Ukrainian student-athlete graduates with a Ph.D. in computer science
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...
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...






