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Tech Support

Organizations
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
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...
From FIU to American Express: Computing grad talks path to success
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...
FIU offers new degree to give graduates a competitive edge in AI
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...
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...