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Student Startup Supports the Defense Industry with Digital Twin Technology

Student Startup Supports the Defense Industry with Digital Twin Technology

Two UCF Knights are using digital twin technology to help simulate real-world environments for defense trainings. Zack Zuniga and Liam Etan ’24, co-founders of ZuLeris…

Knight Hacks, Hack Days and Hackathons

Knight Hacks, Hack Days and Hackathons

There are times when Dylan Vidal, Leonard Gofman, and Richard Phillips get together and sound like brothers, or at least roommates. They laugh at random…

Computer Engineering Professor Researches Economic and Environmental Challenges of AI

Computer Engineering Professor Researches Economic and Environmental Challenges of AI

The use of an artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model like ChatGPT may be free for the end user, but it doesn’t come without an economic or environmental…

CECS Alumnus, Student to be Honored as Shining Knights

CECS Alumnus, Student to be Honored as Shining Knights

The College of Engineering and Computer Science has two awardees who will be recognized tonight at a well-deserved celebration of their unfailing dedication and service…

Ocean Expert Joins UCF as Director of the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research

Ocean Expert Joins UCF as Director of the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research

Ivan Haigh spent his childhood far from the sea. Growing up in Zambia, located in the landlocked South-Central area of Africa, Haigh didn’t see the…

Researchers Aim to Uncover Link Between Age and Breast Cancer Treatment

Researchers Aim to Uncover Link Between Age and Breast Cancer Treatment

Age is considered a risk factor for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive form of the disease that can be difficult to treat, particularly…

UCF Researchers Develop Organ-on-a-Chip Technology for Industry

UCF Researchers Develop Organ-on-a-Chip Technology for Industry

UCF researchers are developing powerful possibilities for industrially aligned research to support advances in healthcare with organ-on-a-chip (OOC) technology. OOC is built on a miniature glass…

UCF Researchers Fight Breast, Prostate Cancer with Targeted Therapies Backed by 2 New Grants

UCF Researchers Fight Breast, Prostate Cancer with Targeted Therapies Backed by 2 New Grants

A UCF team of researchers is refining its game plan to tackle cancer. Annette Khaled, who leads the College of Medicine’s cancer research division, recently received…

Student-Created Podcast Inspires Future Engineers

Student-Created Podcast Inspires Future Engineers

Innovation is intrinsic to industrial engineers. From optimizing efficiencies to streamlining workflows, industrial engineers leave things better than they found them. That’s just what industrial…

Computer Science Students, Biology Professor Create

Computer Science Students, Biology Professor Create "The Crawling Dead" Game About Parasitic Wasps

A new desktop game is turning parasitic wasps into unlikely heroes. Released Sept. 9, on the digital platform Steam, The Crawling Dead introduces players to biology…

UCF Graduate Secures Career Through Lockheed Martin Internship Program

UCF Graduate Secures Career Through Lockheed Martin Internship Program

As Florida’s Premier Engineering and Technology University, UCF not only provides world-class education but also prepares students for careers with top companies such as Lockheed…

Undergraduate’s First Research Project Wins Best Paper Award

Undergraduate’s First Research Project Wins Best Paper Award

Writing your first academic paper is an accomplishment in itself. Getting it accepted by a conference is a remarkable achievement. Writing your first paper, getting…