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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Artist's rendering of University of Florida's new AI supercomputer based on NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD architecture.

President’s office announces $5.4 million for strategic funding awardees

November 14, 2023

A large language model-based software tool for leveraging the capabilities of UF’s HiPerGator supercomputer and an investment in space for cutting-edge science collaborations are among seven new projects receiving strategic funding at the University of Florida.

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Malachowsky Hall

UF opens Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology

November 6, 2023

Designed to set the standard for future STEM buildings across national and international campuses and transform the artificial intelligence (AI) and data science workforce, the University of Florida Friday held a celebratory ribbon cutting for the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology.

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Breaking down the threat of ransomware attacks

November 2, 2023

Kevin Butler, a University Term Professor in CISE, breaks down the potential threats from ransomware attacks and some of the solutions for protecting against this threat.

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Air Force awards $5M to FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, UF collaboration on new Research Center of Excellence

Air Force awards $5M to FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, UF collaboration on new Research Center of Excellence

October 27, 2023

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida will collaborate on a new Air Force Office of Scientific Research Center of Excellence focused on high-speed flight and morphing aerospace vehicles, which can change shape while in flight.

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Antarpreet S. Jutla, Ph.D., Associate Professor, ESSIE

New study points to concerns of dangerous Vibrio bacteria in Florida’s coastal waters following Hurricane Ian

October 19, 2023

The study, conducted in October 2022 by researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Maryland, was based on genome sequencing as well as satellite and environmental data collected off the coast of Lee County, where Hurricane Ian hit directly.

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UF AI Days

UF AI Days – October 16-20, 2023

September 29, 2023

Register now for UF AI Days – a week of activities dedicated to all things AI, from competitions designed to bring students’ ideas to life…to engaging panels discussing AI and data science. Three student competitions will feature $60,000 in prizes!

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Critical input: UF’s Dr. Barbara Evans advances AI conversation

September 26, 2023

In the great AI debate, the stakes are high. Proponents envision a new frontier of smart automation while skeptics express concern that AI will result in the end of humanity. In a space mired with anticipation and speculation, UF’s Barbara Evans, Ph.D., Professor of Law and Stephen C. O’Connell Chair, UF Levin College of Law […]

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Piyush K. Jain, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Shah Rising Star Professor, Chemical Engineering

UF researchers’ genetic detection discovery has implications for medical diagnostic testing

September 21, 2023

University of Florida researchers have found a new use for “genetic scissors” to detect RNA, a discovery that could lead to faster, more accurate and less expensive diagnostic tests for a host of diseases.

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UF research spending up 15% to record $1.25 billion

UF research spending up 15% to record $1.25 billion

September 7, 2023

University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.25 billion in research in fiscal year 2023, a nearly 15% increase over 2022.

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