Congratulations to Mohan Zalake, a Human-Centered Computing Ph.D. student, for receiving the best paper award at Association for Computing Machinery’s 2019 International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (ACM IVA). Zalake’s paper, “Internet-based Tailored Virtual Human Health Intervention to Promote Colorectal… Read More
Carbon Emissions Tracking App Wins $25,000 in Big Idea Competition
LiveGreen won first place at the 2019 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. Led by CEO and Co-Founder Brian De Souza and CTO and Co-Founder Pablo Garces, LiveGreen is a mobile platform that empowers people to reduce their carbon footprint… Read More
Three Ph.D. Students from CISE Receive NCWIT Award
Jasmine Bowers, Tiffanie Smith and Sanethia Thomas, all Ph.D. students in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, received the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) North Florida & Southeast Georgia Affiliate Award for Aspirations in… Read More
Two CISE Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) recognizes outstanding graduate students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Fellows benefit from a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 cost of… Read More
Students Receive Outstanding International Student Awards
Four students from the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) received an Outstanding International Student Award for their exemplary academic achievement and involvement at UF. The winners, Guangyu Zhu, Shikha Mehta, Mimonah Al Qathrady… Read More