Author: Lauren Gonzalez

From fall 2025 to spring 2026, Nelms Institute members Aaron Costin, PhD and Janise McNair, PhD mentored an undergraduate student design team in the Integrated Product & Process Design (IPPD) program. The IPPD team, called “Brick-by-Bit”, far surpassed expectations. They received the University of Florida 2026 Exemplary Team Award, and they were selected to present […]

Dr. Swarup Bhunia, Director of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, has received the distinction of Distinguished Professor at the University of Florida. One of UF’s highest faculty honors, this title is awarded to faculty members whose accomplishments have achieved national and international prominence through exceptional research, teaching, publication and service. Dr. Bhunia’s career has been defined by […]

Millions of people with medical conditions such as paralysis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, or severe speech impairments are unable to easily communicate with the world around them. Even simple tasks like typing or speaking can become impossible, leaving them dependent on slow or limited assistive technologies. A project by […]

The newsletter highlights our 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, Distinguished Professor & Semmoto […]

Deep learning systems on phones, cars, and other edge devices increasingly run on custom silicon. Specialized chips such as FPGAs and ASICs give these systems the speed and low power consumption that edge applications need. Many of these chips come from third-party design houses and foundries, which adds steps to the supply chain where an […]

Traditional autism screening often relies on structured questionnaires or clinical observation, which can sometimes delay early identification. A paper by Sumaiya Afroz Mila, Jeba Maliha, Md Rafiul Kabir, Ankan Ghosh, and Sandip Ray introduces a different approach, utilizing large language models (LLMs) to make early screening more intuitive and accessible. “ScreeningPaL: LLM-NLP Enabled Early Autism […]

Through the NASA-funded TRANSCEND project, a collaborative team of researchers is working to understand the safety and trustworthiness of autonomous systems. But the research is just the beginning. The next step is sharing this knowledge to help establish a future workforce trained in artificial intelligence (AI) safety. “The overall idea is that safe AI is […]

The newsletter highlights our 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, […]

PhD student Sudipta Paria has received the Certificate of Outstanding Merit, a distinction awarded to selected international students in recognition of their exceptional achievements and contributions to the UF community. Certificate recipients were honored at the International Student Achievement Awards (ISAA) ceremony on March 24, 2026. The annual ISAA were established to highlight the accomplishments of international students […]

A collaborative paper on side-channel security has received prominent recognition in the field of hardware security. The paper, “VALIANT: An EDA Flow for Side-Channel Leakage Evaluation and Tailored Protection,” was selected for Top Picks in Hardware and Embedded Security at the 2025 International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD). The study, originally published in IEEE Transactions […]