Category: News

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.

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

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. 

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. 

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.

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 […]

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. 

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. 

New faculty hires for the CISE department.

Ashley Hart, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science, has been recognized as Mentor of the Year by the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (NSTMF) for uplifting others through mentorship.