2024

UCF faculty members across the university, including several from the College of Engineering and Computer Science, achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2023-24 cycle.The 104 approved faculty — 63 for promotion, 40 for promotion and tenure and one for tenure — underwent a rigorous performance evaluation by peers, college and…

A year into his career at UCF, Assistant Professor Di Wu shares what drew him to Knight Nation, what he’s working on and how ducklings play a role in his daily routine.   Di Wu, an assistant professor in the UCF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was one of 12 new faculty who came…

Professor Murat Yuksel is pioneering the use of machine learning to enhance high frequency wireless networks and efficiently navigate environmental obstacles to provide better coverage and quality.   Communicating unimpeded at distances near and far is a dream Murat Yuksel is hoping to realize. His ongoing research, titled “INWADE: INtelligent Waveform Adaptation with DEep Learning,”…

Computer engineering, electrical engineering and aerospace engineering all rose in the 2025 rankings.   The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science has ranked within the top 75 colleges and universities in the country on the U.S. News and World Report list of Best Engineering Schools for the eighth consecutive year. CECS is listed at…

The certificate program will train students to evaluate and test the electrical and electronic components of devices and equipment used in the harsh environment of space. UCF is the only university in Florida collaborating with NASA on a unique certificate program, which will train students to evaluate and test the electrical and electronic components of…

Students who enroll in the program will learn to analyze, design and develop the robotics and autonomous systems that are used in society. TapeMeasure, UCF’s robotic dog used by students for research, became an instant sensation during the 2023 Space Game at FBC Mortgage Stadium, captivating the crowd as soon as it stepped onto the…

Two students from the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science will have the opportunity to apply their research at one of the world’s foremost leaders in high-performance computing. Senior computer science major Parker McLeod and junior computer engineering major Cory Brynds will help Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) investigate more ways to implement fully homomorphic…