Awards

Student software developers hacked their way to multiple accolades at Bitcamp XI, held this spring at the University of Maryland. Twenty-five members of Knight Hacks took part in the hackathon, where more than 1,000 participants brought their ideas to fruition in a 36-hour development marathon fueled by creativity, very little sleep and sheer drive to…

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…

Three UCF faculty members have been recognized by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL) for the impact they’ve had on their fields of study. Associate professors Ranajay Ghosh and Chen Chen of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor Lindsay Taliaferro of the College of Medicine have been named 2024 Rising Star…

University of Central Florida assistant professor Kevin Moran has won the 2024 SIGSOFT Early Career Researcher Award “for outstanding contributions to improving the quality of mobile applications, through software testing, deep learning and user interface development. He received a $1,000 honorarium, a signed plaque with his name engraved and up to $3,000 in travel support…

UCF professor Yan Solihin, a computer science faculty member and director of the UCF Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster, has been named a 2023 Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Solihin and 51 other individuals representing higher education, industry and research institutions from 14 countries received the honor for their impactful contributions in…