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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.

Sitharam wins award for excellence and innovation in doctoral dissertation advising

Monday April 20, 2026

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.

‘Intellectual curiosity, relentless perseverance’: Meet multi-major engineer Edward Kempa

Friday April 10, 2026

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.

Spring 2026: Message from the Chair

Friday April 10, 2026

Dear friends, faculty, alumni and students, With the spring semester rapidly coming to a close, now is a great time to take stock of our remarkable work in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. We continue to delve into some of the world’s thorniest problems while achieving student and faculty success with […]

Thermal cameras used in drones and robots can be tricked by heat sources, study finds

Tuesday March 17, 2026

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.

CISE’s Slepian honored for going above and beyond

Friday March 13, 2026

The Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) recently honored Research Administrator Michelle Slepian with its 2025 CISE Staff Excellence Award.

CISE celebrates a new class of distinguished alumni

Wednesday March 11, 2026

This spring, the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) honored five alumni and their extraordinary achievements during its annual alumni awards ceremony.

Breaking AI on purpose: How researchers are helping make artificial intelligence safer

Friday February 20, 2026

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.