Tag: Fall 2020

Growing up in China, Chunbo “Chuck” Huang, Ph.D., (Ph.D. CE ’00), founder and CEO of Citcon, didn’t know that one day he would become a computer scientist. After he won the national level high school math and physics Olympiad competitions, he received an offer from Tsinghua University to attend and pick any major. “Although I […]

Brendan David-John, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), was recently named a Google Ph.D. Fellowship recipient under the area of Human-Computer Interaction. According to the list of recipients from the fellowship’s inception, David-John is the first student from any Florida university to receive the fellowship. David-John’s research […]

The University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering welcomes three new faculty members. James Fairbanks, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dr. Fairbanks’s research focuses on programming languages; concurrency, parallelism and high-performance computing; and database, data science and informatics. His work focuses on using programming language theory and algebraic techniques for designing and developing […]

Christina Boucher, Ph.D., associate professor in the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant will give Dr. Boucher and her team the opportunity to develop a set of algorithms and an electronic interface that will allow public health […]

Congratulations to Sumi Helal, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, who was recently elected as a member of the Academia Europaea, the European equivalent to the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Helal’s primary research areas are pervasive and mobile computing, digital health, and the Internet of Things. His […]

Christina Gardner-McCune, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida, is working on a project to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum for grades K-12. Dr. Gardner-McCune is co-chair of the AI for K-12 Initiative (AI4K12), which was established by the Association for the […]

As people across the country head to the polls over the next few months, a concern on many minds is how to stay safe while voting. With the COVID-19 pandemic surging nationwide, what can election officials do to ensure everyone has the ability to vote without risking their health? Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., The Banks […]

Originally posted on news.ufl.edu The University of Florida today announced a public-private partnership with NVIDIA that will catapult UF’s research strength to address some of the world’s most formidable challenges, create unprecedented access to AI training and tools for underrepresented communities, and build momentum for transforming the future of the workforce. The initiative is anchored by […]