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Faculty members across the College of Engineering and Computer Science achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2024-25 cycle. The approved faculty — 11 for promotion and five for promotion and tenure — underwent a rigorous performance evaluation by peers, college and university leaders that took nearly an academic year. The…

Every year on the first Wednesday of April, UCF honors the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of our people on Founders’ Day, our annual celebration of the employees, faculty, and students who keep reaching for the stars. The entire UCF community was invited to join us at these special events, held in the Pegasus Ballroom of…

Student Research Week is an annual university event that allows students of all majors to showcase a particular project from their area of study. More than 700 students participated this year, including over 120 undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Students presented their research through several sessions throughout the…

The university will play a supporting role in a regional research hub that will develop digital twin technology to improve semiconductor chip manufacturing. At the heart of every electronic device is a semiconductor chip. These tiny circuits can improve fuel efficiency in your car, allow your computer to process and store data, or enable you…

The robots can help adults with upper extremity disabilities to perform essential tasks like eating and grooming. For people with upper extremity disabilities — such as a stroke, multiple sclerosis or other conditions — assistive robotics can help restore their independence in performing everyday tasks like eating, grooming and grasping objects. But much like old…

The new faculty are part of a larger hiring initiative for the college. The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science has witnessed unprecedented faculty growth over the past few years and the spring 2025 semester is no exception. Eleven additional faculty members, including one with a joint appointment, will join the college this semester,…

  Pegasus Professors Issa Batarseh and Ronald DeMara have been recognized for their contributions to the field of engineering with prestigious industry honors from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Batarseh has been named the recipient of the 2025 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies while DeMara has been elevated to the…

The program prepares qualified electrical engineering and computer science doctoral students to work at Research 1 universities. In an effort to prepare doctoral students for careers in academia, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has launched the Future Faculty Laureates Program. The goal is to recognize and prepare engineering students interested in careers at…

Computer engineering doctoral student Ishraq Tashdid has been selected for a UCF Trustee Fellowship. This award, worth $25,000 per year for four years, is given to outstanding graduate students who are newly enrolled at UCF for their terminal degree. “Being a recipient of the Trustee Fellowship is an incredible honor, and I feel both humbled and motivated,”…

The scholarship is awarded to electrical engineering undergraduate students who are high achievers and show an interest in the power and energy sector. Three students from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering were awarded scholarships from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society (IEEE PES) for the 2024-25 academic year.…