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FAU Engineering’s Ubicquia Innovation Center to Open in Spring
January 15, 2026
FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science is establishing the Ubicquia Innovation Center for Intelligent Infrastructure (UICII) following a $1.5 million gift from the Aaron Family Foundation and Ubicquia, Inc. Opening...
FAU Engineers Decode Dementia Type Using AI and EEG Brainwave Analysis
December 10, 2025
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), gradually impairs memory, thinking and daily life. Because symptoms of AD and FTD often overlap, misdiagnosis is common. Traditional tools...
FAU Innovation for Next-Generation AI Factories Featured by NVIDIA
November 19, 2025
As artificial intelligence data centers expand in size and power demand, traditional air-cooling systems are struggling to keep high-density GPU clusters cool and efficient. Rising temperatures limit performance, increase...
FAU Engineering Lands NIH Grant to Study How the Brain Learns to ‘See’
November 17, 2025
Vision is one of our most fundamental senses, shaping how we perceive and interact with the world. For more than 12 million Americans with visual impairments, even small deficits can limit independence and quality of life....
Agentic AI Hackathon
November 12, 2025
This hackathon challenges participants to learn agentic AI frameworks, engage with industry mentors, and design impactful solutions to meaningful real-world problems. This hackathon is open to all FAU students.
FAU Engineering Study Takes a ‘Quantum Leap’ to Detect Kidney Disease
November 12, 2025
The kidney is one of the body’s most vital organs, responsible for filtering waste, balancing electrolytes and maintaining overall health. Any impairment to its function can lead to serious and often irreversible consequences. Chronic...
FAU Engineering Receives $1.5M to Launch Ubicquia Innovation Center
November 04, 2025
The College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University has received a $1.5 million gift from the Aaron Family Foundation and Ubicquia, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale-based technology company, to establish...
FAU Researchers Make Great ‘Strides’ in Gait Analysis Technology
October 24, 2025
A first-of-its-kind study explored whether more accessible technologies – foot-mounted wearable sensors and a 3D depth camera – could accurately measure how people walk, offering a practical alternative to traditional...
Researchers Study AI as Virtual Health Coach
October 06, 2025
Florida Atlantic researchers conducted the first review of studies on AI systems meant to deliver motivational interviewing (MI), a patient-centered counseling method that helps people find their own motivation to change. Results,...
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September 26, 2025
Florida Atlantic researchers have developed a new advanced AI framework designed to better handle and access multiple pieces of information to make automated decisions. “This work fills a crucial gap in the current...