Dear colleagues, alumni and friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to our latest newsletter. As we complete another academic year, we want to celebrate our successes, share our ongoing work, and look ahead to the future of our… Read More
Author: drew.brown1
Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., receives AI educator of the year award
Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., and assistant instructional professor, was selected as a co-recipient of the inaugural AI Educator of the Year Award. The award was created by the AI2 Center, the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), and the Center for Instructional… Read More
Sounding the alarm: UF cybersecurity expert exposes audio deepfake
Audio deepfakes are becoming ubiquitous – blurring the line between fact and fiction – but UF researchers are working to develop methods to help the public navigate this new technological terrain. We’ve all heard about audio deepfakes and voice cloning… Read More
Zhixin Pan (Ph.D. CS ’22) receives EDAA outstanding dissertation award
Zhixin Pan, Ph.D., (MSCS ’17, Ph.D. CS ’22), Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) alum, received the European Design and Automation Association (EDAA) Outstanding Dissertation Award. Pan’s dissertation, titled “Defending systems against malicious attacks using machine learning,”… Read More
Underwater data centers are the future. But a speaker system could cripple them
In 2018, Microsoft plunged almost 1,000 servers more than 100 feet beneath the Scottish sea. No mere stunt, it was a test of bold plans to sustainably meet our growing appetite for cloud computing services. By harnessing the natural cooling… Read More