The eMerge Americas Foundation and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation have partnered to establish a fellowship program that invests in the professional development of top-performing local university engineering students and introduces them to opportunities at...
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India FIU, New Academic and Industry Partnership
We had the honor this month to host the Consul General of India along with Indian Consulate officials at the FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus here at FIU to discuss academic and industry partnerships with India. Leading the conversations was Ms. Birgitta “Gitta”...
National Science Foundation awards FIU $1 million to train policy professionals in cyberinfrastructure
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded FIU a $1 million grant to train policy scientists in -infrastructure to help meet the demand for professionals with an in-depth understanding of the latest technologies. This award will jumpstart a new era of public...
Dr. Mark Finlayson featured on FIU News: The future of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence, designed to get machines to do intelligent things, is not new – it’s been around for nearly 70 years. Siri, Alexa and that robot vacuum that sweeps your floors are all examples of AI. Like humans, these machines are undergoing an evolution and...
1st Annual FIU Robotics Open
Over 300 students from elementary and middle schools around South Florida participated last weekend in the 1st Annual FIU Robotics Open. Thirty teams competed to demonstrate their skills in mathematical analysis, creativity, engineering design, and computer...
SCIS 2018 Awards Ceremony
The School of Computing and Information Sciences is a leading research School and the largest producer of computing talent in the State of Florida. We are a leader in the United States in training Hispanic PhD Students. FIU SCIS Ranks 39th in Computer Science R&D...
RDF Robotics Lab Grand Opening
RDF Lab is a collaborative effort between Florida International University's departments. These departments include Architecture, Art + Art History, Computer Science, Music, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Bio-Medical Engineering, Southeast Environmental Research...
SCIS goes to 2018 Grace Hopper Conference
Five faculty members and...
DMIS lab students won the third place in the 2018 TRECVID Ad-hoc Video Search competition
The FIU team from Distributed Multimedia Information Systems (DMIS) Laboratory at the School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) won the third place (third highest score) in the 2018 TRECVID Ad-hoc Video Search (AVS) competition (combining both...
SCIS involved with FIU to play key role in India’s energy evolution
In developing countries, there is a growing need for electricity and generating it in creative ways. India is addressing this problem by giving power to the people and turning them into prosumers. A prosumer is someone who not only consumes electricity, but also...