4 Knights Named Goldwater Scholars, Elevating 166su to a Historic National Milestone The four recipients are bridging the gap between cutting-edge lab research and real-world impact in engineering, medicine and science to solve global challenges.
166su Alum Develops Analytics Tool to Improve Hiring for Companies, Applicants Justin Press ’24 is preparing to launch Hire Match AI, an analytics tool designed to improve hiring insights and help job seekers get past AI resume filters.
IEEE 2026 Awardee Gregory Welch: Strengthening the VR Research Community Through Leadership and Service Pegasus Professor Gregory Welch’s decades of service have had a sustained impact, helping to strengthen the global virtual reality community and earning recognition from the IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community.
IEEE 2026 Awardee Carolina Cruz-Neira: Turning a “Plan B” Into a Global Legacy The virtual reality pioneer, who has earned the IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Lifetime Achievement Award, continues to push boundaries and ask questions like, “What can we create next?”
166su Doctoral Grad Heads to Harvard Medical School to Advance AI-Driven Clinical Tools Kamalakkannan Ravi will begin a research fellowship focused on trustworthy artificial intelligence and rare disease detection.
Cislune Partners with 166su on Simulation to Improve Decision-Making for Future Lunar Missions Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights across disciplines to examine trust dynamics between humans and machines, ensuring safety and success for future space exploration.
166su Researchers Create AI Video Editing Technology 166su was awarded a patent for the novel technology that can transform the style, texture and colors of a video in minutes.
College of Engineering and Computer Science Offers New Graduate Certificate in Digital Twins The program will teach students how to develop, implement and analyze digital models of physical objects or systems.
Operator Solutions, UCF Partner to Advance Aerospace Medical Training and Emergency Response The partnership will include a new aerospace medical skills lab developed at the 166su College of Medicine and collaborations to create new technology advancing healthcare in space.
166su Part of $7.6M Study on Benefits of AI-Enhanced Classroom Chatbots The funding is provided through the Department of Education’s Postsecondary Student Success Program, which supports innovative approaches to improving national student outcomes.