
UCF Alums Working on Artemis 2: Why the Space Program is Personal to Us
If you were to parachute into the parking lots around Kennedy Space Center (KSC), you might believe you landed on an extension of UCF’s campus. Knights license plates and black-and-gold decals are everywhere. “You should see it here during football season,” says Wes Mosedale ‘07MS, senior test director for NASA. “That’s…
Jun 14, 2023

Three New Faculty Join UCF Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems welcomes three new faculty in Fall 2023: Gulsah Hacerliogullari Koksalmis, Ph.D; Vernet Lasrado, Ph.D.; and Niloofar Yousefi, Ph.D. “I’m proud to welcome Dr. Koksalmis, Dr. Lasrado and Dr. Yousefi to our talented faculty to help us continue our commitment to excellence in…
Aug 11, 2023

UCF Researchers Are Advancing AI-assisted Drug Discovery
University of Central Florida researchers are advancing AI-assisted drug screening technology with a new method that not only improves their own model’s predictive ability but also that of seven other state-of-the-art models. This new method can be beneficial in accelerating the development of life-saving medicines that otherwise take billions of…
Aug 03, 2023

UCF Awards Two IEMS Faculty with Promotions and Tenure
One-hundred-forty-three UCF faculty members, including two from the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, recently achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2022-23 cycle. Heather Keathley and Adan Vela were promoted to associate professor with tenure. The approved faculty underwent a rigorous evaluation of their…
Jul 25, 2023

IEMS Faculty Honored With International Society Award
Ivan Garibay, Ph.D., accepts the IEOM Outstanding Professor Award. Photo credit: Lara Bueno Hoeschl, Mystikos Photography. Associate professor Ivan Garibay has been awarded the Outstanding Professor Award by the Industrial Engineering & Operations Management Society International (IEOM). The honor was given in recognition of his outstanding career achievements and his…
Jun 26, 2023

From Outer Space to Garden Space
Konrad Krol holds a sample of a simulate soil and rocks used to help create it while inside the UCF Exolith Lab (Photo by Kadeem Stewart ’17) UCF partnerships bring Plant the Moon and Plant the Mars Challenge (and the closest thing to extraterrestrial soil) to K-12 students across the…
May 09, 2023

Researchers Identify 6 Challenges Humans Face with Artificial Intelligence
A University of Central Florida professor and 26 other researchers have published a study identifying the challenges humans must overcome to ensure that artificial intelligence is reliable, safe, trustworthy and compatible with human values. The study, “Six Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Grand Challenges,” was published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. Ozlem…
Mar 30, 2023

UCF Alumni Honored for Distinguished Engineering and Computer Science 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 recently honored by the College of Engineering and Computer Science is a good start. Industry leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists – and a retired NASA astronaut-turned-artist –…
Oct 21, 2022

UCF Awards Dr. Ben D. Sawyer with Promotion and Tenure
Consideration for promotion and tenure takes nearly an entire academic year as faculty are evaluated on three main areas: research, teaching and service Eighty-nine UCF faculty received promotions and another 48 earned tenure for the 2021-22 cycle following a rigorous evaluation process. The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems…
Aug 17, 2022

Industrial Engineering Doctoral Student Receives UCF's 400,000th Degree
For as long as she can remember, Laura Segarra ’22PhD has always been drawn to space, science and math. She still has her elementary school books with colorful illustrations of the universe. She laughs about almost catching the kitchen on fire during a combustion experiment. And she has vivid memories…
Aug 08, 2022