Welcome to the digital newsletter from the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE). Each semester, you will receive an email highlighting department updates and successes. We look forward to connecting with you.
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UF Designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research
The University of Florida has been re-designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R) through academic year 2024. This designation puts UF in an elite group of universities that meet the federal government’s criteria for providing educational and research opportunities in cybersecurity. UF has held…
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CISE Career Fair Sees Largest Attendance
In its 25th iteration, the CISE Career Fair saw its largest attendance of students and companies to date during the Sept. 23 event. Over five hours, more than 1,200 students passed through check-in to meet with representatives from 37 companies. The Career Fair was held at the heart of the…
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Lok Receives Innovator of the Year Award
Nearly 150 innovators celebrated their fiscal year 2019 achievements at UF Innovate | Tech Licensing’s second annual Standing InnOvation event. Benjamin Lok, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering whose inventions showcase the value of human-computer interactions, received the Innovator of the Year award…
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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 as a CISE assistant professor in 1985. His research focused on programming languages, and he made several important contributions in…
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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 Modern Figures Podcast, which is sponsored by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). What is the Modern…
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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 of her life. Why were you interested in the computer engineering/science field? Honestly, I had to decide between dissecting frogs…
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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 …