News from Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

Researchers use AI, digital twin tech to make air travel more efficient, resilient

University of Florida researchers are using AI-powered digital twins to simulate airport operations, helping airports identify bottlenecks, reduce delays and improve efficiency. Their work could lead to more resilient air travel systems that better adapt to disruptions and growing passenger demand.

How laser “origami” could build structures in space

Researchers are developing a laser-based manufacturing technique that could enable astronauts to build tools, structures and infrastructure on the moon using materials already available there.

A new frontier for marine robot communication: UF scientists develop BlueME

UF scientists createdBlueME, a magnetoelectric antenna that lets underwater robots communicate over 700 meters.

Gator engineers selected for prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships 

Of the 2,500 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships awarded this academic year, 16 winners were Gator engineers from the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

Engineering celebrates first graduates in new AI and data science master’s programs

In an occasion marked by snacks, happy tears and pride, engineering faculty members in May celebrated the first graduates to earn the University of Florida’s new master’s degrees in artificial intelligence systems and applied data science.  Thirty-one students graduated with their master’s in Applied Data Science (MSADS), and 24 graduated with UF’s first AI Systems (MSAIS) master’s degrees. The new degrees are the latest steps to position UF as a […]

Eight decades after WWII recognition, UF engineers still power defense research

With locations on UF’s main campus in Gainesville and a regional campus on Eglin Air Force Base in the Panhandle, Florida Applied Research in Engineering, known as FLARE, now provides real-world — and highly secure — research for the Department of Defense.