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Plug and Play Partners with UCF for New Orlando Office Focused on Smart Cities

February 5, 2024
Plug and Play, a global innovation platform that supports startups, is excited to announce the opening of its new office in Orlando dedicated to advancing smart cities — with UCF selected as a preferred partner for the new initiative. This strategic move reflects Plug and Play’s commitment to fostering innovation and supporting startups in the…

UCF Ranked a Top University for Transportation Science

October 30, 2023
Each year, ShanghaiRanking assesses and ranks universities across 54 different academic subjects, spanning from physics and transportation sciences and technology to finance and hospitality and tourism management. The research-based rankings consider five key indicators, including research volume, quality, impact, international partnerships and academic awards. UCF’s transportation science and technology program tied for No. 5 among U.S. programs. Orlando…

UCF Ranked Among Top 5 in Nation for Transportation Science and Technology

July 16, 2020
UCF was recently ranked No. 5 in the United States and No. 29 in the world for transportation science and technology, according to ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020. The ranking includes 200 of the world’s top universities, and places UCF ahead of Georgia Tech, Purdue, Arizona State University, Carnegie Mellon and the University…

UCF, Ford Advance in National Contest to Make Driving Safer

April 10, 2019
A team of UCF researchers has become a finalist with Ford Motor Co. in a national contest to improve traffic safety, having beaten out more than 50 other teams in the competition. The UCF entry, Real-Time Crash Visualization Tools for Traffic Safety Management, is a computer program that uses big data to predict — and…

UCF Helps Lead $12M Smart Transportation Project

October 5, 2017
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 Transportation (FDOT), the University of Central Florida, and MetroPlan…