{"id":15288,"date":"2015-03-25T18:58:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T22:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/?p=15288"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:33:15","slug":"human-centered-computing-featured-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/cise\/human-centered-computing-featured-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Centered Computing featured in the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They are a department well adapted to solving complex, real-life problems \u2013 often before our society realizes it has them \u2013 and they are growing in numbers and in strength. They include some of the brightest academic leaders in the country in the areas of cybersecurity, biometrics, and informatics \u2013 and their highly sought-after students.<\/p>\n<p>In his recent <a title=\"The Gainesville Sun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gainesville.com\/article\/20150322\/ARTICLES\/150329948?p=2&amp;tc=pg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> for the Gainesville Sun, reporter Jeff Schweers talks to the Human Centered Computing (HCC) division of the UF Department of Computer &amp; Information Science &amp; Engineering (CISE). Across all engineering disciplines, computer science is the most sought-after major in today\u2019s job market, with the highest starting-salaries, among public and private employers. And HCC \u2013 a computer science specialization that can engineer everyday experiences with things like transportation, voting or educational environments to be safer, smarter and more widely accessible &#8211; is a top priority at the UF College of the Engineering. It\u2019s listed in the UF Preeminence Plan as a strategic research area, and as such has been supported in ushering in a new wave of talent.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a title=\"The Gainesville Sun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gainesville.com\/article\/20150322\/ARTICLES\/150329948?p=2&amp;tc=pg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the Sun<\/a> about Juan Gilbert and the team of graduate and doctoral students who followed him to Florida last year when he was hired as the Andrew Banks Family Preeminent Endowed Chair.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about UF\u2019s research in the Department of Computer &amp; Information Science &amp; Engineering on their website: <a title=\"UF Department of Computer &amp; Information Science &amp; Engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cise.ufl.edu\/\">https:\/\/www.cise.ufl.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They are a department well adapted to solving complex, real-life problems \u2013 often before our society realizes it has them \u2013 and they are growing in numbers and in strength. 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