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Welcome to the Home of Simulation & Training Research at the University of Central Florida

We're at the heart of the Florida High Tech Corridor, a band of counties stretching from Daytona Beach on the Atlantic Ocean to the Tampa Bay Area on the Gulf of Mexico. The region boasts the highest concentration of simulation and training related activities in the nation. IST's primary focus is on research to create computer simulation that works smarter and trains people better.

Dr. Eduardo Salas, of IST and the Psychology Department, is one of only two recipients of this year's prestigious UCF Pegasus Professor award.

Since 2000, UCF has awarded 13 professors for "sustained excellence in teaching, research and service."

Dr. Salas is program director for Human Systems Integration Research at IST and a Trustee Chair in Psychology. He is known throughout both national and international research communities for his research in team training and effective decision-making. More story...

Under a new multi-cultural university research initiative (MURI) award (due to begin in May) IST scientists will attempt to increase understanding of how different cultures might better collaborate and negotiate. The 2008 award (University of Maryland is lead) was one of 34 proposals accepted out of 104 proposals submitted by U.S. universities and colleges. many more sent in white papers in hopes of receiving an invitation for a follow-up proposal. Awards typically are for an initial three years, with an additional two-year continuation based on funding availability and satisfactory research progress. UCF has a major share of the research funding. More story....

The U.S. Army has awarded IST and UCF a contract worth up to $75 million over five years to support innovative modeling, simulation and training research. The contract between the university and the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command, Simulation and Training Technology Center (RDECOM STTC) is intended to primarily benefit simulation research and technology that benefits U.S. warfighters, but resulting work will be valuable to the simulation community as a whole. More story...

Cell Phones, Athletes Help Students Learn About Science and Math (With Video)
By Chad Binette, UCF News and Information

Most kids love watching sports and using their cell phones. Now they can do both while learning about science, math and nutrition in a new program developed by the University of Central Florida and Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Sprint Nextel and Växjö University (Sweden) also sponsor the project. Seventh-graders at schools in Orange County, Florida have been answering questions sent via text messages as part of the My Sports Pulse program. They receive and respond to some of the problems during their math classes and others at home. More story plus a video...

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