The first annual student Internet of Things (IoT) Design Competition recently wrapped up after nearly two months of competition. The national competition, hosted by the IoT Students Club at University of Florida, required teams to design, build, and demonstrate the… Read More
PhD Student Daniel Alabi Awarded Chateaubriand Fellowship for Research in France
Daniel J. Alabi, PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been awarded a prestigious Chateaubriand Fellowship. The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding… Read More
New Faculty Member Spotlight: Dr. Zhe Jiang
Dr. Zhe Jiang joined UF in August 2021 as assistant professor in the department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), also affiliated with Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World. His broad research areas are data science… Read More
Dr. Swarup Bhunia and Dr. Greg Stitt Aim to Extend Security Education to All
Dr. Swarup Bhunia, Director of the Warren B. Nelms Institute, and Dr. Greg Stitt, both professors in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are working to make hardware security education more accessible to undergraduate engineering students. The collaborative, three-year… Read More
Dr. Matthew Hale Receives ONR Funding for Reactive Swarm Control Research
Dr. Matthew Hale, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, recently received funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for his project “Reactive Swarm Control for Dynamic Environments.” Swarm robotics is… Read More
Dr. Ruogu Fang and UF Researchers Use AI to Develop Individualized Treatment for Alzheimer’s
UF researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to understand individual differences in treatment response and develop a first-of-its-kind precision dosing system for remediating age-related cognitive decline. The research aims to enhance the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatment… Read More
Ph.D. Student Dennis Agnew Jr. Awarded L3Harris Graduate Fellowship
Dennis Agnew Jr., a Ph.D. Student in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Florida, was recently awarded the L3Harris Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship is funded by L3Harris Corporation’s generous donation to the Herbert Wertheim… Read More
College of Engineering Commencement Graduate Student Speaker Yao Xiao Speaks at Graduation One Year Later
Yao Xiao earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Florida in spring 2020. She was selected as the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Commencement Student Speaker. However, due to COVID-19, commencement ceremonies were held virtually, and Xiao… Read More
Ph.D. Student Troy Tharpe Wins Transducers 2021 Outstanding Paper Award
Troy Tharpe has received the Outstanding Paper Award in the Oral Presentation category at the Transducers 2021 Conference. Tharpe is a Ph.D. student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Florida (ECE Florida). He is advised… Read More
In Memoriam – Warren B. Nelms, 1937-2021
It is with deep sorrow and great respect that we announce that Warren B. Nelms, the namesake of our institute, passed away on May 16 at the age of 83. Warren Nelms was born on July 31, 1937, in Brooksville,… Read More