-
From Exploring Computers to Mentoring the Next Generation
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…
-
Revolutionizing AMR research by combining bioinformatics and microbiology.
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…
-
UFSIT wins Southeast Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition
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.…
-
Jain Elected as ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee Chair
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) has elected Eakta Jain, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, as the new chair of the SIGGRAPH executive committee. Jain’s vision for the SIGGRAPH committee includes…
-
Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D., awarded one of the inventions of the year by UF Innovate Tech Licensing
UF Innovate | Tech Licensing hosted its seventh annual Standing InnOvation event on Wednesday, October 30, to acknowledge and celebrate research discoveries by University of Florida innovators in fiscal year 2024. Standing InnOvation gives innovators a well-deserved “standing ovation” for disclosing, optioning, or licensing their innovations during the fiscal year.…
-
President Biden appoints UF professor to National Science Board
Today, President Joe Biden appointed University of Florida distinguished computer science Professor Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., to the National Science Board. Gilbert is one of eight members appointed to the Board. The National Science Board serves as an independent body of advisers to both the president and Congress on policy matters…