UF engineering professor Kristy Boyer’s latest NSF project uses intelligent virtual agents to study and foster collaboration skills in elementary school students. Collaboration is a critical skill needed in many fields, but particularly in computer science, where many people often… Read More
Shigang Chen Named UF Research Foundation Professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Shigang Chen, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor for 2017-2020. Chen’s research interests include computer networks, Internet security,… Read More
Two Faculty Awarded $1.2 Million DARPA Grant
Jorg Peters, a professor in the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), and Meera Sitharam, an associate professor in CISE, received a $1.2 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to revolutionize geometric design with… Read More
Announcing 2017 Faculty Hires
The Department welcomes two new faculty members. Christina Boucher Assistant Professor Focus: Bioinformatics Christina Boucher develops computational solutions that address biological problems impacting society. Boucher worked at Colorado State University before coming to the University of Florida. Previously, she was a… Read More
UF CISE Celebrates Black History Month
The University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering celebrates Black History Month by spotlighting our achievements in diversity among five key performance indicators. According to 2015 data from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the UF… Read More