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Award-winning UF team targets nonconsensual nude photo apps to protect privacy

January 5, 2026

Researchers from the University of Florida, Georgetown University and the University of Washington have earned the NYU Center for Cybersecurity Awareness Week’s Social Impact award for their study of AI-based nudification apps that generate nonconsensual nude images in seconds.

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CISE emeritus professor Sumi Helal among three 2025 National Academy of Inventors Fellows at UF

December 19, 2025

The National Academy of Inventors welcomed three new Gators as NAI Fellows this month: Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal, Ph.D., Chris Malachowsky, M.S. and Mark Sheplak, Ph.D.

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UF researchers develop new training method to help AI tools learn safely

December 18, 2025

As artificial intelligence becomes woven into everyday life, UF researchers are working to make sure the technology learns safely.

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UF engineering student Abhishek Kulkarni presents his three-minute thesis in November. Photo provided by Abhishek Kulkarni

Engineering doctoral student a three-minute thesis winner

December 17, 2025

Doctoral student Abhishek Kulkarni earned third place in the University of Florida’s 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition, becoming the only finalist and winner representing the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. 

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CISE Gator Bytes team places second in global cybersecurity competition

December 11, 2025

A team of University of Florida computer engineering graduate students recently placed second among U.S. universities in the CSAW Embedded Security Challenge, one of the world’s leading cybersecurity competitions hosted by New York University. 

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Security flaws in portable genetic sequencers risk leaking private DNA data

November 12, 2025

Researchers from the University of Florida have, for the first time, exposed security risks in portable genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence DNA.

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UF student Infosec team wins regional cybersecurity competition

UF student Infosec team wins regional cybersecurity competition 

November 7, 2025

The University of Florida Student Infosec Team (UFSIT) has claimed first place in the Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition showcasing elite cybersecurity skills.  Teams were tasked as consultants for a fictitious cruise ship company, “All Ports Tours.” Over eight hours, the team from UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering assessed the company’s network, identified vulnerabilities […]

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UF Professor Kiley Graim, left, accepts the AI Research Excellence Early Career Award Wednesday from Alina Zare, director of the Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute.

AI Research Excellence Early Career Award: Meet Kiley Graim 

October 30, 2025

Kiley Graim, Ph.D., on Wednesday accepted the Artificial Intelligence Research Excellence Early Career Award, an honor recognizing her outstanding contributions to artificial intelligence research and her emerging leadership in advancing biomedical and computational discovery. 

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AI-enabled Edugator tool wins 2025 Florida Government Productivity Award  

September 18, 2025

A team of innovators from the University of Florida has created an award-winning tool that’s transforming the way students learn to code and saving them money in the process. 

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