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The University of Florida Student Information Security Team (UFSIT) has had a successful semester with a second-place finish in U.S. Southeast Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) and a third-place finish in the Department of Energy Cyberforce competition.  The UFSIT Collegiate Penetration Testing Team finished second in the CPTC on October 14, 2023. The team […]

President Joe Biden honored University of Florida computer science professor Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., at the White House today with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for pioneering a universal voting system that makes voting more reliable and accessible for everyone and for increasing diversity in the computer science workforce. The National Medal of […]

A team of University of Florida researchers has partnered with campus police to test a newly developed mobile application aimed at easing tensions and preventing misunderstandings during traffic stops between drivers and law enforcement. The free app, called Virtual Traffic Stop or VTS, allows officers to communicate with drivers through smartphone video before physically approaching […]

Congratulations 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”]  

“ 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 […]

Dear 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 […]