Congratulations to Dr. Hassan Foroosh
Congratulations to Dr. Hassan Foroosh, whose promotion to (full) professor was approved by the provost and will take place officially on August 8, 2015!
Microsoft’s Build The Shield Cybersecurity Competition
Congratulations to four teams of UCF EECS students for their strong performance at Microsoft’s Build the Sheild cybersecurity competition in Redmond, WA. UCF’s teams finished 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 12th out of 50 competing teams from across the United States.
Congratulations to Drs. Niels Da Vitoria Lobo And Mubarak Shah
Congratulations to Drs. Niels da Vitoria Lobo and Mubarak Shah on receiving $402,880 from the NSF for their REU Site in Computer Vision. The grant is titled: “REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Computer Vision”. This is the longest-running REU Site in the US, and has been going on for over 25 years.
CCDC Team Wins 2015 SECCDC
The UCF Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Team took 1st Place in the 2015 Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held at Kennesaw State University on April 7-8. This is the third consecutive year that UCF has won 1st Place in the Southeast region.
Congratulations to Dr. Mubarak Shah and Dr. Hassan Foroosh
Congratulations to Mubarak Shah and Hassan Foroosh for each winning a UCF Research Incentive Award (RIA) for the 2014-15 academic year. These awards are in recognition of outstanding research efforts.
Congratulations to Dr. Fernando Gomez
Congratulations to Dr. Fernando Gomez, who was recognized at UCF Founder’s Day for his years of service at UCF, upon his retirement.
Congratulations to Drs. Gonzalez, Hu, And Sukthankar
Congratulations to Dr. Avelino Gonzalez for receiving a 2015 Pegasus award. In order to receive the Pegasus award, faculty must have achieved excellence in teaching, research, and/or creative activity, and service of national and international impact.
2015 Build-The-Shield Cyber Security Competition
Four teams of UCF cyber students qualified and have been invited to compete in the 2015 Build-The-Shield cyber security competition at Microsoft HQ in Redmond, WA. The top 50 teams from across the nation will compete at the event.
Congratulations to CS PHD Student Alvaro Velasquez And Advisor Dr. Sumit Jha
CS PhD student Alvaro Velasquez has been awarded the 2015 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. Congratulations to Alvaro and his doctoral advisor Dr. Sumit Kumar Jha.
Congratulations to The UCF CCDC Team
The UCF Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Team competed in the virtual qualification round of the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition on Saturday, March 7th.