Gilbert Named 2023 IEEE Fellow
Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., the Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and department chair, has been named a 2023 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Gilbert…
UF Information Security Team Wins Computer Security Competition
A group of students representing the UF Student InfoSec Team (UF-SIT) Kernel Sanders team recently won a Capture the Flag (CTF) tournament sponsored by Raymond James in St. Petersburg, Fla….
UF Genome Sleuths Build a Map to Human Cancer Detection by Tapping Into the DNA of Other Species
The convergence of two engineering disciplines at the University of Florida is building a valuable tool that will allow researchers to diagnose human cancers, potentially leading to earlier clinical interventions….
Laser Attack Blinds Autonomous Vehicles, Deleting Pedestrians and Confusing Cars
Self-driving cars, like the human drivers that preceded them, need to see what’s around them to avoid obstacles and drive safely. The most sophisticated autonomous vehicles typically use lidar, a…
A Scientist’s Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine
After 19 years of work, Juan Gilbert says he has invented the most secure voting machine. Will anyone prove him wrong? In late 2020, a large box arrived at Juan…
Vemuri Named UF Distinguished Professor
After many years devoted to teaching and research at the University of Florida, Baba Vemuri, Ph.D., was recently named a Distinguished Professor. Dr. Vemuri, who is also the Wilson and…
How a University-District Collaboration Created an AI Curriculum in Florida
**Article originally published on K-12 Dive.** The University of Florida and Orange County Public Schools together developed a statewide curriculum on artificial intelligence for high school students. Every day, students…
Computer Science has a Racism Problem: These Researchers Want to Fix It
**Article originally published on Nature.** Black and Hispanic people face huge hurdles at technology companies and in computer-science education in the United States, with far-reaching consequences for science and all…
Deepfake Audio Has a Tell – Researchers Use Fluid Dynamics to Spot Artificial Imposter Voices
By Patrick Traynor, Ph.D., professor and John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Preeminent Chair in Engineering, and Logan Blue, a Ph.D. student. This story originally appeared in The Conversation. Imagine…