Alumni Spotlight: Chunbo “Chuck” Huang
Growing up in China, Chunbo “Chuck” Huang, Ph.D., (Ph.D. CE ’00), founder and CEO of Citcon, didn’t know that one day he would become a computer scientist. After he won…
Ph.D. Student is the First at a Florida University to Receive the Google Ph.D. Fellowship
Brendan David-John, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), was recently named a Google Ph.D. Fellowship recipient under the area of Human-Computer Interaction….
Announcing 2020 Faculty Hires
The University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering welcomes three new faculty members. James Fairbanks, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dr. Fairbanks’s research focuses on programming languages; concurrency,…
Boucher Receives NSF Grant to Enable Real-Time Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance
Christina Boucher, Ph.D., associate professor in the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The…
Inventing for Equity: This Technology Makes Voting More Accessible
Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., created the Prime III software voting system as a model for how to make elections more secure — and more inclusive. During this unprecedented election…
Helal Elected as a Member of the Academia Europaea
Congratulations to Sumi Helal, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, who was recently elected as a member of the Academia Europaea, the European…
Inaugural Women in IoT Workshop Highlights Leadership
Hosted by the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, the first annual Women in IoT Workshop, “Leading through Change,” took place virtually on Monday, Oct. 12, via the Zoom…
Alumni Named in UF’s 40 Under 40 Awards
Meher Kasam (MSCE ‘12), a senior software engineer at Square, was recently named to the University of Florida’s list of 40 Gators Under 40, which honors Gators who are reflecting…
UF Health Researchers Look to Smartwatch App to Fend Off Pandemic Face Touching
Many Americans are simply touching their faces too often during the novel coronavirus pandemic, public health officials have observed, potentially increasing their exposure to the pathogen. But just try to…