Month: December 2024

Emmanuel Dorley, Ph.D., was recently elected to the 2025 Fulbright Association National Board. Emmanuel Dorley, Ph.D., has been interested in how technology works since he was 10 years old. His mother had purchased him a Gateway PC, and his interest in computers and gadgets only grew from there.   “I spent countless hours trying to […]

UF cybersecurity professor Kevin Butler developed the framework, which spells out guidance for countries to prevent fraud and abuse on mobile cash apps. Cash apps are the prominent form of banking in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia and can leave people vulnerable to losing their life savings. As mobile-money services were growing at a […]

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to the role of antibiotics in modern medicine, but currently, we don’t fully understand the intricacies of AMR. There is an urgent need for research on this topic to support advances in our understanding of AMR and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant to a […]

The University of Florida Student Information Security Team (UFSIT) placed first in the Southeast Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) held in Augusta, Georgia. The top three teams were all from Florida, with the University of South Florida finishing in second place and the University of Central Florida finishing third. “The strength of Florida teams […]

Dear colleagues, alumni and friends,   As the year ends, we would like to celebrate the accomplishments of our faculty, staff and students by sharing some of the highlights from this past semester.   Firstly, I would like to congratulate our outstanding faculty for their continued efforts to bring excellence to our department. Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D., […]