Upsilon Pi Epsilon
International Honor Society for the Computer Sciences
Chapter at Florida Institute of Technology
Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) was
founded in 1967 at Texas A&M University. In the subsequent years,
over 120 institutions of higher education around the world have
established UPE chapters to honor their students; many chapters also
honor faculty with membership. Florida Tech's UPE chapter (Zeta
Chapter of Florida) was established in 1992.
UPE has been promoting the computing sciences and sponsoring
various activities and scholarships. The Florida
Tech programming team received scholarships that partially covered
their trips to the finals of the ACM International Collegiate
Programming Contest (
43 out of 1,001 teams worldwide in 1996,
54 out of 1,250 in 1998,
64 out of 3,082 in 2002,
70 out of 3,850 in 2003,
103 out of 7,000+ in 2010).
Also, every year, UPE sponsors the International Science
and Engineering Fair--an annual competition for high school
students around the world.
Membership in UPE signifies outstanding academic achievement and
commitment to enhance the computer science community. The Florida Tech
chapter focuses on scholarship, service, and fellowship. In
conjunction with the ACM chapter, we'll plan joint lectures, trips,
and social activities. Each UPE member is required to donate some
time for service.
Scholarships
UPE and UPE/ACM Scholarhsip Awards. More information can be found at
National UPE's
Scholarship.
Service Ideas
- CS Help Desk
- Talking to prospective students
- LASER Day
- Support groups for first-year students
- Support groups for female students
- Organizing high school programming contests
Eligiblity for Invitation
- Completed at least half of the credits toward a degree program in
computer science.
- Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (undergraduate) or
3.7 (graduate)
- top 35% in GPA ranking
Pledge upon Acceptance
- Contribute to the three goals:
scholarship, service, and fellowship.
Membership
- Membership certificate
- Lifetime national fee: $60
- One-time chapter fee: $10
Events
Faculty Advisor:
Philip Chan
Members
Fall 2024
- Darian Dean
- Joseph Digafe (President 2024-25)
- Justin Swanson
- Lawson Darrow
- Rutvi Khamar
- Samaher Mahmou Damanhori (Vice President 2024-25)
- Samuel Boddepalli
- Simon Gardling
- Sloan Hatter
- Vaishnavi Abodh Dixit
- Younghoon Cho
Fall 2023
- Alexis Nagle
- Ashur Burrell
- Charles Derbes
- Daniel Zschau
- Melanie Heetai
- Parth Ganeriwala
- Sidney Nedd (president 2023-24)
- Tommy Galletta
- Tyler Dionne
- Tyler Turner
- Xander Lockard
- Zachary Geelalsingh
Fall 2022
- Daniel Griessler
- Mia Dattis
- Siva Ranjani Sivaraj Pandian
Fall 2021
- Alexander Schmith
- Amjad Al Shahi
- Ankur Dhadoti
- Cameron Wright
- Jessee Scalzi Martin
- John Sellock (president, 2022-23)
- Joshua Quinto
- Julian Herrera
- Liam Hunt
- Michael Gourdine
- Nicholas Epler
- Olisenachi Dexter Elumelu
- Peter Thomas
- Ryan Schwieterman
- Valerie Kobzarenko (vice president, 2021-22)
- William Stern
- Luke Bonenberger
Fall 2020
- Alejandra Maria Escobar Santos
- Alexander Esenwein
- Amssatou Diagne
- Anthony D. Agatiello
- Drew Dunkelberger
- Emran Kebede
- Harold Raghunandan
- Ian Orzel
- Jacob R. Miller
- Jason Myre
- Jerrel Gordon (president, 2021-22)
- John Dewey
- Joshua Breininger
- Juliann Weir-Jackson
- Krishnapriya Kottakkal Sugathan
- Nicholas Robert Cottrell
- Vedant Jani (president, 2020-21)
Fall 2019
- Brandon Dupree
- Brian Massino (president, 2019-20)
- Cameron Haupt
- Carlos Aguilar
- Carlos Cepeda
- Chad Boyer
- Chris Millsap
- Connor Roth
- Dylan Thompson
- Edouard Gruyters
- Eric Del Valle
- Ivan Hernandez
- Julian Robledo
- Kerryanne Winthrop
- Michael Mascari
- Melanie Jocksberger
- Robert Whitman
- Ryan Fatt
- Stephanie Wood
- Thanart Pandey
- Xuchao Jiang
- Yasser Alamriy
- Zachary Holcomb (secretary, 2019-20)
- Zetao Ye
Fall 2018
- Ahsi Lo (president, 2018-19)
- Andrea Swanson
- Chidinma Princess Ohagwa (secretary, 2018-19)
- Grace Dolphy
- Ian Sprole
- Jean Pierre
- Kleanthis Zisis Tegos
- Oluwafunmiwo Judah Sholola
- Sasithorn Hannarong
Fall 2017
- Aditya Karanjkar
- Alexander Romeo (secretary, 2017-18)
- Daryl George
- Ilya Antonyuk
- Jiayi Wang
- Klaus Cipi
- McNels Sylvestre Philippe Auguste
- Michael Kolar (president, 2017-18)
- Peter Banis
