In-person Workshop: The SBA became responsible for the Veteran Small Business Certification Program (VSBCP) in January 2023. Now that the dust has settled, learn about the new program, the steps to apply, and the eligibility criteria to be able to certify your business as a veteran-owned small business concern. Attendees will be briefed by the UCF SBDC Apex Accelerator program regarding free …
Anthropology Department CalendarA Spring speaker series exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, pedagogy, and visual culture. Sponsored by the Center for Humanities and Digital Research (CHDR) and the Texts & Technology Ph.D. Program (T&T). Thursday, February 5 : AI Education Beyond STEM: Lessons for and from Arts and Humanities Presented by Mel Stanfill & Bridget Kies Thursday March 5: Seeing the Machine: …
Anthropology Department CalendarTitle: Electro-Optic Polymers for High-Speed Datacenter Connectivity Abstract: The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) has placed unprecedented demands on datacenter interconnects. Deployments of 1.6 Tb/s transceivers at 200 Gb/s per lane are slated to occur later this year in 2026. Current solutions for these transceivers are primarily based on silicon photonics and indium phosphide, but both these standalone materials …
Anthropology Department CalendarOur colloquium series offers a diverse platform for research scholars, faculty, students, and industry experts to share and exchange ideas, fostering discussion and networking across mathematics, statistics and data science. Our own Professor Alexander Katsevich will speak at this week's colloquium on "High-dimensional Laplace asymptotics up to the concentration threshold." Abstract: High-dimensional Laplace-type integrals are a basic tool for approximating difficult quantities across …
Anthropology Department CalendarA real-world look at what happens after a cybersecurity breach, based on a 2019 incident that forced our team to respond in real time. This talk walks through the decisions that matter most – managing your team under pressure, communicating with a threat actor and your internal team, and navigating the path back to normal operations.
Anthropology Department CalendarIn this webinar, Rachel Besharat Mann presents findings from her recent article, Navigating Digital Realities, published in the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Drawing on qualitative research with young people, the study examines how adolescents engage with social media as a primary source of news, political information, and identity exploration. Rather than positioning youth as passive consumers or victims …
Anthropology Department CalendarTitle: Frequency-Comb-Based Optical Timing Networks Abstract: The optical frequency comb has enabled a wide range of frequency, time and distance metrology applications due to its precise, rigid, and referenced optical output. However, the very rigidity which makes the frequency comb an excellent time-frequency ruler places limits on its applicability for comb-based sensing applications with many operating far from quantum-limited sensitivity. For instance, …
Anthropology Department CalendarThis is an In-person Event: The U.S. Small Business Administration expanded its business development SBA Mentor-Protégé Program. By pairing your small business with a mentor enterprise, small business owners should benefit from the expertise of their mentor and better compete for government contracts - both of which can drive up the value of their business when it's time to sell. Most …
Anthropology Department CalendarThis In-person workshop will provide an overview of how to build a successful Joint Venture package that conforms to SBA regulations. An old phrase says that two heads are better than one, your properly conformed Joint Venture will make that statement true. A joint venture agreement or JV is an arrangement between two or more businesses to team up to accomplish a …
Anthropology Department CalendarThis In-person workshop will discuss: If you reside in Florida, you are subject to floods, storms, and other natural events on an annual basis. When FEMA is activated, emergency contracts will be needed and if you are registered in the SAM.gov disaster registry your firm may be considered for those short-fused contracts. We will discuss how emergency contracting takes place, will address some of the provisions of the Stafford Act to protect impacted area small businesses, and will highlight some of the federal agencies that make use of contractors to fulfill their disaster recovery mission: FEMA, US Army Corps of Engineers, others.
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