David Mohaisen

The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) has selected a new associate dean of graduate affairs. David Mohaisen, a professor of computer science, will step into the role following the appointment of Ali Gordon, the current associate dean of graduate affairs, as dean of the College of Engineering at Wichita State University. Mohaisen’s…

Nothing motivates Ilkin Isler ’22MS ’25PhD quite like this phrase: “It can’t be done.” When Isler says candidly, “Working on my Ph.D. is the most difficult thing I’ve ever faced,” there’s a montage of difficult things in her life to consider — physical and mental, past and present. For example, in August 2025, the recent computer science doctoral…