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Federal Funding
February 04, 2026
FAU has secured $4 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2026 to support three transformative programs advancing national priorities in defense readiness, semiconductor workforce development and neurological disease research....
Omics Technologies
February 02, 2026
FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science has launched the Center for Omics Technologies and Data Engineering (CODE), an interdisciplinary research hub that advances engineering-driven innovation at the intersection...
D-Wave Quantum Computer
January 30, 2026
Florida Atlantic University President Hasner recently announced the purchase of a D-Wave Advantage2 quantum computer, making FAU the first university in Florida to host a quantum computer on campus and marking a major milestone...
Quantum Announcement
January 27, 2026
Florida Atlantic University will become the first university in Florida to publicly host a large, dedicated quantum computer on site. FAU has signed an agreement with D-Wave Quantum Inc. to acquire and install the revolutionary...
Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D.
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’s Isaac E. Elishakoff, Ph.D., Awarded Prestigious J.S. Rao Medal
December 12, 2025
Isaac E. Elishakoff, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, is an internationally recognized expert in random vibrations, structural reliability and buckling of structures....
Masoud Jahandar Lashaki, Ph.D.
December 11, 2025
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a two-year, $600,379 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) as part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ $112 million statewide investment...
EEG sensors record brain activity (left), generating brainwave signals (middle) that are analyzed by explainable AI (top right) and mapped onto brain regions (bottom right) to detect and interpret dementia type and severity noninvasively.
December 10, 2025
Engineering researchers at Florida Atlantic University have developed a deep learning model that analyzes EEG brain activity to detect both the type and severity of dementia – specifically AD and FTD. Using advanced AI...
Florida Academy Inductees
December 04, 2025
Three Florida Atlantic University researchers – Hari Kalva, Ph.D., Randy Blakely, Ph.D., and. Gregg Fields, Ph.D. – were inducted into the 2025 class of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL),...
Arslan Munir
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...