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CUTR awards photo - Joe Lopano, CEO of Tampa International Airport (TPA)

CUTR 2024 Transportation Achievement Awards

The 2024 Transportation Achievement Awards were held on October 29. The transportation community joined together at the University of South Florida to celebrate excellence in transportation and planning. The CUTR event brought together industry leaders, innovators, and advocates to honor exceptional achievements that drive Florida’s transportation and infrastructure forward. Joe Lopano, CEO of Tampa International Airport (TPA), was inducted into the prestigious Florida Transportation Hall of Fame.

November 8, 2024Research

Banner image of USF College of Engineering Faculty Honored as 2024-25 Fulbright US Scholars – Dr. Arias and Dr. Chang

USF College of Engineering Faculty Honored as 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholars

Congratulations to two USF Engineering Faculty! Discover how USF College of Engineering’s distinguished faculty, Dr. J. Morris Chang and Dr. Mauricio Arias, are driving innovation worldwide as 2024-2025 Fulbright Scholars. Learn about Dr. Chang’s advancements in privacy-preserving machine learning and Dr. Arias’s impactful research in environmental sustainability.

November 6, 2024Civil Environmental, Electrical, Faculty, Research

image of authenticated messages via PQC schemes with Dr. Yavuz USF engineering

NSF Grant Awarded to Dr. Yavuz of USF’s Engineering Computer Science Department for SATUQ Project

Dr. Attila A. Yavuz of USF’s Computer Science and Engineering Department has been awarded a $364,117 NSF grant to advance cybersecurity for integrated satellite-terrestrial networks. His SATUQ project focuses on quantum-resistant cryptography and decentralized security to safeguard critical infrastructure and emerging tech like 6G.

October 25, 2024Computer, Faculty, Research

Dr. Tansel Yucelen, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at USF

Dr. Yucelen Recognized as Highly Ranked Scholar & Top Cited Scientist in 2024

Dr. Tansel Yucelen, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at (USF) was named a Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS, ranking third in Adaptive Control and 154th in Control Theory, and has also been recognized as one of the top 2% of the most cited scientists worldwide in Stanford/Elsevier's annual citation ranking.

October 3, 2024Mechanical, Research

Dr. Lingling Fan, USF Engineering Professor

USF Engineering Receives $2.9 Million DOE Award for Groundbreaking Solar Energy Research

The University of South Florida (USF) has been awarded $2.9 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance research on solar energy grid stability through the innovative use of digital twin technology led by principal investigator, Dr. Lingling Fan.

September 20, 2024Electrical, Faculty, Research

USF Engineering Professors in bunny suits in clean room

USF Receives $3 Million NSF Research Traineeship Award to Advance Semiconductor Research and Education

The University of South Florida (USF) has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Research Traineeship (NRT) program. The five-year initiative, titled "NRT: Science, Technology, Engineering, Program for Upward Partnership (STEP-UP) for Advancing Microelectronics Education and Training," aims to advance semiconductor education and research while addressing the growing need for skilled professionals in the microelectronics industry.

September 17, 2024Faculty, Research

Seven College of Engineering Faculty being recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

Seven USF Engineering Faculty Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

Seven faculty members from the USF College of Engineering were among 27 USF faculty members recognized for their achievements. The honored faculty members represent various departments, including Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and the Center for Urban Transportation Research.

September 16, 2024Computer, Electrical, Faculty, Mechanical, Research

Engineering Students at NASA Internship (Institute of Applied Engineering)

USF Engineering Students' NASA Internship Spectrum News

USF students with the Institute Applied of Engineering spent a couple of weeks this summer working at NASA and their experience was covered on Bay News 9.

September 9, 2024Research, Students

“Our algorithm automatically identifies the head, thorax, abdomen, wings and legs from a mosquito image, then it uses specific anatomical components to identify the mosquito type – for example, the wing for Anopheles stephensi.”

Combatting malaria with AI: Computer Science and Engineering professor targets mosquito-borne disease in Africa

Computer Science and Engineering Professor Shriram Chellapan's project, funded by the NIH, is an international effort that will establish a new research center in Africa to advance malaria research and deploy advanced smart traps for real-time identification of mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite.

June 6, 2024Computer, Research

Professors Sylvia Wilson Thomas and Daniel Yeh selected for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

Professors Sylvia Wilson Thomas and Daniel Yeh selected for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

Thomas and Yeh are among the nine inductees in this year’s class receiving the prestigious honor for their notable contributions to scientific and technological advancements.

June 1, 2024Faculty, Research

Samantha Tromly, program director of the USF Institute of Applied Engineering, embraces her husband, Maj. Kevin Tromly, following his return from deployment to Iraq

Institute of Applied Engineering research helps detect brain injuries in U.S. Special Operations Forces

Through its partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command, the USF Institute of Applied Engineering has co-led an illuminating study that found repeated exposure to low-level blasts is associated with signs of brain injury in Special Operations Forces.

April 22, 2024Research

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

Daniel Yeh's NEWGenerator scores AUTM Better World Project Award for USF

USF has been awarded the AUTM Better Project Award, thanks to USF's Technology Transfer Office, Civil & Environmental Engineering professor Daniel Yeh and Yeh's NEWGenerator, a solar-powered innovation providing off-grid water sanitation for people in remote locations.

February 23, 2024Civil Environmental, Faculty, Research

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