UCF C3 Team wins WRCCDC Invitational
Congratulations to the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team and coaches for winning the 2022 WRCCDC Invitational on Saturday, December 3rd.
UCF wins 2022 SE Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition
Congratulations to the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team and coaches Tom Nedorost and Martin Roberts for winning the Southeast Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition hosted by…
UCF places 2nd in the International Cyber League Collegiate Cup
UCF finished runner-up in the Final Round of the International Cyber League Collegiate Cup competition on November 17th. UCF correctly identified and responded to all…
UCF wins 2022 NIATEC Invitational Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
UCF won the 2022 NIATEC Invitational Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition hosted by Idaho State University on November 12th. Two teams from Brigham Young University finished…
UCF defends National Championship in DOE CyberForce Competition
Two UCF teams claimed 1st and 2nd places in the 2022 DOE CyberForce Competition on November 5th at the Q-Center in St. Charles, IL. Penn…
UCF finishes 1st and 3rd in A-ISAC Student Cyber Challenge
Two UCF teams finished 1st and 3rd in the 2022 Aviation ISAC Student Cyber Challenge on November 2nd at the Portofino Bay Resort at Universal…
UCF Department of Computer Science Alumni Honored for Career Achievements
To understand a university’s role in shaping the future of the world, a closer look at the 16 University of Central Florida alumni who were…
UCF students drafted for the US Cyber Team
Three UCF students were drafted to compete to the US Cyber Team on October 17th. All three students are members of the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity…
UCF alumni win 2022 Global Cyber Games Charity Battle
A team of UCF alumni working at Abbott Laboratories won 1st Place in both rounds of the 2022 Global Cyber Games Charity Battle held at…
C3 Team’s Cameron Whitehead wins DOE Conquer the Hill – REIGN Edition
Congratulations to Cameron Whitehead (MSDF) for winning the DOE Conquer the Hill – REIGN Edition.
C3 Team captures 3rd and 7th in the 2022 US Cyber Open
Congratulations to the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team and coach Dr. Tom Nedorost for an outstanding performance in the 2022 US Cyber Open. 1470 students…
Dr. Damla Turgut Appointed as Chair of UCF Department of Computer Science
The UCF Department of Computer Science is pleased to announce that Professor Damla Turgut, Ph.D., has been appointed Chair of the Department. Her appointment will…
UCF Awards Promotions to Four Computer Science Faculty
Eighty-nine UCF faculty received promotions and another 48 earned tenure status for the 2021-22 cycle following a rigorous evaluation process. The Department of Computer Science…
UCF Students Oust Top Teams at 2022 North America Collegiate Programming Contest, Advance to World Finals
After beating dozens of top teams to earn seventh place, UCF will advance to the World Finals for the 11th consecutive year.
UCF crowned National Champions for 5th time!
The UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition (C3) Team won the 2022 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition for a record 5th time! To get to the nationals,…
Cyber Team wins the CAE-NCX National Championship
Congratulations to the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition team and coach Tom Nedorost for winning the CAE-NCX Championship!
Knightsec finishes runner-up in JerseyCTF II
UCF’s Knightsec team finished in 2nd Place in the JerseyCTF II competition. Over 1200 teams registered to compete yet only 502 teams managed to score…
Cyber Team captures 3rd Place in NCAE Cyber Games National Championship
UCF captured 3rd Place in the 2022 NCAE Cyber Games National Championship on April 9th after previously winning the NCAE Cyber Games Southeastern Regional on…
TROSK wins $7,500 in JOUST New Venture Competition
TROSK, a start-up company created by Daniel Trimble and Ryan Carnovsky along with Michael Troisi (’21), won $7,500 in UCF’s JOUST New Venture Competition.
Cyber Team wins CyberSEED CTF
UCF’s C3 team keep up it’s winning tradition by placing 1st and winning a $3,000 cash prize in the 2022 CyberSEED CTF sponsored by the…
Congratulations to Dr. Thankachan
UCF Computer Scientist Awarded Prestigious NSF CAREER Award and Over $1 Million for String Algorithms Research
Cyber Team wins SECCDC…again!
Congratulations to the C3 team and coach Dr. Tom Nedorost for winning the 2022 Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Regional at Kennesaw State University on…
UCF finishes 3rd in the Information Security Talent Search
Congratulations to the C3 team and coach Dr. Tom Nedorost for placing 3rd in the 2022 Information Security Talent Search at Rochester Institute of Technology…
Shah Named Fellow of Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Professor Mubarak Shah a Fellow for his significant contributions to human action recognition in video and for…
2 UCF Professors Elected as IEEE Fellows for Career Achievements
Two UCF professors are being honored as 2022 fellows by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a prestigious national distinction. The IEEE announced…
