Contact the Saeed Lab

Our laboratory is part of the School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS) at FIU. NSF ranks FIU 39th nationwide in externally-funded research expenditures and KFSCIS FIU R&D expenditures is ranked at 54 in the US and is climbing (NSF Link) with USNews ranking FIU at top 100 public university. More information about FIU program ranking can be found at this link. 

Our laboratories are located at the Modesto Maidique Campus, Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) Building at FIU in the ECS second floor ECS 261. Click for directions to the SCIS FIU campus.

We can be reached at the following addresses (mail or courier):

Dr. Fahad Saeed

Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences, FIU
Room ECS 261,
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Telephone: 305-348-3131
Email: fsaeed [at] fiu (dot) edu
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How to Become a Member of the Saeed Lab (Parallel Computing and Data Science Group):

Prospective Post-doctoral Fellows with an interest in joining the Saeed Lab should send inquiries to Fahad Saeed at fsaeed [at] fiu (dot) edu with the following documentation should be provided as a single PDF document: 
Cover letter
Curriculum vitae
Summary of research accomplishments
Summary of computational skills
Names and contact information for three references

Prospective Graduate Students might be interested in the KFSCIS Graduate program. For prospective graduate student who wish to join Saeed Lab should apply to SCIS graduate program or must be already admitted before contacting Dr. Saeed. For these students with an interest in joining the Saeed Lab should send inquiries to Fahad Saeed at fsaeed [at] fiu (dot) edu with the following documentation should be provided as a single PDF document: 
Curriculum vitae
Summary of research accomplishments including copies of research papers (if any)
Summary of computational skills
GRE Scores
TOEFL Scores

Prospective Undergraduate or Post-baccalaureate Students looking for research projects should email Dr. Saeed at fsaeed [at] fiu (dot) edu with their current CV.

Prospective High School Students looking for research projects should email Dr. Saeed at fsaeed [at] fiu (dot) edu with their current CV.

About Florida International University (FIU) and School of Computing and Information Sciences at FIU

Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a “R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity” and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine’s “America’s Best Employers” list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU’s Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.

FIU’s Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS) is a rapidly growing program of excellence at Florida International University (FIU). The School has 29 tenure-track faculty members and over 2,000 students, including over 90 Ph.D. students. The School is engaged in on-going and exciting new and expanding programs for research, education and outreach. The School offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, and M.S. degrees in Telecommunications and Networking, Cyber-security, and Information Technology as well as B.S./B.A. degrees in Information Technology. For more information, visit https://www.cis.fiu.edu/

About Miami

Miami (/maɪˈæmi/; MY-am-EE; Spanish pronunciation: [miˈami]) is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States. As the seat of Miami-Dade County, the municipality is the principal, central, and the most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area and part of the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, Miami’s metro area is the seventh-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S., with a population of around 5.5 million.

Miami is a great location for our program and for you to spend your college and graduate school years. Our students find exciting internship opportunities since Miami is home to over 1,000 international companies and South Florida, Miami-Dade, Broward and West Palm Beach Counties combined support over 7,000 information technology related companies. Our students enjoy a year-round, sub-tropical climate cooled by daily sea breezes. Students can live on campus or find residences throughout the local suburbs or even near the beach. We offer many classes at night and online to enable success for working students. Financial aid and assistantships are available to qualified students.