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No More Unnecessary Evacuations

No More Unnecessary Evacuations

Miami-Dade residents will now have a tool to inform them of the threat of a storm surge. All by the click of a button, residents can visit the countyÌÄå¢Ì¢‰Û_åÂÌ¢‰Û_å¢s website and receive information regarding how hurricanes will impact their location.   Read...

Emergency Management Storm Surge Simulator

Emergency Management Storm Surge Simulator

Miami-Dade countyÌÄå¢Ì¢‰Û_åÂÌ¢‰Û_å¢s 800 sq. miles prone to evacuation, will no longer have to fear. Thanks to FIUÌÄå¢Ì¢‰Û_åÂÌ¢‰Û_å¢s simulator, residentÌÄå¢Ì¢‰Û_åÂÌ¢‰Û_å¢s will have the option to look for themselves the dangers of the hurricane on the...

The Ideal Storm Tracker

The Ideal Storm Tracker

The Storm Surge Simulator uses real-time data feeds to help south Florida residents identify public alerts and active shelters. It is a simple way for residents to compare severe storm surges with objects they can relate to.   Read more...

The S.S.S.

The S.S.S.

The Storm Surge Simulatorn a simple hurricane severity ranking system. Created by FIU students with the help of the county, this simulator will be helping over half a million residents with evacuation precautions and decisions.   Read more...

Storm Surge Simulator Brings Realistic Threats

Storm Surge Simulator Brings Realistic Threats

Residents of South Florida can now visit a website to educate them on the true threats they are vulnerable in case of a hurricane. FIU and the Miami-Dade county are helping run the hurricane season much smoother.   Read more...

Making Hurricane Season Run Smoother

Making Hurricane Season Run Smoother

Florida Keys donÌÄå¢Ì¢‰Û_åÂÌ¢‰Û_å¢t have to suffer from unnecessary evacuations any longer. FIUÌÄå¢Ì¢‰Û_åÂÌ¢‰Û_å¢s advancement in technology is helping save time and costs. Allowing the Keys to be better prepared for actual hurricane alerts that require their...

Que Tan Grave es una Inundacion?

Que Tan Grave es una Inundacion?

Gracias a FIU y el condado de Miami-Dade, residents aqui en el sur de la Flordia van a tener acceso a una erramienta por internet, que les dira la magnitude de inundaciones en sus areas. Haciendolo facil y amigable para el publico obtener informacion.   Read more...

Information Security Workshop at the University of Oxford

Information Security Workshop at the University of Oxford

Associate Professor Geoffrey Smith, passionate about computer security gives talk on ÌÄå¢Ì¢‰Û_åÂÌɉÛÏMin-Entropy as a Resource.ÌÄå¢Ì¢‰Û_åÂÌâå Participating with different researchers from all over the world.   Read more...

FIU’s Hybrid Man-Machine Cops

FIU’s Hybrid Man-Machine Cops

FIU's Discovery Lab and U.S. navy reserves join by bringing to life robots that will patrol the cities. Being remote controlled by veterans, and changing the way they recover. Read more...

FIU Students Win First Runners-up at Hack The Bass

First runners-up were FIU AppDojo students Daniela Cadena(business and Jose Miguel Infante(Computing and Information Sciences) were among sixty participants at the event. It is inspiring to witness firsthand the engagement of our local tech community in what I see as...