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UF researchers develop new training method to help AI tools learn safely
UF researchers help expose privacy risks of AI nudification apps to inform policy and protections.
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Award-winning UF team targets nonconsensual nude photo apps to protect privacy
Researchers from the University of Florida, Georgetown University and the University of Washington have earned the NYU Center for Cybersecurity Awareness Week’s Social Impact award for their study of AI-based nudification apps that generate nonconsensual nude images in seconds.
CISE emeritus professor Sumi Helal among three 2025 National Academy of Inventors Fellows at UF
The National Academy of Inventors welcomed three new Gators as NAI Fellows this month: Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal, Ph.D., Chris Malachowsky, M.S. and Mark Sheplak, Ph.D.
UF researchers develop new training method to help AI tools learn safely
As artificial intelligence becomes woven into everyday life, UF researchers are working to make sure the technology learns safely.
Engineering doctoral student a three-minute thesis winner
Doctoral student Abhishek Kulkarni earned third place in the University of Florida’s 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition, becoming the only finalist and winner representing the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.
Tech innovator, CISE alumnus passes away at 60
The University of Florida’s College of Engineering lost a luminary in October, as Rhonda Holt (BSCS ’86) passed away at the age of 60.
CISE Gator Bytes team places second in global cybersecurity competition
A team of University of Florida computer engineering graduate students recently placed second among U.S. universities in the CSAW Embedded Security Challenge, one of the world’s leading cybersecurity competitions hosted by New York University.