In April of 2017, the FIU Alumni Association will host the Torch Awards Gala at the JW Marriot Marquis Miami. This award ceremony was created in 2000 as the highest honor given to alumni and to a single faculty member by the FIU Alumni Association. Recipients are...
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Artificial intelligence sheds new light on classic texts
The system used artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to unearth a trove of surprising insights. For example, they found that evil sorcery often took place close to Catholic monasteries. This made a certain amount of sense since Catholic sites in Denmark were tarred...
SCIS Student W. Victor H. Yarlott visits The Heidelberg Laureate Forum
The Heidelberg Laureate Forum is an annual,invitation-only event which brings young Mathematics and CS researchers together with Abel, Fields, and Turing distinguished laureates. FIU CIS Ph.D. Student W. Victor H. Yarlott shares his inspiring experiences at the forum...
Cutting-edge research in Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is one of the hottest topics in research today, involving both privacy and security across the internet. Security risks increase as more cyber-physical systems are interconnected to make our lives easier. Both work and entertainment are ever more...
Ways to add tech skills to a resume
It’s no secret that in today’s digital age, technical professionals are in high demand.These days, computer science and information technology are not the only fields that require technical prowess. Education is gradually becoming digital, with many schools providing...
NSF grant to increase CS & IT graduates
This grant will support our commitment to those students at risk of dropping out of college when they are within striking distance of graduation ~ Mark Weiss The NSF grant, scholarships are part of a $5 million, five-year grant offered to Florida International...
Curious about computer science?
Inspired by the late Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford University where he shared how auditing a calligraphy class in college inspired him years later.. IDC 1000 is an online course designed for students who want to learn about computing, but don’t have a...
Artificial Intelligence Technology, the danger is not machines run amok
Mark Finlayson quoted on Business Intelligence Info The danger is not machines run amok, as suggested by some, like [Elon] Musk or [Stephen] Hawking (who know nothing about Artificial Intelligence (AI)). The danger is, like nuclear weapons, what AI will allow us to do...
Poker-Hold ‘Em as a good research tool
Sam Ganzfried, is beginning a stint as assistant professor of computer science at the School of Computing and Information Sciences at FIU, approaches poker as both a player and scientist. Hold 'Em is a good research tool because it requires players, whether human or...
CU with FIU Strengthening processes & Postgraduate training
Students and professors of the Faculty of Engineering participated in the development at the Coliseum Competence at the University of the Coast. A day filled of socialization of study opportunities and scholarships for postgraduate studies at FIU. The talk was led by...