Florida Atlantic is affiliated to the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University , with properties in Deerfield Beach and Boca Raton . The Research Park provide outside research facilities for companies which enable them to interact with the university community and its facilities , resources , and expertise . The Research Park operate the Technology Business Incubator ; The incubator work to foster the start @-@ up and growth of technology @-@ based businesses , seeking to scale them and build relationships for them with the university . The Boca Raton campus is also home to the Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences , which include the Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory