Tag: Nelms Institute

As cyber threats grow, innovations in cybersecurity, semiconductors, national security, and IoT are critical to protecting infrastructure, data, and public safety. 

Led by the Warren B. Nelms Institute, a three-year, $1M University of Florida project is teaching veterans how to hack into computer systems in order to prepare them for cybersecurity work.

UF’s Wanli Xing, associate professor of educational technology and faculty member in the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, will lead the project titled: AI-augmented Learning by Teaching to Enhance and Renovate Math Learning (ALTER-Math).

The first annual student Internet of Things (IoT) Design Competition recently wrapped up after nearly two months of competition. The national competition, hosted by the University of Florida IoT Students Club, required teams to design, build, and demonstrate the functionality of an IoT edge device to solve a real-world problem.

David Nelms visited campus in November of 2016. Nelms, along with former Florida senator Bob Graham and several other political, academic and business leaders, is a member of the National Commission on Financing 21st Century Higher Education. He set aside time to meet with UF’s Office for Student Financial Affairs. He also toured the new […]