Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.

A Scientist’s Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine

October 28, 2022

After 19 years of work, Juan Gilbert says he has invented the most secure voting machine. Will anyone prove him wrong? In late 2020, a large box arrived at Juan Gilbert’s office at the University of Florida. The computer science professor had been looking for this kind of product for months. Previous orders had yielded […]

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James Fairbanks, Ph.D.

UF Researchers Enhance Defense Readiness Through the Language of Mathematics

September 8, 2022

The explosive growth of diversified scientific data has reaped unprecedented advancements in scientific discovery and engineering. Unfortunately, it is difficult to relate data from one scientific problem to another without a unified approach to the mathematics of scientific modeling. A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by engineering faculty at the University of Florida hopes to […]

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AI Summer Camp

Hey Chatbot, tell me how kids can learn about AI

August 11, 2022

This story originally appeared on news.ufl.edu. UF researchers and students hold summer camp for local children to make AI more accessible.   Soccer-bot, stress-bot and fashion-bot are just three examples of conversational apps created by middle schoolers using a unique digital interface developed by University of Florida researchers. AMBY, which stands for AI Made By You, […]

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Kevin R.B. Butler, Ph.D.

UF to Lead $7.5M NSF-Funded Project on Protecting Security of Marginalized and Vulnerable Populations

August 8, 2022

Computing has never been more important to our daily lives than it is today. Videoconferencing has become ubiquitous for almost the entire population and access to technology and virtual worlds have become a necessity for all rather than a privilege reserved for certain populations. However, throughout this rapid evolution in computing, it is increasingly apparent […]

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Benjamin Lok, Ph.D.

Lok Inducted into 2022 Inaugural Class of IEEE Virtual Reality Academy

July 8, 2022

Benjamin Lok, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, was recently inducted as a member into the inaugural class of the IEEE Virtual Reality Academy. Dr. Lok was one of 49 scholars and innovators inducted into this year’s class. “Our work has focused on innovating in the area of […]

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Baba Vemuri, Ph.D.

UF Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Develop Automated Methods to Diagnose Neurodegenerative Disorders

May 11, 2022

A four-year grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and National Institute on Aging (NIA) has been awarded to Baba C. Vemuri, Ph.D., the Wilson and Marie Collins Professor in Engineering at the University of Florida (UF), to resolve the limitations of MRI for the purpose […]

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Kristy Boyer, Ph.D., and Mehmet Celepkolu, Ph.D.

UF Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Integration of AI in Middle Schools Through Natural Language Processing

April 21, 2022

Researchers from the University of Florida were recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore how to integrate AI learning into middle school science through natural language processing (NLP). Investigators will work with teachers and students at middle schools in Florida and Indiana. The project team includes the principal investigator Kristy […]

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Jaime Ruiz, Ph.D.

UF Researchers to Augment Human Cognition to Aid in Extreme Work Environments

March 15, 2022

Using a new $2.8 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), researchers in the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) will work to augment human cognition by providing task guidance through augmented reality (AR) headset technology in extreme environments, including high hazard and risky operations. The […]

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Vincent Bindschaedler, Ph.D., and Kevin R. B. Butler, Ph.D.

Researchers Receive $1.2M NSF Grant to Study and Thwart Surveillanceware

November 18, 2021

Cybersecurity is an ever-changing field of research, with new forms of security threats appearing often. One increasingly common threat, surveillanceware, involves a malicious individual installing software on a victim’s mobile device enabling secret remote monitoring of the device’s activity. Using a new $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation researchers at the University of […]

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Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.

University of Florida Innovators Honored at 4th Annual Standing InnOvation Event

November 1, 2021

On October 26, UF Innovate | Tech Licensing hosted its annual event to recognize top innovations stemming from the University of Florida. Standing InnOvation, the best kind of “standing ovation” you can give to innovators, recognized the seven innovations of the year and the Innovator of the Year, Dr. William Hauswirth, a pioneer in gene […]

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