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.
We’re excited to share some CISE news and insights from the Spring 2022 semester. >>>
Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.
The Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor
CISE Department Chair
Kristy E. Boyer, Ph.D., and co-principal investigator Mehmet Celepkolu, Ph.D., were recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore how to integrate AI learning into middle school science through natural language processing.
A team of researchers led by Jaime Ruiz, Ph.D., will work to augment human cognition by providing task guidance through augmented reality headset technology in extreme environments under a $2.8 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Chris Malachowsky, co-founder of NVIDIA Corp., was named an honoree in UF’s prestigious Academy of Golden Gators.
A four-year $1.39 million grant has been awarded to Baba C. Vemuri, Ph.D., to resolve the limitations of MRI for the purpose of diagnosing neurodegenerative disorders.
Shigang Chen, Ph.D., and his team recently received the best paper award at the 29th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP).
Tyler Hanks, a Ph.D. student, has been selected for the 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), which recognizes exceptional students who are pursuing full-time research-based degrees in STEM.
Armisha Roberts, a Ph.D. student, was recently named a recipient of the Meta Ph.D. Fellowship. Roberts is one of the 37 selected for the 2022 fellowship, and she is the only recipient from the state of Florida.
Drew Gill (BSCS ’22) created an app that makes parking on the University of Florida campus less stressful.
Douglas D. Dankel II, Ph.D., retired assistant professor, passed away on March 16, 2022, after a long illness. Read more about his life and time at the University of Florida.