UCF Wins U.S. Department of Energy Cyber Defense Competition — Again UCF beat out 119 other teams that represented 105 universities from 33 states and the District of Columbia to earn its second top title at competition.
UCF Student-Built Remote-Control Aircraft Takes 1st in U.S., 2nd in World Ninety-two teams competed in the international competition sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Flying at Speeds up to Mach 17 Could Become Reality with UCF’s Developing Propulsion System The UCF-developed propulsion system could allow for flight speeds of Mach 6 to 17 (more than 4,600 to 13,000 miles per hour) and would have applications in air and space travel.
Cybersecurity Team Wins 4th National Championship UCF won the national championship in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and finished as runner-up the last three years.
NSF Awards UCF $2.9 Million to Train Next Generation of Cybersecurity Defenders The award comes at a time when cyber threats are becoming more prevalent, from stolen customer information to the hacking of government data and more recently, breaching the security of a Florida water plant.
UCF Student Places 2nd at National Cybersecurity Competition Graduate student Michael Roberts ’19 beat more than 450 students from across the nation in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2020 CyberForce Competition.
New National Security Partnership Benefits Florida’s State University System, Talent Pipeline The new partnership will help prepare Florida students for careers in national security while providing classes, internships, fellowships and potentially sponsorship for security clearance.
UCF Named No. 1 Aerospace, Defense Workforce Supplier for 6th Year in a Row Using insight from companies in these industries, Aviation Week Network also ranked the university as the No. 2 preferred supplier in the U.S.
UCF Awarded $170K Grant to Explore Cybersecurity Risks Amid COVID-19 UCF faculty members Clay Posey and Mindy Shoss will research behaviors of temporary work-from-home employees.
The Invisible Line of Cyberdefense Ranked among the top 30 universities in the nation for cybersecurity programs, UCF’s pipeline of talent and research into the “good side” of the cyber world has never been more important than it is at this moment.