Kevin R.B. Butler, Ph.D., and Daisy Wang, Ph.D.

UF CISE Receives $1 Million Gift to Fund Two Rising Star Professorships

April 1, 2019

Arnold and Lisa Goldberg want to play their part in educating the New Engineer. They know that by investing in the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), students will have the tools, leadership skills and confidence to succeed in computer science. The Goldberg’s $1 million gift establishes the Arnold […]

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5 Faculty Members to Receive UF Term Professorships

December 11, 2018

Faculty members Arunava Banerjee, Ph.D.; Kevin R. B. Butler, Ph.D.; Tamer Kahveci, Ph.D.; Meera Sitharam, Ph.D.; and Daisy Zhe Wang, Ph.D.; from the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering have been selected to receive the University of Florida Term Professorship award for 2018-2021. The university offers 250 term professorships every year. The professorships […]

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Taming the Data Monster to Make Better Decisions

August 17, 2018

In today’s increasingly connected world, the sheer volume of messages we receive on any subject, including speech, images, video and metadata, as well as text imbedded in images and videos, is mind-boggling. When something unexpected happens, government policy analysts need to inform and advise our nation’s leaders about the causes and effects immediately. Trying to […]

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Two Faculty Join the Institute for Child Health Policy

June 16, 2014

Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D.,professor, and Daisy Zhe Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor, have been named affiliate faculty members of the College of Medicine’s Institute for Child Health Policy. The institute focuses on disparities in health and health care outcomes for minority and underserved children and develops strategies and interventions to address these issues. Ranka and Wang were […]

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Outreach Day Gives Middle School Girls a Look at Computer Science

April 2, 2014

The CISE department’s student-run organization WiCSE (Women in Computer Science and Engineering) led an outreach day on March 25 for middle school girls. The girls were attending a week-long spring break camp hosted by the UF WISE group, sponsored by the Florida Museum of Natural History, spending one day in each of 5 science and […]

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