Category: CISE
Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering

UF engineering professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 29, 2024The 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, 2024A 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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UF engineering researchers lead collaboration to improve student experience through AI
November 20, 2023Researchers 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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Juan Gilbert honored with National Medal of Technology and Innovation for transformative voting system
October 24, 2023President 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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Florida Semiconductor Institute to help lead state in critical chips sector
October 5, 2023The 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, 2023We 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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UF partners on NSF-funded National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute focused on STEM learning
May 4, 2023The 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, 2023UF 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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Helal named a 2022 ACM Fellow
March 16, 2023Sumi 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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AAAS honors 19 UF, 5 college faculty as lifetime fellows
February 1, 2023The 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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