May 2, 2024
Virtual reality pioneer Carolina Cruz-Neira, Agere Chair Professor at the UCF Department of Computer Science, has been inducted into the inaugural Augmented World Expo (AWE) XR Hall of Fame. With her induction, she joins an elite international group of 100 researchers, entrepreneurs, artists, advocates and others selected for building the augmented reality and virtual…
April 22, 2024
Three UCF cybersecurity enthusiasts won UCF’s 2024 Joust New Venture Competition on Thursday and earned $12,000 to grow their company, an immersive information security simulator that puts teams in realistic cyber warfare scenarios. Computer science major Harrison Keating, information technology major Noah Magill, and cybersecurity master’s student Joshua Walsworth three other teams in the Shark…
February 7, 2024
High school students with an interest in computer science are invited to attend free introductory classes with UCF faculty and volunteers A popular high school outreach initiative for computer science students has returned after a four-year hiatus. The Junior Knights program, hosted by the UCF Department of Computer Science, offers complimentary classes in Python and competitive…
November 17, 2023
UCF professor Yan Solihin has been honored by the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group in Microarchitecture (ACM SIGMICRO) with the Distinguished Service Award. He was recognized for the achievement at the International Symposium on Microarchitecture in Toronto, held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, 2023. The Distinguished Service Award is presented to a…
August 21, 2023
The UCF Department of Computer Science welcomes five new faculty for Fall 2023: