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University of Florida announces three 2025 National Academy of Inventors winners

December 16, 2025

The National Academy of Inventors welcomed three new Gators as NAI Fellows this month: Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal, Ph.D., Chris Malachowsky, M.S. and Mark Sheplak, Ph.D. These University of Florida engineering inventors are part of a larger cohort of 185 exceptional inventors — 169 from the United States and 16 international Fellows. Read full story on […]

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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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