Simple words spoken by an elderly woman in Cape Coral are an example of why UCF engineering Assistant Professor Luis Arboleda-Monsalve works so hard to make a difference in his profession, which in turn has a direct impact on hurricane readiness. “She told us to make sure to do something good with the report,” [...]
UCF recognized 45 faculty members Wednesday during the university’s inaugural Luminary Award presentations for making an impact on the world. The event, themed like Oscar night, honored those who are academic leaders in their field and are making contributions to the world that are having a significant impact. Individuals and teams are changing people’s [...]
The four Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs announce the Transportation Data Challenge, a series of community problem-solving sessions, hackathons, and demonstrations to be held in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Data Science Inc., and a growing community of partners. As a part of this, the Midwest Transportation Data Challenge [...]
Applicants must have a Ph.D. from an accredited institution in Engineering, Computer Science, or closely-related field at the time of appointment. We are especially interested in candidates with expertise in all aspects of Smart Cities as it relates to Transportation and Infrastructure, e.g., Connected Vehicles/Autonomous Vehicles’ applications, Infrastructure Engineering and Management, Adaptive Traffic Signals’ [...]
Applicants must have a Ph.D. from an accredited institution in a Smart City-related engineering field such as Civil or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or any related field at the time of appointment. We are especially interested in candidates with expertise in Smart City research domains including but not limited to the role of information [...]
New Safety Features Coming to Campus and Central Florida UCF will help advance several intelligent transportation system technologies across Central Florida aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety and easing congestion, thanks to a nearly $12 million federal grant. The Federal Highway Administration just awarded $11.9 million to a team of experts from the Florida Department of [...]
As part of a hiring campaign, the University of Central Florida (UCF) recently established several interdisciplinary clusters to strengthen its academic offerings and research mission. In support of this effort, we are hiring two more tenure-earning assistant professors into a newly established cluster: Rational Design of Catalysts for Energy Applications and Propulsion (www.ucf.edu/research/energy). One [...]
Structural Engineering Faculty Position within Resilient, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems Cluster The University of Central Florida recently established an interdisciplinary cluster approach to strengthen its academic offerings and research mission. In support of this effort, we are hiring faculty in the broad interdisciplinary area of sustainable energy systems. More details can be found [...]
Congratulations! Our two students Qing Cai and Yina Wu got the Scholarship from the American Public Health Association. It is very unusual to Civil Engineers to receive this award from APHA. They used different papers to apply the scholarship.
Dr. Essam Radwan was an invited speaker at the 4th International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety (ICTIS 2017) held in Banff, Alberta, Canada during the period August 8-10, 2017. This event was hosted by Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), China Communications and Transportation Association (CCTA), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Canadian Society [...]
