Shigang Chen, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), has been honored as a Distinguished Scientist by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Chen was recognized for his individual contributions to… Read More
Cybersecurity Expert Named the John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Preeminent Chair in Engineering
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida has named Patrick Traynor, Ph.D., the John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Preeminent Chair in Engineering. Traynor came to the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)… Read More
Faculty Receives Part of $1.13 Million NSF Grant
Meera Sitharam, an associate professor in the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), and Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, a professor in the UF Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, were awarded $799,990 of a $1.13 million grant… Read More
Extortion extinction: Researchers develop a way to stop ransomware
Ransomware – what hackers use to encrypt your computer files and demand money in exchange for freeing those contents – is an exploding global problem with few solutions, but a team of University of Florida researchers says it has developed… Read More
Sitharam Part of $1.05 Million NSF Award
Meera Sitharam, Ph.D., a CISE associate professor, was awarded $299,243 of a $1.05M grant funded by the National Science Foundation. Grant Abstract: This grant supports the collaborative research efforts of an interdisciplinary team comprising pure mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science, and… Read More