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From software design to ‘methodology stuff’: Meet alumnus Mike Cottmeyer

Thursday July 16, 2026

Mike Cottmeyer (BSCEN ’93) never expected his computer engineering degree to lead him into business transformation. Today, the founder and CEO of LiminalArc helps organizations modernize their technology and leadership structures by applying systems thinking rooted in his engineering education.

Celebrated researcher Juan Gilbert awarded NAAI membership

Wednesday July 15, 2026

With a career already filled with accolades and honors, Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., was recently elected to membership in the National Academy of Artificial Intelligence, or NAAI.

Keeping humans in the loop: UF-involved study examines human feedback on AI

Thursday June 11, 2026

Researchers evaluated four common ways people provide feedback to AI systems, revealing a tradeoff between model accuracy and the effort required from users.

‘A tremendous impact’: Butler named CISE chair

Tuesday June 9, 2026

Kevin R.B. Butler, Ph.D., has been named the chair of the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, or CISE.

A lineage of excellence: Ph.D. proteges secure Outstanding Dissertation Awards

Friday June 5, 2026

Professor Prabhat Mishra celebrates another Outstanding Dissertation Award earned by one of his former doctoral students, continuing a tradition of research excellence spanning more than two decades.

Watching the detectors: Researchers probe efficacy – and danger – of AI detection tools

Tuesday May 19, 2026

UF engineering professor Patrick Traynor, Ph.D. says commercially available tools used to detect AI-generated text in scientific literature are ineffective.

With an eye on successful job interviews, these students are not winging it

Tuesday May 19, 2026

Two recent graduates built the free interview‑prep app, winning the 2026 UF College of Education Research Symposium’s Best Undergraduate Poster Award.

Spring 2026 CISE Newsletter

Tuesday May 5, 2026

Welcome to the digital newsletter from the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE). Each semester, you will receive an email highlighting department updates and successes. We look forward to connecting with you.

CISE celebrates 2026 class of Distinguished Alumni Awardees

Wednesday April 29, 2026

The Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering celebrated the 2026 class of Distinguished Alumni awardees on April 21 at the University of Florida’s J. Wayne Reitz Union.

ECE ‘star Gator’ Farimah Farahmandi wins 40 Under 40 alumni award

Friday April 24, 2026

Farimah Farahmandi, Ph.D., is considered an emerging leader in hardware security verification and trustworthy semiconductor design, a field vital to national security and the global semiconductor ecosystem.