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The annual Outstanding Young Alumni awards program was established in 2006 to recognize alumni under the age of 40 whose achievements positively reflect The Gator Nation. 40 Under 40 will continue the tradition of honoring Gators who are reflecting leadership and innovation in their communities and professions. The awards were announced prior to the Orange & […]

Lisa Anthony, Ph.D., an associate professor at the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), was named a Senior Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Anthony’s research interests include understanding, designing, and developing natural user interactions, especially for children. Her work integrates and contributes to research in human-computer interaction, child-computer interaction, […]

LiveGreen won first place at the 2019 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. Led by CEO and Co-Founder Brian De Souza and CTO and Co-Founder Pablo Garces, LiveGreen is a mobile platform that empowers people to reduce their carbon footprint so they can be part of the solution to end climate change in one generation. […]

Jasmine Bowers, Tiffanie Smith and Sanethia Thomas, all Ph.D. students in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, received the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) North Florida & Southeast Georgia Affiliate Award for Aspirations in Computing. The NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Collegiate Award was designed to honor technical accomplishments […]

The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) recognizes outstanding graduate students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Fellows benefit from a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees (paid to their educational institution), opportunities for international research […]

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 CISE undergraduate and graduate scholarships. Certificates were presented to the winners at the 2019 CISE Awards Ceremony. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”5″ gal_title=”2019 CISE Awards Ceremony”]

Arnold and Lisa Goldberg want to play their part in educating the New Engineer. They know that by investing in the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), students will have the tools, leadership skills and confidence to succeed in computer science. The Goldberg’s $1 million gift establishes the Arnold […]

My T. Thai, Ph.D., a UF Research Foundation Professor, has been selected as the Associate Director of The Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World. Thai was previously the Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE). She received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, Twin […]

The Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) at the University of Florida maintained its place in the rankings for public institution computer engineering graduate schools. According to the 2020 U.S. News & World Report list of best graduate schools, the computer engineering graduate program is ranked No. 16 among public institutions and […]

Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D., a professor at the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, has been selected as a 2019 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awardee. Mishra’s primary area of research is design and verification of architectures and algorithms for secure and energy-efficient electronic systems. Over the last academic year, […]