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CISE Inaugural Alumni Awards Ceremony
This spring, the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) held its inaugural Alumni Awards ceremony, which featured four awards focused on honoring the extraordinary achievements of CISE alumni. These awards celebrated individuals who have made significant contributions to their field of expertise, demonstrated outstanding personal accomplishments, or shown exceptional service to our…
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Mishra Receives Mentoring Award at University Level
Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D., a professor at the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering was selected as a 2024-2025 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awardee and a 2024-2025 University of Florida Graduate School Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Awardee. Nominations for this award come from current UF graduate students, faculty members, administrators, and alumni. “Dr. Mishra has…
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Hiding in Plain Sight: The Future of Steganography
Steganography, the art of concealing secret messages within other pieces of text or media, has been in practice for centuries. Its history dates to Ancient Greece, but the first recorded use of the term was in 1499 in a book disguised as a book about magic titled Steganographia. Even today, this method remains relevant, with…
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UF team develops AI tool to make genetic research more comprehensive
University of Florida researchers are addressing a critical gap in medical genetic research — ensuring it better represents and benefits people of all backgrounds. Their work, led by Kiley Graim, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, focuses on improving human health by addressing “ancestral bias” in genetic…
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Students compete in Department of Navy Cybersecurity Challenge
A team of computer science students participated in the Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Challenge (CRAM) by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). The goal of the challenge was to develop algorithms to measure a system’s cyber defensive capabilities against a full spectrum of threats and to calculate the probability of failure against various…
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UFSIT places second in Global Penetration Testing Competition
The University of Florida Student Information Security Team (UFSIT) placed second in the Global Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) in early January, after winning the Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition in November In addition, the team won the “Cloud 9” and “Best Slide” category awards for their explanation of how an attacker could use information…
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Kahveci Appointed Editor in Chief of IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Tamer Kahveci, Ph.D., professor and associate chair of academic affairs in the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), was recently appointed as editor in chief of IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (TCBB), a leading bimonthly journal published jointly by the IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS), and…
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From Exploring Computers to Mentoring the Next Generation
Emmanuel Dorley, Ph.D., was recently elected to the 2025 Fulbright Association National Board. Emmanuel Dorley, Ph.D., has been interested in how technology works since he was 10 years old. His mother had purchased him a Gateway PC, and his interest in computers and gadgets only grew from there. “I spent countless hours trying to…
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United Nations ratifies UF-created framework to protect people on cash apps
UF cybersecurity professor Kevin Butler developed the framework, which spells out guidance for countries to prevent fraud and abuse on mobile cash apps. Cash apps are the prominent form of banking in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia and can leave people vulnerable to losing their life savings. As mobile-money services were growing at a…
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Revolutionizing AMR research by combining bioinformatics and microbiology.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to the role of antibiotics in modern medicine, but currently, we don’t fully understand the intricacies of AMR. There is an urgent need for research on this topic to support advances in our understanding of AMR and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant to a…
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UFSIT wins Southeast Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition
The University of Florida Student Information Security Team (UFSIT) placed first in the Southeast Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) held in Augusta, Georgia. The top three teams were all from Florida, with the University of South Florida finishing in second place and the University of Central Florida finishing third. “The strength of Florida teams…
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Howard University Research Month
A cohort of faculty, staff and students from the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) were invited to attend Howard University Research Month in April. The group included Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and CISE department chair, and several students from his lab.…
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Sumi Helal, Ph.d., Retires after 25 years
Sumi Helal, Ph.D., retired from the department after two and a half decades of service. While on leave from UF, Helal served as professor and chair in Digital Health in the School of Computing and Communication at Lancaster University, U.K. Helal has also founded multiple companies including, Rokoit USA, Pervasa Inc., Phoneomena Inc., and cofounded…
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Jain Elected as ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee Chair
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) has elected Eakta Jain, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, as the new chair of the SIGGRAPH executive committee. Jain’s vision for the SIGGRAPH committee includes vibrancy, sustainability and member wellness.…
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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 rate but were often fooled by details generated by machines, like British accents and background noises. “We found humans weren’t perfect, but they were better…