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
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
Dr. Shuo Wang and Team Devise ‘VoltSchemer’ Attacks Targeting Wireless Chargers
Wireless charging has become popular in recent years for portable electronics such as smartphones and smart watches due to its convenience. The existing wireless charging Qi standard has integrated measures to protect systems’ security. However in a recent paper, Dr.… Read More
Dr. Swarup Bhunia Named 2024 UF Research Foundation Professor
Dr. Swarup Bhunia, Director of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, has been named a University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professor of 2024. This year, UFRF awarded the distinction to 34 faculty members who have a… Read More
Aquasonic: Multidisciplinary Research Reveals Acoustic Vulnerabilities in Underwater Data Centers
Underwater data centers (UDCs) hold promise as next-generation data storage due to their energy efficiency and environmental sustainability benefits. While the natural cooling properties of water save power, the isolated aquatic environment and long-range sound propagation characteristics in water create… Read More
Hands-On Engineering Course Introduces First-Year Students to AI
In Fall 2023, the course EGN1935 – Special Topics in Freshmen Engineering: Adventures in ECE Design provided students with an immersive, hands-on experience in exploring AI hardware principles and applications. It was instructed by Dr. Swarup Bhunia and PhD students Andrea… Read More
New Faculty Member Spotlight: Dr. Yuheng Bu
Dr. Yuheng Bu is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) and a new member of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World. Dr. Bu’s research interests lie in the intersection of machine… Read More
Warren B. Nelms Institute Researchers Work to Combat the Spread of Misinformation in the Digital Age
Researchers Dr. My T. Thai, Associate Director of the Warren B. Nelms Institute; Dr. Yan Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning; and Dr. Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, professor in the Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology,… Read More