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Leading researchers from across the country gathered at UCF on Dec. 12 to launch a major Multi University Research Initiative (MURI), supported by the U.S. Army Research Office, aimed at transforming how scientists understand and design for the extreme environments of hypersonic flight. With flight tests, ground-test facilities, and first-principles simulations generating more complex data […]

A team of UCF researchers placed eighth in the 2025 EEG Challenge, a global machine learning competition that asks participants to predict behavioral responses from brain data. The Knights, who call themselves Team Marque, bested 8,400 submissions, including those from research labs and tech companies like Meta and Emotiv. The winning team includes Mubarak Shah, […]

UCF honored seven faculty members as shining examples of excellence, dedication and inspiration during the 2025 Luminary Awards. Pegasus Professor and Trustee Chair Mohamed Abdel-Aty and Trustee Chair and Professor Kareem Ahmed were recognized from the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Established in 2017, the annual awards recognize faculty whose achievements reflect the university’s […]

UCF recently announced the launch of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IAI), uniting the university’s AI talents under one umbrella. Now, the university is marking another milestone – becoming one of the few universities in the U.S. to offer a course on generative AI. The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering launched a special topics […]

Student Research Week is an annual university event that allows students of all majors to showcase a particular project from their area of study. More than 700 students participated this year, including over 120 undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Students presented their research through several sessions throughout the […]