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Second-year electrical engineering student Rikki DeOreo is helping fellow Gators master MATLAB as the University of Florida’s new MathWorks Student Ambassador and a peer mentor in Programming for Engineers. Through workshops, mentoring and a new MATLAB Student Club, she’s sharing her technical skills while building a supportive learning community.

No one will ever accuse Edward Kempa of being an underachiever.  

Kempa is graduating this spring with double majors – his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Department of Computer and Information Science (CISE) and a bachelor’s in economics. As well as double minors in German and business administration. After graduation, he plans to pursue his doctorate in computer science, with a research focus on applications of machine learning in health care.

As IPPD marks its 31st year, here is a look at some of the program’s notable products still in use. 

Rethinking how engineering students are evaluated, Amie Baisley, Ph.D., is transforming assessments from one-time grades into tools that track conceptual growth, support persistence and give students meaningful feedback throughout the semester.

Gloria Kim, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Florida’s Department of Engineering Education, found her research area organically. Her life experiences were directly related to convergence in education, not that she knew it at the time.  She grew up in Australia, Canada, Germany and Korea, learning three languages, moving to the United States, […]

UF named Andrea Ramirez-Salgado, Ph.D., its 2025 AI Educator of the Year, recognizing her creative approach to teaching artificial intelligence and inspiring the next generation of learners.

Andrea Goncher Sevilla, Ph.D., instructional associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education, combines her passion for human-centered design with a dedication to mentoring. As faculty lead for the department’s peer-mentoring program, she helps students connect technical skills with teamwork, creativity, and confidence.

While studying for his master’s in Artificial Intelligence Systems, University of Florida engineering student Matheus Kunzler Maldaner recently took a weeklong detour to Heidelberg, Germany to rub elbows with international AI star researchers. 

Make no mistake, the Department of Engineering Education and its chair, Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Ph.D., have had a banner year. And it’s only October. 

Hassan Tanvir came to the University of Florida to pursue a Ph.D. in engineering education with a background unlike many in the department.   Tanvir was born and raised in Pakistan to a supportive family that valued education and service.   This translated into serving in the Pakistani military, completing his bachelor’s degree in computer science and […]