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University of Florida researchers recently concluded the largest study on audio deepfakes to date, challenging 1,200 humans to identify real audio messages from digital fakes. Humans claimed a 73% accuracy rate but were often fooled by details generated by machines, like British accents and background noises. “We found humans weren’t perfect, but they were better […]

UF Innovate | Tech Licensing hosted its seventh annual Standing InnOvation event on Wednesday, October 30, to acknowledge and celebrate research discoveries by University of Florida innovators in fiscal year 2024. Standing InnOvation gives innovators a well-deserved “standing ovation” for disclosing, optioning, or licensing their innovations during the fiscal year. The number of disclosures, options, […]

Computer Scientist Juan Gilbert is on a mission to bring transparency to the voting process On a spring afternoon, University of Florida computer scientist Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., and students in his Computing for Social Good Lab clustered around a glass box. About the size of a microwave, the box held a small Brother printer […]

Today, President Joe Biden appointed University of Florida distinguished computer science Professor Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., to the National Science Board. Gilbert is one of eight members appointed to the Board. The National Science Board serves as an independent body of advisers to both the president and Congress on policy matters related to science, technology, and […]

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FINS faculty, Dr. Bonnie J. Dorr and Sonja M. Schmer-Galunder, are among the recipients of a new, large, multi-institutional award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) agency – the research arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence- that delves into the psychology of cyber attackers. Among others, such as SRI […]

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 CISE undergraduate and graduate scholarships. Certificates were presented to the winners at the CISE Awards Ceremony in April. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”23″ gal_title=”2024 CISE Awards”]

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 Technology & Training (CITT) to honor educators at the University of Florida who have made […]

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 or have even fallen prey to them – you receive a phone call from someone […]

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,” focused on machine learning techniques to counter various malicious cyber-attacks, such as malware and ransomware. […]