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2023 CISE Awards Ceremony
July 5, 2023Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 CISE undergraduate and graduate scholarships. Certificates were presented to the winners at the CISE Awards Ceremony in April. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”18″ gal_title=”2023 CISE Awards Ceremony”]
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Weighing the great AI pause
June 26, 2023“ We agree. That point is now.” In March, 1,000 top tech experts including Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published their call for a six-month moratorium on further development of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, citing what they perceived to be a potential runaway risk without sufficient guardrails. In […]
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Honoring the life of Dr. Paul Gader
June 8, 2023Dear Colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that our colleague and friend, Dr. Paul Gader, passed away on Tuesday night surrounded by his loved ones. Paul received his master’s and doctorate in mathematics from the University of Florida in 1983 and 1986, respectively. He served as a faculty member […]
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Clearing hurdles: SHPE program propels future leaders in engineering
June 1, 2023Science, technology, engineering, math, family. It’s not often one will see these words grouped together, but when the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) program visited the White House to pitch their purpose and achievements, they brought the whole familia in tow; with the intention of engaging with top leadership in their mission to overcome […]
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FICS Research Director Appointed to Computing Community Consortium Council
June 1, 2023Congratulations to Kevin R.B. Butler, Ph.D., a CISE professor and director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research, who was recently appointed to the 2023 council for the Computing Community Consortium (CCC). Dr. Butler was one of five members recently appointed to the CCC, whose mission is to enable the pursuit of innovative, high-impact computing […]
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Ranka Named UF Research Foundation Professor, Honoring Excellence in Research
May 16, 2023The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) has named Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D., a distinguished professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, a UFRF Professor for 2023-2026. Dr. Ranka was one of 34 faculty members selected at the university. His areas of expertise are data science, machine learning and high-performance computing. The […]
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Spring 2023: Message from the Chair
May 8, 2023Dear colleagues, alumni and friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to our latest newsletter. As we approach the end of the academic year, we want to celebrate our successes, share our ongoing work, and look ahead to the future of our department. I want to begin by highlighting the outstanding contributions of our […]
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UF Partners on NSF-Funded National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute Focused on STEM Learning
May 4, 2023The National Science Foundation announced today that it has selected a team of scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to lead a $20 million institute to advance artificial intelligence to promote STEM education. The AI Institute for Inclusive Intelligent Technologies for Education (INVITE) will be based in Illinois with UF as […]
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How a Horse Whisperer can Help Engineers Build Better Robots
May 2, 2023Humans and horses have enjoyed a strong working relationship for nearly 10,000 years — a partnership that transformed how food was produced, people were transported and even how wars were fought and won. Today, we look to horses for companionship, recreation, and as teammates in competitive activities like racing, dressage and showing. Can these age-old […]
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