Listen carefully: UF study could lead to better deepfake detection
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…
Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D., awarded one of the inventions of the year by UF Innovate Tech Licensing
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…
A Clear Solution to Voting Security
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…
President Biden appoints UF professor to National Science Board
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….
FINS Faculty Play Pivotal Role in New Cybersecurity-Focused IARPA Project
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 –…
2024 CISE Awards Ceremony
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.
Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., receives AI educator of the year award
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…
Sounding the alarm: UF cybersecurity expert exposes audio deepfake
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…
Zhixin Pan (Ph.D. CS ’22) receives EDAA outstanding dissertation award
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…
Underwater data centers are the future. But a speaker system could cripple them
In 2018, Microsoft plunged almost 1,000 servers more than 100 feet beneath the Scottish sea. No mere stunt, it was a test of bold plans to sustainably meet our growing…