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University of Florida computer science professor and National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) laureate Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.

UF engineering professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 29, 2024

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected University of Florida computer science professor and National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) laureate Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D. as a 2024 Academy member.

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UF researchers evaluate academic performance of chatbots

March 14, 2024

A study by UF researchers highlights the need for more evaluation for trustworthiness and accuracy before OpenAI’s ChatGPT responses can be used as reference resources. Kiley Graim, Ph.D., an assistant professor in CISE, was a coauthor.

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Laura Cruz Castro, Ph.D.

UF engineering researchers lead collaboration to improve student experience through AI

November 20, 2023

Researchers at the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering have received a strategic funding award for a project called Leveraging the Power of Large Language Models.

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Image of National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureate Juan E. Gilbert, PH.D., chair of the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, shaking hands with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Juan Gilbert honored with National Medal of Technology and Innovation for transformative voting system

October 24, 2023

President Joe Biden honored University of Florida computer science professor Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., at the White House today with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for pioneering a universal voting system that makes voting more reliable and accessible for everyone and for increasing diversity in the computer science workforce. The National Medal of […]

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Volker J. Sorger, Ph.D.

Florida Semiconductor Institute to help lead state in critical chips sector

October 5, 2023

The University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering announced today the establishment of the Florida Semiconductor Institute, a campus- and state-wide coordinating hub to provide intellectual and technological leadership for semiconductors in the 21st Century.  

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Weighing the great AI pause

June 23, 2023

We asked a panel of UF AI experts to discuss the implications of a proposed six-month moratorium on further development of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.

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Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Ph.D.

UF partners on NSF-funded National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute focused on STEM learning

May 4, 2023

The NSF has selected a team of scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to lead a $20 million institute to advance artificial intelligence to promote STEM education.

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How a horse whisperer can help engineers build better robots

April 25, 2023

UF researchers say the age-old partnership between people and horses can teach us something about building robots designed to improve our lives.

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Sumi Helal, Ph.D.

Helal named a 2022 ACM Fellow

March 16, 2023

Sumi Helal, Ph.D., a professor in the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, has been named a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Dr. Helal was recognized for his contributions to mobile and pervasive computing and their applications in graceful aging and accessibility. He was one of 57 members selected […]

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Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D., Professor, ESSIE; Gerrit Hoogenboom, Ph.D., professor, ABE; Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D., Professor, CISE; Cheryl Palm, Ph.D., professor emerita, ABE; Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., Chair, CHE

AAAS honors 19 UF, 5 college faculty as lifetime fellows

February 1, 2023

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected 19 faculty from the University of Florida, including 5 from Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, to its newest class, breaking previous records for the number of faculty awarded in a single year.

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