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Keeping humans in the loop: UF-involved study examines human feedback on AI
Researchers evaluated four common ways people provide feedback to AI systems, revealing a tradeoff between model accuracy and the effort required from users.
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‘A tremendous impact’: Butler named CISE chair
Kevin R.B. Butler, Ph.D., has been named the chair of the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, or CISE.
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A lineage of excellence: Ph.D. proteges secure Outstanding Dissertation Awards
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.
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Watching the detectors: Researchers probe efficacy – and danger – of AI detection tools
UF engineering professor Patrick Traynor, Ph.D. says commercially available tools used to detect AI-generated text in scientific literature are ineffective.
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With an eye on successful job interviews, these students are not winging it
Two recent graduates built the free interview‑prep app, winning the 2026 UF College of Education Research Symposium’s Best Undergraduate Poster Award.
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CISE celebrates 2026 class of Distinguished Alumni Awardees
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.
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ECE ‘star Gator’ Farimah Farahmandi wins 40 Under 40 alumni award
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.
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Sitharam wins award for excellence and innovation in doctoral dissertation advising
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering selected Meera Sitharam, Ph.D., to receive a Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award for the 2025–26 academic year.
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‘Intellectual curiosity, relentless perseverance’: Meet multi-major engineer Edward Kempa
No one will ever accuse Edward Kempa of being an underachiever. Kempa is graduating this spring with double majors – his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Department of Computer and Information Science (CISE) and a bachelor’s in economics.
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Thermal cameras used in drones and robots can be tricked by heat sources, study finds
As thermal cameras become commonplace on autonomous drones and vehicles, a University of Florida engineering professor is working to make sure they can’t be maliciously tricked into “seeing” things that aren’t there.
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CISE’s Slepian honored for going above and beyond
The Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) recently honored Research Administrator Michelle Slepian with its 2025 CISE Staff Excellence Award.
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CISE celebrates a new class of distinguished alumni
This spring, the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) honored five alumni and their extraordinary achievements during its annual alumni awards ceremony.
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Breaking AI on purpose: How researchers are helping make artificial intelligence safer
University of Florida researcher Sumit Kumar Jha, Ph.D., is focused on strengthening the security measures built into AI tools to ensure they are safe for all to use.
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UF researcher explores ‘appropriate’ student reliance on AI
Neha Rani, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, is working to understand the factors that contribute to students’ patterns of AI reliance.
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Award-winning UF team targets nonconsensual nude photo apps to protect privacy
Researchers from the University of Florida, Georgetown University and the University of Washington have earned the NYU Center for Cybersecurity Awareness Week’s Social Impact award for their study of AI-based nudification apps that generate nonconsensual nude images in seconds.