A career in cybersecurity, cryptography, or information technology positions you to work with others to PROTECT our most important personal information and that of all industries, governmental agencies (Energy Department), communication industries, and national defense. BUT the large shortage of a cyber workforce puts all of us at risk!

Start planning your cybersecurity, cryptography, or information technology path today! Help PROTECT our most important information.

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New $26 Million NSF Engineering Research Center For Smart Streetscapes

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Solve Difficult Problems While Making New Connections

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Chair's Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Florida Atlantic University. The department offers Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Science (MS), and Ph.D. degree programs in Computer Science (CS), Computer Engineering (CE), and Electrical Engineering (EE). We also offer MS degree programs in Biomedical Engineering (BME), and Information Technology and Management (ITM). The department has launched four new degree programs: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Computer Science, BS and MS in Data Science and Analytics (DSA), and MS in Artificial Intelligence (AI). In addition, the department offers graduate certificate programs in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Cyber Security, Energy Resilience, and Biomedical Engineering as well as undergraduate certificate programs in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Data Science. All degree programs in the department are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and our BS programs in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Hari Kalva, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor

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Hari Kalva, Ph.D., Inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

With 73 U.S. patents to his name, FAU engineering's Hari Kalva, Ph.D., a pioneering innovator in video technology, is one of 10 inventors selected for the 2025 class of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

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Dimitris Pados, Ph.D., principal investigator, professor, director of the CA-AI and a fellow of FAU I-SENSE in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. (Photo by Alex Dolce)

FAU Engineering Lands U.S. DOD Grant for Testing Connected AI Autonomy

The Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence will develop a platform for testing connected AI autonomy, placing FAU as a national leader in next-gen networked AI autonomous systems research.

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In the U.S., credit card fraud costs $5 billion annually, identity theft adds $16.4 billion, and Medicare fraud drains $60 billion each year.

Busted! Engineers Revolutionize Fraud Detection with Machine Learning

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Engineers Bring Sign Language to ‘Life’ Using AI

FAU engineering researchers have developed an innovative interpretation system using AI, which translates American Sign Language gestures into text in real time with 98.2% accuracy.

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Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., principal investigator, a professor and associate chair in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Biomedical Engineering. (Photo by Alex Dolce)

FAU Secures $1.3M NIH Grant for HIV Self-Test Technology Breakthrough

FAU engineering and biomedical researchers are working to meet a critical global health need by developing a reliable, rapid and affordable HIV test for early detection, with an expected cost of under $5.

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AI ‘Speaks’ Genetic ‘Dialect’ to Predict Future SARS-CoV-2 Mutations

FAU engineering researchers have developed a powerful AI model called Deep Novel Mutation Search that predicts SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations more accurately and efficiently than costly and lengthy lab experiments.

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