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Every 90 minutes or so, an Acadia satellite designed by Capella Space completes another orbit of our planet. From 400 miles up, it could theoretically locate a frying pan lost at a campsite. If you had the same visual capability as the satellite’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR), you’d be able look up and see all…

  In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), complex photo editing can be done with the click of a button. Whether you want to remove an object from the background, change the color of your shirt or make your face appear flawless, AI can transform your pictures with simple text-to-image commands. Editing videos with those same…

The use of an artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model like ChatGPT may be free for the end user, but it doesn’t come without an economic or environmental cost. One run of an AI model can cost up to $500,000 on the cloud and produce emissions that equate to the burning of more than 11,400 pounds of…

  Electrical engineering alumna Megan Driggers ’19 ’22MS has been selected for one of UCF’s most elite recognitions: the 30 Under 30 Award. Honored for their outstanding achievements in their careers and ongoing dedication to their alma mater, these awardees represent the best and brightest of UCF. “I’m so grateful for the people and programs…

UCF researchers are developing powerful possibilities for industrially aligned research to support advances in healthcare with organ-on-a-chip (OOC) technology. OOC is built on a miniature glass wafer with human cells that mimics the function of human organs. The chips contain tiny channels lined with living cells, allowing researchers to study how tissues respond to medications, infections…

NASA’s senior technical executive for space electrical/power systems has come to UCF, bringing unparalleled expertise and a powerful vision for the engineers and researchers of SpaceU. The college’s first-ever professor of practice, three-time Knight Christopher Iannello ’94 ’99MS ’01PhD, has joined the UCF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a bold mission: to advance…

  Writing your first academic paper is an accomplishment in itself. Getting it accepted by a conference is a remarkable achievement. Writing your first paper, getting it accepted and winning a best paper award for your efforts is truly something to celebrate. That’s exactly what computer engineering senior Devon Lister was able to do for…

  A student-built racecar that started off as a senior design project has exceeded all expectations with a Top 10 finish at the Roboracer Autonomous Grand Prix Competition, held at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). The 1/10 scale, autonomous vehicle was built by computer engineering graduate Israel Charles ‘25, along with…

  As the technology industry grows each year, so does the need for experts who create innovations that fuel this sector and educate the workforce that powers it.   With this demand in mind, UCF’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) has broken a hiring record with a total of 39 new faculty members joining…

Pavan Senthil was inspired walking through a convention hall and seeing the technology that doctors and engineers had created for people with disabilities. Wheelchairs that worked even if a person couldn’t use their arms and legs. AI-assisted robots that provided 24/7 care at home and reported any emergencies to the patient’s healthcare team. Training tools…