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Engineering and Computer Science Researchers Rank Among Top Scholars Worldwide for Publications

May 9, 2024
ScholarGPS, a digital research analytics platform, has ranked several UCF engineering and computer science professors among the top researchers in their respective fields of study. These professors have been named Highly Ranked Scholars for their number of publications, the impact of their work and their scholarly contributions, which place them within the top 0.05% of…

4 UCF Researchers Named as Highly Cited Researchers for 2021

December 6, 2021
Four University of Central Florida researchers have been named highly cited researchers in their field for 2021 by analytics company Clarivate, based on data from Web of Science. The annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.…

Abdel-Aty Named 2020 Roy W. Crum Award Recipient

December 11, 2020
Mohamed Abdel-Aty is the recipient of the 2020 Roy W. Crum Award, to be received at the 2021 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Aty is recognized for his distinguished achievements in the development of immediate practical applications of his fundamental and developmental research results as well as for contributing broadly to the science of transportation safety.…

UCF, Ford Advance in National Contest to Make Driving Safer

April 10, 2019
A team of UCF researchers has become a finalist with Ford Motor Co. in a national contest to improve traffic safety, having beaten out more than 50 other teams in the competition. The UCF entry, Real-Time Crash Visualization Tools for Traffic Safety Management, is a computer program that uses big data to predict — and…

UCF Helps Lead $12M Smart Transportation Project

October 5, 2017
UCF will help advance several intelligent transportation system technologies across Central Florida aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety and easing congestion, thanks to a nearly $12 million federal grant. The Federal Highway Administration just awarded $11.9 million to a team of experts from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the University of Central Florida, and MetroPlan…