FIU College of Engineering and Computing

From FIU student to published researcher, alumna Mellissa Komninakis is helping advance safer, more effective approaches to nuclear waste remediation.

Now a junior engineer at FIU’s Applied Research Center, her work focuses on reducing the release of radioactive particles during cleanup operations, with implications for protecting workers, communities and the environment.

Read how she is making an impact in this critical field and helping shape the future of nuclear remediation:
https://news.fiu.edu/2026/alumna-blazing-trail-in-nuclear-waste-remediation-research?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_promotion&utm_term=College+of+Engineering+and+Computing

Alumna blazing trail in nuclear waste remediation research She's helping clean up from World War II.

Colleagues across academia and industry are sharing their praise for Dean Jack Puleo, highlighting his collaborative leadership, mentorship and vision for the future of engineering education.

From advancing coastal resilience research to supporting the next generation of engineers and computing professionals, those who have worked alongside Puleo describe him as a leader who elevates the people around him.

"Jack is a fantastic collaborator whose inviting and supporting approach has been a career catalyst for many students, postdocs, and early career researchers." — Nina Stark, University of Florida

Read more:
https://cec.fiu.edu/news-events/news/2026/jack-puleo-is-fius-new-engineering-and-computing-dean-his-peers-weigh-in-on-the-hire.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_promotion&utm_term=College+of+Engineering+and+Computing

This Memorial Day, we pause as a Panther community to honor and remember those who served and sacrificed. 🇺🇸🐾

A new partnership represents the latest strategic collaboration from the FIU Center for Integrated Security, Privacy, and Trustworthy AI (CIERTA), where CEC cybersecurity expert Selcuk Uluagac spearheaded the partnership on FIU's side.

Thank you to Dean Jack Puleo, Christian Poellabauer, Mark Weiss and staff, and to Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and FIU President Jeanette M. Nuñez for making this a priority.

Quantum computers get the headlines, but quantum sensors are already working in medicine, navigation, and mapping.

Our very own researcher, Alex Krasnok, explains how atoms, electron spins and light can detect tiny signals

Learn more from The Conversation US:

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra-steady rulers – detecting faint motion, magnetism and gravity for navigation, medicine and science Quantum computers are still a work in progress but quantum sensors are already in use at hospitals, laboratories and by defense contractors.

Professor S. S. Iyengar, Distinguished University Professor and director of FIU’s Center of Excellence in Digital Forensics, has been named a 2026 inductee into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

This recognition honors his groundbreaking contributions to distributed sensor networks, artificial intelligence and intelligent systems, as well as his impact on technologies used in disaster preparedness and national defense.

Congratulations to Professor Iyengar on this recognition.

FIU Knight Foundation School of Computing

Read more:
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The College of Engineering and Computing’s Division of External Programs played a key role in FIU’s submission, delivering customized programs that brought FIU’s cross-disciplinary expertise into industry, government, and nonprofit settings.

It reflects the collective strength behind FIU’s executive education footprint and the impact of applied, real-world learning. Paws up!

FIU debuts at No. 7 in U.S. in Financial Times executive education ranking FIU ranked No. 7 in the U.S. and No. 72 in the world in the 2026 Financial Times rankings for customized executive education programs.