Elevating safety through virtual connections
A team of University of Florida researchers has partnered with campus police to test a newly developed mobile application aimed at easing tensions and preventing misunderstandings during traffic stops between…
2023 CISE Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 CISE undergraduate and graduate scholarships. Certificates were presented to the winners at the CISE Awards Ceremony in April.
Weighing the great AI pause
“ We agree. That point is now.” In March, 1,000 top tech experts including Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published their call for a six-month…
Honoring the life of Dr. Paul Gader
Dear Colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that our colleague and friend, Dr. Paul Gader, passed away on Tuesday night surrounded by his loved…
Clearing hurdles: SHPE program propels future leaders in engineering
Science, technology, engineering, math, family. It’s not often one will see these words grouped together, but when the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) program visited the White House to…
FICS Research Director Appointed to Computing Community Consortium Council
Congratulations to Kevin R.B. Butler, Ph.D., a CISE professor and director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research, who was recently appointed to the 2023 council for the Computing Community…
Ranka Named UF Research Foundation Professor, Honoring Excellence in Research
The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) has named Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D., a distinguished professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, a UFRF Professor for 2023-2026….
UF Partners on NSF-Funded National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute Focused on STEM Learning
The National Science Foundation announced today that it has selected a team of scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to lead a $20 million…
How a Horse Whisperer can Help Engineers Build Better Robots
Humans and horses have enjoyed a strong working relationship for nearly 10,000 years — a partnership that transformed how food was produced, people were transported and even how wars were…