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Turning movement into AI lessons for the next generation
What if elementary school students could learn how artificial intelligence works by moving, jumping and playing? A multidisciplinary team of University of Florida researchers is exploring that question through AI-PLAY, a new NSF-funded project that connects students’ own movements to foundational AI concepts.
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UF engineering research uncovers hidden vulnerability in how autonomous systems see the world
A simple pattern of black-and-white stripes could cause an autonomous vehicle or robot to misjudge how far away an obstacle is, potentially triggering an unexpected maneuver or even a collision, according to new University of Florida research.
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Researchers launch smartphone platform to monitor senior safety
What if researchers could understand an older adult’s health and well-being not just during an occasional doctor’s visit, but continuously — in the context of everyday life? CISE Distinguished Professor Sanjay Ranka and College of Medicine Professor Todd Manini are part of G-CARE, a new research platform designed to bring that idea closer to reality.
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‘Top-tier’ CISE master’s program debuts at new UF Jacksonville campus
CISE launched a Master of Science in Computer Science with AI and cybersecurity concentrations at the UF Jacksonville campus.
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South African study-abroad program sparks tears, tech solutions and Amazon partnership
Each summer, Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., brings UF students to South Africa to create tech solutions for community problems.
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Your next AI tutor may ask you about ‘The Office.’ Here’s why
Incorporating interest-based learning into LLM-based tutors, Abhishek Kulkarni, Ph.D., is working to make them more engaging for students.
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Trio of studies pursues logical reasoning in large language models
Yuanyuan Lei, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida’s Department of Computer & Information Science and Engineering, or CISE, and researchers in her lab are uncovering the internal mechanisms that support logical reasoning and using that understanding to make LLMs more precise and efficient.
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‘A life dedicated to academic and community service’: CISE icon Gerhard X. Ritter dies at 89
Computer & Information Science & Engineering Professor Emeritus Gerhard X. Ritter, Ph.D., died while in hospice care near his Gainesville home in March. He was 89 years old.
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From software design to ‘methodology stuff’: Meet alumnus Mike Cottmeyer
“Adopting agile” and “leading large-scale enterprise transformations” might not be phrases commonly associated with computer engineering, but to Gator Engineer Mike Cottmeyer (BSCEN ’93), it all makes sense.
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Keeping humans in the loop: UF-involved study examines human feedback on AI
Researchers evaluated four common ways people provide feedback to AI systems, revealing a tradeoff between model accuracy and the effort required from users.
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‘A tremendous impact’: Butler named CISE chair
Kevin R.B. Butler, Ph.D., has been named the chair of the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, or CISE.
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A lineage of excellence: Ph.D. proteges secure Outstanding Dissertation Awards
Professor Prabhat Mishra celebrates another Outstanding Dissertation Award earned by one of his former doctoral students, continuing a tradition of research excellence spanning more than two decades.
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Watching the detectors: Researchers probe efficacy – and danger – of AI detection tools
UF engineering professor Patrick Traynor, Ph.D. says commercially available tools used to detect AI-generated text in scientific literature are ineffective.
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With an eye on successful job interviews, these students are not winging it
Two recent graduates built the free interview‑prep app, winning the 2026 UF College of Education Research Symposium’s Best Undergraduate Poster Award.
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CISE celebrates 2026 class of Distinguished Alumni Awardees
The Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering celebrated the 2026 class of Distinguished Alumni awardees on April 21 at the University of Florida’s J. Wayne Reitz Union.