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The hand and wrist of an elderly person wearing a black smartwatch

Researchers launch smartphone platform to monitor senior safety

What if researchers could understand an older adult’s health and well-being not just during an occasional doctor’s visit, but continuously — in the context of everyday life? CISE Distinguished Professor Sanjay Ranka and College of Medicine Professor Todd Manini are part of G-CARE, a new research platform designed to bring that idea closer to reality.

Daisy Zhe Wang speaks to students at the recent orientation at the UF Jacksonville campus.

‘Top-tier’ CISE master’s program debuts at new UF Jacksonville campus

CISE launched a Master of Science in Computer Science with AI and cybersecurity concentrations at the UF Jacksonville campus.

Students perform a Gator Chomp during their visit to the Amazon AWS Skills Centre in Cape Town, South Africa

South African study-abroad program sparks tears, tech solutions and Amazon partnership

Each summer, Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., brings UF students to South Africa to create tech solutions for community problems. 

Person using laptop with AI education assistant hologram, online learning chatbot and digital tutoring concept.

Your next AI tutor may ask you about ‘The Office.’ Here’s why

Incorporating interest-based learning into LLM-based tutors, Abhishek Kulkarni, Ph.D., is working to make them more engaging for students. 

Yuanyuan Lei, Ph.D.

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.

Computer & Information Science & Engineering Professor Emeritus Gerhard X. Ritter, Ph.D.

‘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. 

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