Adrienne Cook, Christina Boucher, Ph.D., Ahmed Helmy, Ph.D., and Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.

CISE Faculty, Staff Selected as College Award Winners

May 2, 2022

The Herbert Wertheim College Awards recognize faculty, staff, and students receiving UF and/or college awards in the 2020-2021 academic year and celebrate the excellence of Gator Engineering and the fundamental values of our college. The International Educator of the Year recognizes the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff to the internationalization of the University of […]

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Doug Dankel, Ph.D.

Remembering Douglas D. Dankel

April 25, 2022

Douglas D. Dankel II, Ph.D., retired assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), passed away on March 16, 2022, after a long illness. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the North Carolina State University in 1971, he earned a Ph.D. degree in computer science from the […]

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Kristy Boyer, Ph.D., and Mehmet Celepkolu, Ph.D.

UF Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Integration of AI in Middle Schools Through Natural Language Processing

April 21, 2022

Researchers from the University of Florida were recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore how to integrate AI learning into middle school science through natural language processing (NLP). Investigators will work with teachers and students at middle schools in Florida and Indiana. The project team includes the principal investigator Kristy […]

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Jaime Ruiz, Ph.D.

UF Researchers to Augment Human Cognition to Aid in Extreme Work Environments

March 15, 2022

Using a new $2.8 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), researchers in the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) will work to augment human cognition by providing task guidance through augmented reality (AR) headset technology in extreme environments, including high hazard and risky operations. The […]

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Chris Malachowsky

Malachowsky, Others Elected to University of Florida’s Newest Class of Academy of Golden Gators

March 10, 2022

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An entrepreneur, a former university trustee, a business developer and a family of legal professionals are the latest honorees in the University of Florida’s prestigious Academy of Golden Gators. The academy honors alumni and friends whose support and guidance are driving UF’s ascent as one of the nation’s best institutions of higher […]

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Shigang Chen, Ph.D.

Dr. Chen and Team Receive Best Paper Award at ICNP 2021

March 10, 2022

Shigang Chen, Ph.D., a professor, and his team at the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) recently received the best paper award at the 29th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP) for their research on non-duplicate sampling and its applications in network traffic monitoring. “This research will make network monitoring faster […]

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Armisha Roberts

Doctoral Student Receives Meta Ph.D. Fellowship

March 3, 2022

Armisha Roberts, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, was recently named a recipient of the Meta Ph.D. Fellowship. Roberts is one of the 37 selected for the 2022 fellowship, and she is the only recipient from the state of Florida. “Receiving this fellowship is a blessing,” she said. […]

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USNWR Ranks UF Online Bachelor's program No. 1

U.S. News & World Report Names UF No. 1 in the Country for Online Bachelor’s Degrees

February 3, 2022

UF Online, the University of Florida’s online bachelor’s degree program, is No. 1 in the nation, according to the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report, recognizing UF’s excellence in delivering world-class educational opportunities across platforms. The announcement, which comes at the heels of UF being named the No. 5 public university in […]

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Four International CISE Students Receive Outstanding Achievement Awards

January 20, 2022

Four students from the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) were the recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the UF International Center. The winners – Balaji Balasubramani, Ram Kartikeya Boyini, Pedro Guillermo Feijoo Garcia, and Pan He – were among 20 students from the Herbert Wertheim College of […]

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Florida Hacks with IBM

Tidal energy proposal wins UF, IBM technology contest Florida Hacks with IBM

January 6, 2022

An all-female team of “hackers” was declared the winner on Thursday of the national technology contest – Florida Hacks with IBM – that called on participants to discover potential solutions to combat the effects of climate change. The team, Gator Gulf Energy – comprised of three current University of Florida students and a recent graduate […]

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