Two FIU KFSCIS engineering graduate students are recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (NSFGRF), a distinction shared by numerous Nobel Prize winners, government and public policy leaders, and private industry...
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FIU receives grant to help increase representation in undergraduate computing
The “Best Practice” grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University will allow the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences to work toward making all students feel included while learning computing. FIU has...
TechTogether Miami, One of the first large gender-focused hackathons in Florida
TechTogether is the largest initiative to address the gender inequities in the hackathon community. It was founded in 2017 and since then it has served over 3,500 people of marginalized genders through their annual gender-focused hackathons. TechTogether is credited...
UPE Takes the Lead in Prepping Students for Professional Tech Careers
Two months ago, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the largest student organization for technology at Florida International University (FIU), arranged valuable workshops for students interested in pursuing careers involving technology. To kick off the week, UPE Advance, UPE’s...
FIU Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences Awarded $2.25 Million Army Research Office Grant in Digital Forensics
Florida International University’s Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences was recently awarded a $2.25 million grant over five years in digital forensics research by the Army Research Office and US Army Development Command. The research grant...
KFSCIS Virtual Town Hall Meeting March 30 12pm
Our School’s name change is just one of the important changes that we would address in our upcoming Virtual Town Hall Meeting on March 30, from 12:00pm (Noon) until 1:30pm. The KFSCIS Student Town Hall meeting will feature Dean John Volakis, College of Engineering...
REAL Panthers Making a REAL Impact: Meet Cesar Villa Garcia ’18 and Jose Maldonado ’17
On February 24, the College of Engineering & Computing (CEC) announced its newly named Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS), in recognition of a $10 million gift from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to enhance FIU’s...
UPE Kicks Off the Year with Big Plans for Spring 2021
Two months ago, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the largest student organization for technology at Florida International University (FIU), launched their Spring Kickoff Week and Kickoff Meeting for Spring 2021. Kickoff Week consisted of a series of one-hour virtual tabling...
UPE Supports Fellow Student Tech Organizations and Hosts Virtual Tech Workshops
Two months ago, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the largest student organization for technology at Florida International University (FIU), collaborated with other tech clubs and began their series of virtual workshops for Spring 2021. UPE’s first event for the new semester...
UPE Prepares for GGJ, the World’s Largest Game Development Hackathon
Two months ago, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the largest student organization for technology at Florida International University (FIU), prepared for Global Game Jam (GGJ) with exciting game-related activities and workshops. So, what exactly is Global Game Jam? GGJ is...