Awards

Founders’ Day is a celebration of the exceptional accomplishments of UCF’s faculty, staff and students. This year, nearly 50 members of the College of Engineering and Computer Science have been recognized for excellence in teaching, research, academics and service. Eight of the honorees are from the UCF Department of Computer Science The university lauded these…

Big ideas don’t wait — and neither do the researchers behind them. The 2026 Reach for the Stars honorees — six UCF assistant professors — are already making a substantial impact on their respective fields through meaningful research and creative work that extends far beyond campus, with national and international influence. Across disciplines, their work and research…

Several UCF engineering and computer science researchers have been recognized by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL). Assistant Professor Kevin Moran was named a Rising Star. Professors Ni-bin Chang and Roger Azevedo were inducted into the organization while The Rising Star award is given to select early-career professionals and academicians who…

Three UCF faculty were named 2025 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award winners while two recent faculty hires transferred their CAREER projects to continue their work at Florida’s Premier Engineering and Technology University. All five awardees teach and conduct research through UCF’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), and together their funding…

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…