‘A tremendous impact’: Butler named CISE chair

Trio of studies pursues logical reasoning in large language models

Yuanyuan Lei, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida’s Department of Computer & Information Science and Engineering, or CISE, and researchers in her lab are uncovering the internal mechanisms that support logical reasoning and using that understanding to make LLMs more precise and efficient.

‘A life dedicated to academic and community service’: CISE icon Gerhard X. Ritter dies at 89

Computer & Information Science & Engineering Professor Emeritus Gerhard X. Ritter, Ph.D., died while in hospice care near his Gainesville home in March. He was 89 years old. 

From software design to ‘methodology stuff’: Meet alumnus Mike Cottmeyer

“Adopting agile” and “leading large-scale enterprise transformations” might not be phrases commonly associated with computer engineering, but to Gator Engineer Mike Cottmeyer (BSCEN ’93), it all makes sense.

Celebrated researcher Juan Gilbert awarded NAAI membership

With a career already filled with accolades and honors, Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., was recently elected to membership in the National Academy of Artificial Intelligence, or NAAI.  

Keeping humans in the loop: UF-involved study examines human feedback on AI

Researchers evaluated four common ways people provide feedback to AI systems, revealing a tradeoff between model accuracy and the effort required from users.

‘A tremendous impact’: Butler named CISE chair

Kevin R.B. Butler, Ph.D., has been named the chair of the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, or CISE.