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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.
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Spring 2020: Message From the Chair
Dear colleagues, alumni and friends, As we navigate through the challenges of COVID-19, I want to share with you the actions we have taken at the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. Our first priority continues to be the health and safety of our faculty, staff and students. As of
Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.
The Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor
UF Distinguished Professor
Chair, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
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Graduate Advisor Receives International Educator of the Year Award
Adrienne Cook, the graduate academic advisor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), recently received the Staff International Educator of the Year Award at the college level by the UF International Center. Approximately 84 percent of the students Cook advises are international students. The International Educator of the Year Awards honor the outstanding contributions of faculty and…
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UF Engineering Alumni Honored as 2020 Gator100 Awardees
Alumni from the University of Florida have created and guided some of the most innovative and profitable businesses in the nation and the world. Each year, the UF Alumni Association, in partnership with the UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, recognizes these amazing entrepreneurs with the Gator100 at a ceremony held…
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Butler Selected as a Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awardee by College
Kevin R. B. Butler, Ph.D., a holder of the Arnold and Lisa Goldberg Rising Star Associate Professor in Computer Science at the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, has been selected as a 2020 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awardee. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate…
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Gilbert Testifies Before U.S. House Committee about Election Security
Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., The Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor, testified as an expert witness regarding election security during a hearing by the House Administration Committee earlier this month. Dr. Gilbert, who has been conducting research on elections for more than 15 years and who was one of two academics…
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UF Online Ranked No. 4 Among Nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs
The University of Florida sets a new standard as a modern research university with national recognition for both traditional classroom programs and online pathways. UF Online, UF’s online undergraduate experience, has now risen to No. 4 in the country for best online bachelor’s programs according to U.S. News & World…
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UF-SIT Team Takes First in Pwny Race at NYU’s CSAW Competition
Walking into New York University for Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW), the Kernel Sanders team didn’t know they would leave as champions. Owen Flannagan, a junior competing on behalf of the University of Florida team, swept through the bracket beating No. 1 seed Perfect Blue to win first place in…
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Helal Named a 2019 AAAS Fellow
Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal, Ph.D., a professor in CISE, was named a 2019 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for distinguished contributions to the field of pervasive computing, particularly in assistive environments supportive of aging and independent living. Dr. Helal is an IEEE Fellow and Finland…