- Rachel Froling
- Raphael Setin
- Tahar Patanwala
- Thomas van Haastrecht
- Yaqeen Al Kathiri
- Zubin Kadva
Fall 2016
- Akash Chanda (president, 2016-17)
- Badria Sulaiman Alfurhood
- Brian J. Ewanyk
- Calvin Winget
- Caroline Newman
- Francis Darius
- Ge Gao
- Hosam Alsubhi
- Jesse Torres
- Julien Pinelli
- Louay Elbiche
- Marcello Tomasini
- Martynas Mickus
- MaryRose Donasco
- Mauricio Rojas Anaya
- Melissa Manley
- Milica Knezevic
- Ogbonnaya C. Ngwu (secretary, 2016-17)
- Pablo Canseco
- Ryan Hartman (treasurer, 2016-17)
- Stuart Hernandez
Fall 2015
- Alyssa Marcoux
- Ben Mathew
- Brent Allard
- Jacob Bowers (president, 2015-16)
- Maher Basha
- Mehadi Hassen
- Ramon Almeida
- Sally Tan (treasurer, 2015-16)
Fall 2014
- Andrew Maris
- Anthony Alves (treasurer, 2014-15)
- Cristhian Cruz (secretary, 2015-16)
- Dhanish Mehta
- Jacob Gollert (secretary, 2014-15)
- Joshua Lear
- Mark Fioravanti
- Michael de Labouchere
- Nicole Ballman (president, 2014-15)
- Robert Konczynski
- Samir Mammadov
- Vasudev Singhchawla
Fall 2013
- Alex Gonzalez
- Andreas Bjoru
- Aral Tasher (president, 2013-14)
- Casey Doran (secretary, 2013-14)
- Christopher Cole
- Dillon Rose
- Forrest Fegert (vice president, 2013-14)
- Gaurav Kamani
- Ihsan Hussien
- Ivan Bogun
- Jeffrey Wildgen
- Kevin Manzotti
- Patricia Terol
- Rushil Patel
- Ryan Knowles
- Weixin Wu
Fall 2012
- David Gonser
- George Limniatis
- Ghassen Kilani
- Jay William Benveniste
- Joseph Del Prete
- Justin Blackman
- Nicole Drulard
- Tyler Robbins (president, 2012-13)
- Yasser M Hausawi
Fall 2011
- Ahangama Charith Gunaratna
- Alberto Peirats
- David Andrew Kirkpatrick
- Mark Esposito
- Scott Fuller (president, 2011-12)
Fall 2010
- Abdulaziz Alkussayer
- Hamad AlSalem
- Sultan S. Altukhaim
- Michael Cambata
- Mate Janos Kovacs
- Robert Michael Peacock
- Rene Albert Stiegler
- Kesann Walrond-McClean
Fall 2009
- Hamad Almohamedh
- Mohammed Alzahrani
- Ebony Daniels
- John Dormoy
- Chris Durel
- Raymond George
- Keith Johnson
- Michael Kelly (president, 2010-11)
- Joshua Lee
- Lacey Osteen
- Ronald Roff
- Michael Wallio
- Miles Wallio
- Deborah Wong (president, 2009-10)
Fall 2008
- Christopher Dowin
- Sarah Frank
- James Hilty
- Samuel Kuethe
- Mark Maida
- Timothy Mersch
- Thomas Rochford
Fall 2007
- Brianna Floss
- George Frederick
- Cameron Hebert
- Eugenio Panero
- Benjamin Pflanz
- Venkatesh Ramamoorthy (president, 2008-09)
- Erdal Tuleu
Fall 2006
- Harry Bullen
- Tim Coulter
- Sally Ellingson (vice president, 2007-08)
- Stephen Ferrara
- David Fowler
- Richie Hoch
- Roberto Hibbler
- Michaeel Kazi
- Peter Lueken
- Harpreet Miglani
- James Mordarski
- Kevin Ramminger
- Michael Rywalt (president, 2007-08)
- Luis Quiles
- Chris Sonnerberg
- Andrew Tinkham
- Andrew Troutman
- Kelly Truesdale (president, 2006-07)
- David Yauch
Spring 2005
- Ahmed Charles
- Jared Cooper
- Semma Gandhi
- Geoffrey Goutallier (vice president, 2006)
- Diana Kniffin
- Michel Lacle
- Quang D. Le
- Beth Massey
- Sean McCutcheon
- Gaurav Tandon (president, 2005)
- Chris Tanner
- Fen Wu
Fall 2001
- Jutta Baerman
- Terry Gillette
- Daniel K. Greve
- Noah Grey
- Tariq King
- Abigail Moncrieffe
- Teeranan Nandhakwang
- Stephen Reiach
- Nattawut Sridranop
- Sarah Wenzel
Spring 2000
- Helene M. Astier (president, 2000)
- Steve Atkin
- Anthony N. Colichio
- Alberto S. Colomberti
- Drew Connolly
- Ibrahim K. El-Far
- John J. Gavel
- Cary Jonathan Godwin
- Erik Hedenstrom
- Michael Lemberg
- Li Li
- Jason A. Michalske
- Nikhil Nilakantan
- Mark A. Schuster
- John T. Stefanelli
- Ahmed Stewart
- Leroy Straker
Spring 1999
- Delroy Bodden (president, 1999)
- John Brodie
- Krishnapal Chhabra
- Roger Gill
- Curtis Henderson
- Emmett Henry
- Kashyap Kamdar
- Kervin Pierre (vice president, 1999)
- Parthasarathy Venkatram
Spring 1998
- Ali Hamad Al-Badi
- Thomas Engler
- Justin Hunsaker
- Jasmine Jackson
- Russell J. Lucia
- Keyur Nareshbhai Shah (president, 1998)
- John P. Slone
- Scott White
- Eric W. Worden
Spring 1997
- Robert Asfar
- Susan Collins
- Anthony Gebhardt
- Nicolas Glorieux
- Richard H. James
- Stacy Mooers
- Dustin Travis Proctor
- Orlando Soto
- Haseem Oliath Vazhayil
- Carlene Orrell Watler
Spring 1996
- Prof. Fred Buoni
- Michael Agney
- Joseph Coffey
- Jeff Goddard (president, 1996)
- Parivash Jamnia
- Garrett Potts
- Lee Putnam
- Richard Zoller