February 16, 2026
At the UCF Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IAI), researchers have developed MolVision, a new artificial intelligence (AI) vision language (VLM) model capable of accurately viewing a molecule’s structure. The project was launched from a bold idea, to make AI models learn scientific principles the same way students do. Leading the study is Assistant Professor of Materials…
November 14, 2025
UCF Assistant Professor Shruti Vyas was raised to the grade of Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Only 10% of the nearly half a million members have achieved this level. Promotion to this grade requires a wide breadth of experience and accomplishments. IEEE is a global network of over 486,000…
August 7, 2023
Five new faculty members have joined the UCF Department of Materials Science and Engineering for the 2023-24 academic year. The faculty bring with them a wide range of experience and expertise in biosensors and biowearables, semiconductor materials, electron microscopy, machine learning and much more. The new faculty are: Paria Gharavi – Assistant Professor Leland Nordin…