School of Modeling Simulation and Training News

The funding is part of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s $50.8 million award to Osceola County, which is working with preferred partners such as UCF to position Central Florida to help lead the nation in semiconductor research, design and manufacturing.

Researchers found that changing the font to one better suited to an individual resulted in a 35% increase in reading speed while maintaining comprehension.

The nation’s Space University now has an agreement with the agency to help develop the technology and workforce needed for space exploration and defense.

Implications of this work include a better understanding of opportunities and appropriate tools for short-term prediction of future trends when variability is high, as well as replacement strategies for datasets with missing values.

The Pegasus Professor, who specializes in simulation and modeling, will be inducted as UCF’s 17th NAI fellow this Wednesday.

The tool can provide disaster readiness reports for 13.3 million addresses in 196 counties along the Gulf of Mexico — including all of Florida, and parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.

The research could help combat the decreases in cognition that can occur during long space travels.

Modeling and simulation doctoral student Karla Badillo-Urquiola ’14 ’15MS, says her family, UCF’s interdisciplinary programs, and her mentor were the winning formula for her success.

New partnership aims to help alleviate national shortage of cybersecurity experts.