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Student Team Wins Second Place in HACK@CHES Competition

Friday September 26, 2025

A student team representing the Warren B. Nelms Institute won 2nd Place in the HACK@CHES 2025 Competition. Team CapitalGators was comprised of Nelms Institute PhD students Sudipta Paria and Aritra Dasgupta, advised by Dr. Swarup Bhunia, and George Mason University PhD students Raghul Saravanan and Jayanth Thangellamudi, advised by Dr. Sai Manoj P D. “We’re absolutely thrilled […]

Warren B. Nelms Institute Newsletter, September 2025

Thursday September 25, 2025

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, […]

Dr. My T. Thai Appointed Editor-in-Chief of ACM Computing Surveys Journal

Monday September 22, 2025

Dr. My T. Thai, Associate Director of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, has been appointed co-Editor-in-Chief of Association for Computing Machinery’s Computing Surveys journal (CSUR). This prestigious journal has a 2024 Impact Factor of 28, placing it at the top of the “Computer Science, Theory & Methods” category. The journal plays a unique and […]

Nelms in the News: Video Walls of Knowledge

Monday September 8, 2025

UF’s Malachowsky Hall brings multiple disciplines together through three key spaces. Named after NVIDIA co-founder Chris Malachowsky, the University of Florida’s newly constructed Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology in Gainesville, FL, is a seven-story, 263,440-square-foot facility dedicated to the advancement of AI, computing, and data science. Completed just over a year ago, […]

Dr. Yavuz Receives Prestigious DARPA Young Faculty Award

Friday September 5, 2025

With the ever-increasing number of cyber threats such as malware, it has become more critical to quickly and efficiently analyze the intended behavior of the software running the systems powering much of today’s tech-driven world. ECE Associate Professor Tuba Yavuz is responding to these cybersecurity threats using a technique called ‘fuzzing.’ Her project, “Constraint-Guided Local […]

Researchers Work to Improve Safety and Trustworthiness in Autonomous Systems in New NASA Project

Thursday August 28, 2025

Through a prestigious three-year NASA grant, a collaborative team of researchers across six different universities will work to understand the vital role of trust in autonomous systems. Dr. Sandip Ray serves as the lead for the University of Florida team, working in partnership with Dr. Swarup Bhunia. The overall project is led by Dr. Siddhartha […]

Warren B. Nelms Institute Newsletter, July 2025

Friday August 8, 2025

The newsletter will highlight 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 […]

New Faculty Member Spotlight: Dr. Suman Chowdhury

Thursday August 7, 2025

Suman Chowdhury Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), has joined the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World. Dr. Chowdhury’s research areas include computational biomechanics, traumatic brain injury, multiscale brain modeling, ergonomics, and helmets, exoskeleton and prosthetic designs. Before joining the University of Florida, he served as […]

VETS-Cyber Program Creates Pathways into Cybersecurity for Florida and Georgia Veterans

Thursday August 7, 2025

A new project aims to create pathways and opportunities in the cybersecurity and hardware security fields for military veterans. To address the critical shortage of cybersecurity professionals in Georgia and Florida and diversify the workforce in the semiconductor and microelectronic fields, the VETS-CYBER program will offer hands-on training and experience for participating veterans. The project, […]

ICEdge Conference on AIoT and Intelligent Systems at the Edge

Wednesday August 6, 2025

The International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Systems at the Edge (ICEdge) 2025 will be held December 18th-20th, 2025 at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India. This effort is a collaboration between many universities and industry partners worldwide, with Nelms Institute faculty Dr. Swarup Bhunia as a General Chair, Dr. Baibhab Chatterjee as […]

Dr. Sandip Ray Works to Streamline Post-Silicon Software Validation

Wednesday August 6, 2025

Dr. Sandip Ray, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to fund the project, “Collaborative Research: CSR: Small: SOCRATES: Post-Silicon Validation of Hardware-Software Interactions.” Modern microelectronic computer chips depend on sophisticated software that must operate seamlessly with hardware when in the hands of the consumer. […]

New Faculty Member Spotlight: Dr. Patricia Kio

Wednesday August 6, 2025

We welcome Patricia Kio, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Architecture, Sustainability and the Built Environment, to the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World. “My research focuses on integrating digital tracking and feedback mechanisms into sustainable design and construction systems. By focusing on resource efficiency and geometry—drawing inspiration from Buckminster Fuller’s synergetics—the […]

Student Team Wins First Place in HACK@DAC Competition

Friday July 25, 2025

A student team representing the Warren B. Nelms Institute won 1st Place in the HACK@DAC 2025 Competition. Team Gatotriots is comprised of Nelms Institute PhD students Sudipta Paria and Aritra Dasgupta, advised by Dr. Swarup Bhunia, and George Mason University PhD students Raghul Saravanan and Jayanth Thangellamudi, advised by Dr. Sai Manoj P D. HACK@DAC […]

Warren B. Nelms Institute Newsletter, May 2025

Wednesday June 11, 2025

Nelms Institute Leads Second Year of NSF-Funded Veterans Hardware Security Training Program

Tuesday June 10, 2025

An ongoing project led by the Warren B. Nelms Institute is equipping veterans with in-demand skills in hardware security. This rapidly growing field is becoming more and more critical in today’s increasingly connected world. Funded by NSF, “Pivots: VETS-HASTE: Veterans SkillBridge through Industry based Hardware Security Training and Education,” is led by Dr. Wanli Xing (College […]