The newsletter will highlight your ongoing activities and accomplishments, not only on the research front but also on education and outreach. We hope to keep you up-to-date on the broad research activities within the Institute, as well as provide opportunities for collaboration. We look forward to connecting with you.
Swarup Bhunia, Director & Semmoto Endowed Professor, ECE
My T. Thai, Associate Director & UF Research Foundation Professor, CISE
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Making Hands-On AIoT Education Accessible to AllArtificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)—combining AI with IoT devices—and its applications are of paramount importance in the ongoing fourth industrial revolution. Demand for a well-trained workforce in this area has been steadily increasing. But access to hands-on hardware-focused AI learning experiences has been limited. Warren B. Nelms Institute researchers are looking to change that with a remotely accessible AIoT infrastructure, making state-of-the-art hands-on labs available to a broader student audience. |
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Protecting Underwater Infrastructure from Acoustic AttacksRecently, more and more tech companies are moving their data centers to an unlikely place — the ocean. But with the new location comes new vulnerabilities. Researchers at the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World have found that vibrations from sound can potentially be a significant threat to these data centers. New research reveals that such an attack could come from little more than a pool speaker. But Dr. Sara Rampazzi, Dr. Md Jahidul Islam, and their collaborators have a solution. |
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Dr. Ruchkin Works to Make Cyber-Physical Systems Safer and More PredictableECE Assistant Professor Ivan Ruchkin has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project “Neuro-Symbolic Bridge: From Perception to Estimation & Control.” The project aims to enhance the safety and reliability of cyber-physical systems (CPS) by developing methods to repair the mismatch between neural network outputs (the raw data) and the downstream symbolic systems (the decision-making processes). Dr. Ruchkin’s work will utilize neuro-symbolic calibration and training methods in an effort to design safer and more predictable CPS which utilize neural network perception such as those deployed in such transportation, agriculture, and medicine. As a research platform for the system, his team will deploy it on small-scale racing cars. |
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Tech Tuesday: VETS-HASTE Program Teaches Veterans Hardware Security SkillsIn this Tech Tuesday video for WCJB TV20, UF Innovate’s Bethany Gaffey interviews Dr. Sandip Ray about the VETS-HASTE program, which supports local veterans by training them in hardware security. This innovative initiative provides veterans with the tools to transition into civilian life by training them in the security of silicon chips and devices—skills that are becoming increasingly critical. |
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Welcome, Dr. Bianca BuriniDr. Bianca Burini is an Assistant Professor in the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory at University of Florida and a new member of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World. Dr. Burini’s research centers around developing cutting-edge technologies to combat vector-borne diseases, which are transferred through blood-feeding anthropods like mosquitos. |
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Join the IoT Students Club!Discover the exciting world of the Internet of Things! The IoT Students Club offers many fun-filled events such as hands-on IoT workshops, panels, and social events. The club is open to all undergraduate and graduate students in any major or department at University of Florida. |
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Mark Your Calendar for the 2024 Warren B. Nelms Annual IoT Conference!The Warren B. Nelms Annual IoT Conference will return this Fall on December 5 and 6 at the new Malachowsky Hall building at the University of Florida. The conference will have a variety of keynote speakers, panels, student poster and demo sessions, and more focusing on “Secure and Intelligent Internet of Things for Solving Global Problems.” |
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Research portfolioWarren B. Nelms Institute research addresses major world challenges relating to public health, energy, education, transportation, and more. Together with our esteemed group of multi-disciplinary faculty and students, we are developing broad Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and their applications to create more secure, sustainable, and connected communities. With billions of IoT-connected devices al-ready in the world today—and billions more in the coming years—the institute remains at the forefront of this burgeoning field while creating a critical mass of expertise at the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and IoT. We invite you to browse our current and ongoing Warren B. Nelms Institute research projects. |
