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Big Data Analytics Enables Scientists to Model COVID-19 Spread

By | July 14, 2020

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers receive NSF RAPID grant to work with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to use big data analytics techniques to predict the spread of COVID-19.

Seeing is Believing: Effectiveness of Facemasks

By | June 30, 2020

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers use flow visualization to qualitatively test social distancing and the efficacy of facemasks in obstructing respiratory droplets.

COVID-19 Knowledge Base and Risk Assessment Tool is Powered by AI

By | June 24, 2020

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø's College of Engineering and Computer Science has received an NSF RAPID grant for modeling outbreak and mutation of COVID-19 and to develop a multi-source deep neural network-based predictive tool.

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø Celebrates Spring 2020 Graduates

By | May 7, 2020

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø will confer more than 3,400 degrees for the spring 2020 semester. The new graduates will join more than 175,000 alumni who have graduated from ÑDz©¹ÙÍø since the University opened its doors in 1964.

Project Paves the Way for Forecasting COVID-19 Infection Transmission

By | April 29, 2020

A smart city project developed by ÑDz©¹ÙÍø engineering researchers is being retooled to create new opportunities to tackle COVID-19 with cutting-edge computational epidemiology.

Stay 6 Feet Apart. Simulated Cough Reveals That May Not be Enough

By | April 21, 2020

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers use flow visualization to demonstrate how far a mechanically simulated cough travels and lingers in the air.

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø to Make Thousands of Face Shields for Baptist Health South Florida

By | April 8, 2020

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø engineers have developed a disposable face shield that only requires clear polyester plastic, elastic fabric bands, and a laser cutter. Unlike 3D printed solutions, this process is simple and quick.

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø Makes 'U.S. News & World Report' Lists for Best Graduate Programs

By | March 17, 2020

More than one dozen ÑDz©¹ÙÍø graduate programs are included in the latest U.S. News & World Report's 2021 "Best Graduate Programs."

Researchers Take Body Armor to the Next Level with High Energy Fibers

By | February 3, 2020

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø's College of Engineering and Computer Science received $569,482 from Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office to develop advanced fibers to enhance the performance of military helmets and body armor.

Immersive Simulator Tests 'Trust' Between Humans and Self-driving Cars

By | January 9, 2020

ÑDz©¹ÙÍø's College of Engineering and Computer Science has developed a unique immersive simulator that provides a convincingly lifelike virtual reality simulation to test trust between humans and self-driving cars.

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