Fall 2025: Message from the Chair

Tuesday November 18, 2025

Dear friends, faculty, alumni and students,  Thank you for powering the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) through another remarkable semester. This department continues to achieve student and faculty success with groundbreaking, timely research that will help this world navigate a digital future.  In this newsletter, you’ll read about fascinating work from […]

Security flaws in portable genetic sequencers risk leaking private DNA data

Wednesday November 12, 2025

Researchers from the University of Florida have, for the first time, exposed security risks in portable genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence DNA.

BYTES: A News Magazine, 2025

Monday November 10, 2025

UF student Infosec team wins regional cybersecurity competition 

Friday November 7, 2025

The University of Florida Student Infosec Team (UFSIT) has claimed first place in the Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition showcasing elite cybersecurity skills.  Teams were tasked as consultants for a fictitious cruise ship company, “All Ports Tours.” Over eight hours, the team from UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering assessed the company’s network, identified vulnerabilities […]

AI Research Excellence Early Career Award: Meet Kiley Graim 

Thursday October 30, 2025

Kiley Graim, Ph.D., on Wednesday accepted the Artificial Intelligence Research Excellence Early Career Award, an honor recognizing her outstanding contributions to artificial intelligence research and her emerging leadership in advancing biomedical and computational discovery. 

2025: Message from the Chair

Thursday October 16, 2025

Dear CISE community,  I am honored to serve as the interim chair of the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering during this exciting time of innovation and growth. First, I extend my sincere gratitude to former chair and Distinguished Professor Juan E. Gilbert for his leadership and unwavering commitment to the department. His […]

AI-enabled Edugator tool wins 2025 Florida Government Productivity Award  

Thursday September 18, 2025

A team of innovators from the University of Florida has created an award-winning tool that’s transforming the way students learn to code and saving them money in the process. 

From Rising Stars to AI investigators, meet CISE’s new faculty members

Friday September 5, 2025

New faculty hires for the CISE department.

CISE Ph.D. student recognized with national award for mentorship

Wednesday August 27, 2025

Ashley Hart, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science, has been recognized as Mentor of the Year by the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (NSTMF) for uplifting others through mentorship.  

UF researchers making virtual reality accessible to all eyes

Friday August 1, 2025

A recent study led by a University of Florida engineering professor is challenging long-held assumptions in virtual reality design, particularly the belief that all users see the world the same way.