Project List
About Project Listings
The Knight Research Scholars Program follows a rolling recruitment model. Research projects may begin accepting team members at any point during the academic year, regardless of how far along into the semester. Projects remain open until the team leader’s desired team size is reached.
Each project listing includes:
- Description of the research study
- The semester recruitment will begin
- The number of available spots for prospective team members
- Requirements to join as a team member
Undergraduate students should contact the listed team leader directly to ask questions about the project, share their resume, and to apply as a team member.
Once a team leader has filled all available spots, it will be moved to the “Full Teams” section below.
For more information or questions, contact us at knightresearch@ucf.edu.
Available Projects
Fall 2025: Urban Isolation in the Digital Age: Examining the Sociological Impact of the Digital Divide on Civic Life in U.S. Cities
3 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Secure and Fault-Tolerant Large Language Models for Embedded Systems
3 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Compound Flood Hazard Modeling
5 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Navigating Homeless Services in Central Florida
1 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Evaluating the Performance, Usage, and Challenges of Coding Agents in Open Source Software Development
4 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Development and Validation of Dynamic Balance Metrics to Predict Fall Risk
4 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Writing with Why
2 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Beyond the Wheel: Unlocking the Influence of Emotions on Driving Behavior Using Multimodal Learning
4 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Exploration of Nozzle Design’s Influence on Plume Surface Interactions (PSI) Physics
5 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Design and Results of a Variable Stiffness AFO with a Tunable Joint Mechanism
1 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Prescribing Interventions on Opioid Use in Dental Settings
3 Spots Open
Fall 2025: Experiments in Digital Theatrical Production
3 Spots Open
Projects with Full Teams
Exploring the Usage of LLMs and VLMs in Virtual Environments
Full Team
Hope Card Laws and Regulations Across the United States
Full Team
Driving While Augmented
Full Team
Designing Elemental Devices for Molecular Electronics – Molecular Tunnel Junctions
Full Team
Obesogenic Behaviors and Health Outcomes in Children with Dyslexia during Summer versus School
Full Team
Cell Type-Specific Fatty Acid Signaling and its Sex Dependence
Full Team
Examining the Effects of Stress on Black Women Caregivers’ Diet Quality and Eating Behaviors
Full Team
Structural Considerations of DNA Light-Up Aptamers and Their Split Probe Counterparts
Full Team
Investigating the Association between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH): A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Full Team
Shock Focusing Ignition for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines
Full Team