UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Patrick Traynor, Ph.D., warns of the advancement of audio deepfake technology and outlines some solutions that scientists at UF are working towards.

Read the full story here:
https://www.cise.ufl.edu/sounding-the-alarm-uf-cybersecurity-expert-exposes-audio-deepfake/

Eakta Jain, Ph.D. was recently interviewed by BBC for their Unexpected Elements series. Jain studies the relationship between humans and horses to help improve the relationship between humans and robots.

Listen here:

Unexpected Elements - Horsey driverless cars and competitive cloning - BBC Sounds Rampaging horses lead us to horse cloning and what horseriding can teach driverless cars

Congratulations to Juan E. Gilbert on his election to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

See below for the full story:
https://news.ufl.edu/2024/04/gilbert-award/

Congratulations to Sanethia Thomas on winning the AI Educator of the Year Award! The award was created to honor UF educators who have made a significant contribution to using AI in teaching & learning.

Last week as part of Howard University Research Month, Dr. Gilbert and the Computing for Social Good Lab demonstrated their work on innovative voting technologies and Virtual Traffic Stop.

The event also featured recruiting tables with CISE faculty, staff, and students

UF Information Technology's Tech Byte series continues this spring with a unique, student panel event. Current undergraduates from diverse majors, including UF Industrial and Systems Engineering and UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, will talk about how AI has become part of their education.

Specifically, the panelists will discuss their use of AI in coursework, how AI is showing up in their lives, and about AI’s impact on their career path and plans for the future.

This event will take place on April 18th at 2pm! For more information or to register for the event, please visit https://news.it.ufl.edu/education/student-perspectives-on-ai-live-event/!

Congratulations to Dr. Jain on being selected as an ACM Senior Member!

https://www.cise.ufl.edu/jain-named-acm-senior-member/

Congratulations to Dr. Boucher on being selected as a IEEE Senior Member!

https://www.cise.ufl.edu/boucher-named-ieee-senior-member/

ICYMI: Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., created an immersive cultural experience for students with her new study abroad program in Cape Town. The students lived and worked within this community and experienced the culture first hand.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/41wWly2

We would like to thank everyone who made a contribution this year! Thank you for supporting CISE and our amazing students! 💙 🧡 🐊

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Attention all faculty, staff, students, and alumni!

The departmental competition is officially underway! Your department needs YOUR help.

Every gift made helps support the careers and education of students and faculty within the department of your choosing, or the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering as a whole! Make your donation today and make a difference for the !

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Stand Up & Holler! It's Giving Day, Gators!🐊 📣

Join our engineering ambassadors for coffee and donuts in Malachowsky Hall.

You can make your gift here: https://givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/cise-excellence-fund-1

Tomorrow is Giving Day! There is still time to give your gift before Feb. 15th and earn a swag bag! You can make your gift to CISE here https://bit.ly/3SD4Q6H

We are only one week away from Giving Day! Get ready to Stand Up & Holler for CISE!

Don't forget to join us TODAY for the CISE career fair. See you at 1pm in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center!

Join us for the Spring Career Showcase January 29th at 1pm in the Stephen C. O' Connell Center.

For more information visit: https://careerfair.cise.ufl.edu

Best of luck to UFSIT in the Global Pe*******on Testing Competition finals starting today!

Read more about their regional competition here: https://www.cise.ufl.edu/ufsit-to-compete-at-global-penetration-testing-competition/

Welcome back, Gators! We wish you the best of luck for the Spring 2024 semester!

Happy New Year and welcome to 2024 !

Zhe Jiang, Ph.D., and his team received the best paper award at the 31st Association for Computer Machinery SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems.

Read more about their research here:

DR. ZHE JIANG’S TEAM RECEIVED BEST PAPER AWARD AT SIGSPATIAL 2023 - Computer & Information Science & Engineering Zhe Jiang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), and his team recently received the best paper award at the 31st Association for Computer Machinery SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM...

Mohamed Sugal completed his degree through UF Online and is now working as a Software Engineer at Snapchat. He plans to continue his computer science education in Spring 2024 at UT Austin.

Read more about his journey here:

UF Online Alumni Spotlight- Mohamed Sugal - Computer & Information Science & Engineering Mohamed Sugal (BSCS ‘21) was always captivated by video games as a child. They opened his eyes to a world of wonder and opportunity, sparking his interest in computing and technology. He also had the opportunity to learn personal computing…

This week is computer science education week—a week dedicated to encouraging K-12 students to learn about computer science and celebrating all the work our UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering students, faculty & staff is doing in the field. We can't wait to see what's next for computer science education!

We would like to invite applications for a full time, tenure track or tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor and two Assistant/ Associate/ Full Instructional Professors

More information: https://www.cise.ufl.edu/about/join-us/

"Leveraging the Power of Large Language Models", a project to improve student experience through AI, has been awarded funding as part of the UF Strategic Funding Initiative! Congratulations to the research team and Dr. Laura Cruz Castro!

Dr. Laura Cruz Castro, alongside other researchers from UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida College of Education, and UF Rinker School of Construction Management, developed a project entitled "Leveraging the Power of Large Language Models" that has been awarded funding as a result of President Sasse's Strategic Funding Initiative!

The project, which will be rolled out in four phases, is set to develop an AI-based interactive software tool that lets students gain timely feedback on their assignments, navigate course materials, and receive guidance on aspects of their learning (such as time management tips and career advice).

To learn more about this fantastic initiative, please visit https://www.eng.ufl.edu/newengineer/news/uf-engineering-researchers-lead-collaboration-to-improve-student-experience-through-ai/. Congratulations to all involved!