Ranka Named UF Distinguished Professor

October 29, 2021

After many years devoted to teaching and research at the University of Florida, Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D., was recently named a Distinguished Professor. Dr. Ranka is the second person in the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) to receive the distinction. The title of Distinguished Professor at the University of Florida is […]

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2021 Term Professorship Recipients

7 Faculty Members Receive UF Term Professorships

August 27, 2021

Faculty members Christina Boucher, Ph.D.; Kristy E. Boyer, Ph.D.; Kevin R.B. Butler, Ph.D.; Shigang Chen, Ph.D.; Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D.; My T. Thai, Ph.D.; and Baba Vemuri, Ph.D.; from the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering have been selected to receive the University of Florida Term Professorship award for 2021-2024. The University Term Professorship was […]

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Yashaswi (Yash) Karnati

Using Machine Learning Techniques to Help Mitigate Congestion

March 24, 2021

Urban traffic control is one of the most important and challenging issues facing cities. Increases in the volume of traffic have significant impacts on congestion and consequently on the amount of time that travelers spend on the road. Furthermore, traffic signal control timing does not change in real-time based on changes in traffic patterns or […]

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Tania Banerjee, Ph.D.

Big Data and AI Help to Improve Operations and Safety at Intersections

March 24, 2021

These days, road networks in our cities contain a variety of smart and connected infrastructure which generate an abundance of Big Data. This data can be processed to improve the flow of traffic and safety for both vehicles and pedestrians. At the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), transportation and computer science engineers are working […]

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Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D.

Ranka Receives Impact Award from IEEE Technical Committee on Cloud Computing

January 7, 2021

Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, has received the 2020 IEEE Technical Committee on Cloud Computing Impact Award. The award recognizes senior researchers or educators for their significant or distinguished contributions in the field of cloud computing. Dr. Ranka’s research interests include high-performance […]

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UF Engineer Leads Collaboration for Safer Roadways

August 28, 2019

Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), was recently awarded a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that will monitor high-risk intersections in Gainesville, FL, to make roadways safer. The project, “Video Based Machine Learning for Smart Traffic Analysis and Management,” […]

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Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D.

Ranka Named a UF Research Foundation Professor

April 24, 2018

The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) has named Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, a UFRF Professor for 2018-2021. Ranka’s research interests include high performance and parallel computing with a focus on energy efficiency; and big data science with a focus on data mining/machine learning […]

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UFTI Affiliate Receives Funding from FDOT for Big Data Project

March 23, 2016

We live in a world where massive amounts of data are currently available to us. In 2013, the size of the digital universe was estimated to be near 5 zettabytes (1 zettabyte = 1 million terabytes) and is expected to quadruple by 2020. Like the physical world, the information in it is diverse – created […]

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Congratulations Dr. Sahni and Dr. Ranka

May 19, 2015

Congratulations to Sartaj Sahni and Sanjay Ranka on being founding members of the IEEE Communications Society’s Technical Subcommittee on Big Data (TSCBD). Read more …

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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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