Manuel Bermudez Retires from CISE After 34 years
Manuel Bermudez, Ph.D., an associate professor, recently retired from the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) after 34 years. Dr. Bermudez came to the University of Florida…
Inspiring the Next Generation of Black Women in Computing
Kyla McMullen, Ph.D., an assistant professor, and Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate, who are members of the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS), host the…
UF Engineer Leads Collaboration for Safer Roadways
Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), was recently awarded a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop…
Alumni Spotlight: Usha Suryadevara
Usha Suryadevara (computer engineering, MS ‘01) is the director of development at Info Tech in Gainesville, Fla. Suryadevara has made mentoring women in computer science and engineering an important part…
A Changing Industry Sees More High School Students Taking Computer Science Courses
This article was written by Christina Gardner-McCune, Ph.D., an assistant professor, and was originally published on The Conversation. Often when I speak with students who are majoring in computer sciences,…
Engineer Explores Virtual Interactions to Manage Mental Health Recovery
Humans are social creatures, but some things are just hard to talk about. For many people, mental health is one of those things. But what if you can’t talk about…
McMullen Uses 3D Audio Rendering and Perception to Aid Firefighters
First responders typically work in hazardous conditions caused by hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, fires and terrorism events. In the case of …
Alumni Spotlight: Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D.
Sanethia Thomas earned a Ph.D. in human-centered computing from the University of Florida’s Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), and was advised by Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.,…
Touch Interaction for Data Engagement with Science on Spheres Project
Watch an overview of the project, “Touch Interaction for Data Engagement with Science on Spheres (TIDESS),” which is funded by the National Science Foundation. TIDEES is a collaboration between educational…