Spring 2025: Message from the Chair

June 3, 2025

Dear colleagues, alumni, and friends,   At the end of the spring semester, we would like to celebrate the accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and students by sharing some of the highlights from the department. Firstly, I would like to congratulate our outstanding faculty for their continued efforts to bring excellence to our department and acknowledge […]

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DIGITAL DNA

UF TEAM DEVELOPS AI TOOL TO MAKE GENETIC RESEARCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE

May 13, 2025

University of Florida researchers are addressing a critical gap in medical genetic research — ensuring it better represents and benefits people of all backgrounds. Their work, led by Kiley Graim, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, focuses on improving human health by addressing “ancestral bias” in genetic […]

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UF audio deepfakes study could ultimately help hearing-impaired detect fraud

May 12, 2025

When University of Florida doctoral student Magdalena Pasternak realized the voice urging her to take a phone survey was not human, she not only hung up but was left with nagging questions, leading her to launch a research project. “The caller requested a moment of my time but then abruptly decided to send me an […]

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Joseph N. Wilson, Ph.D. photo collage

Wilson Retires After 41 Years With CISE

May 12, 2025

I was hired in the department for the fall semester of 1984. At that time, the department was not nearly as large and well-known as it is now. My Ph.D. Advisor, Terry Pratt, was the author of one of the early influential books on programming languages and I thought that would be my research area […]

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Eakta Jain, Ph.D.

Protecting Patients, Advancing Research

May 12, 2025

UF Researchers are working to anonymize video data in autism spectrum disorder studies.  Researchers at the University of Florida are tackling a significant challenge in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. The challenge is clinician availability, which limits access to diagnosis and care. However, advances in computational methods and crowdsourcing […]

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CISE Awards

CISE Inaugural Alumni Awards Ceremony 

May 12, 2025

This spring, the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) held its inaugural Alumni Awards ceremony, which featured four awards focused on honoring the extraordinary achievements of CISE alumni.  These awards celebrated individuals who have made significant contributions to their field of expertise, demonstrated outstanding personal accomplishments, or shown exceptional service to our […]

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Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D.

Mishra Receives Mentoring Award at University Level

May 12, 2025

Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D., a professor at the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering was selected as a 2024-2025 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awardee and a 2024-2025 University of Florida Graduate School Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Awardee. Nominations for this award come from current UF graduate students, faculty members, administrators, and alumni.  “Dr. Mishra has […]

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Gator Steganography

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Future of Steganography 

May 12, 2025

Steganography, the art of concealing secret messages within other pieces of text or media, has been in practice for centuries. Its history dates to Ancient Greece, but the first recorded use of the term was in 1499 in a book disguised as a book about magic titled Steganographia. Even today, this method remains relevant, with […]

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Digital DNA strand

UF team develops AI tool to make genetic research more comprehensive

March 11, 2025

University of Florida researchers are addressing a critical gap in medical genetic research — ensuring it better represents and benefits people of all backgrounds. Their work, led by Kiley Graim, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, focuses on improving human health by addressing “ancestral bias” in genetic […]

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