Self-driving cars, like the human drivers that preceded them, need to see what’s around them to avoid obstacles and drive safely. The most sophisticated autonomous vehicles typically use lidar, a spinning radar-type device that acts as the eyes of the… Read More
A Scientist’s Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine
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… Read More
UF Researchers Enhance Defense Readiness Through the Language of Mathematics
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… Read More
Hey Chatbot, tell me how kids can learn about AI
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… Read More
UF to Lead $7.5M NSF-Funded Project on Protecting Security of Marginalized and Vulnerable Populations
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… Read More