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… Read More
Author: Lauren Gonzalez
Student Team Wins First Place in HACK@DAC Competition
Team UF NanoKnights, comprised of three Nelms Institute students, won 1st Place in the HACK@DAC 2024 Competition. The members of the team are PhD students Sudipta Paria, Atri Chatterjee, and Aritra Dasgupta. The team is advised by Dr. Swarup Bhunia,… Read More
Dr. Zhe Jiang Works Toward Developing an AI Surrogate of Large-Scale Coastal Circulations
Dr. Zhe Jiang, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science and Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to fund the project, “Collaborative Research: OAC Core: Learning AI Surrogate of Large-Scale Spatiotemporal Simulations for Coastal… Read More
Autonomous Underwater Robot NemoSens Can Map Subsea Structures in Minutes
Mapping subsea structures and surveying seabeds is normally a time-consuming and complex process done manually. However, Dr. Md Jahidul Islam and his RoboPI lab have designed an autonomous underwater robot, NemoSens, to do the job efficiently. The team recently deployed… Read More
Multi-disciplinary Nelms Institute Team Develops Wearable Smart Sensor for Orthopaedic Care
UF smart sensor sends smartphone alert if mending patient is too daring on their feet GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A physician isn’t going to follow a patient home to ensure they’re doing as instructed and not placing weight on a surgically… Read More
Nelms Institute Leads Veterans Hardware Security Training Program
UF teaching veterans how to hack In May, 11 U.S. veterans gathered at the University of Florida to learn how to hack into computer systems. With the intensity and persistence of a shady cyber-criminal, the Florida veterans learned – through… Read More
Warren B. Nelms Institute Newsletter, May 2024
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… Read More
Carson Sobolewski Receives ECE Undergraduate Student Research Excellence Award
Computer Engineering undergraduate student Carson Sobolewski is the recipient of the 2024 ECE Undergraduate Student Research Excellence award. The award is given yearly to the top ECE undergraduate student who has excelled in their research during the academic year. Students… Read More
Three Nelms Undergraduate Students Receive University Scholars Program Awards for IoT Research
Three undergraduate students in the Warren B. Nelms Institute have received a 2024 University Scholars Program (USP) award to work on IoT-related research under the mentorship of Dr. Aaron Costin. The USP serves as a way to introduce undergraduate students… Read More
UF Team Works to Create Most Resilient Sensor on Earth
Photo from left: Dr. Philip Feng, Dr. Mark Sheplak, Dr. Roozbeh Tabrizian A diverse team led by three ECE Florida faculty members is set to receive funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and fabricate dynamic… Read More