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

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 […]

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Multi-disciplinary Nelms Institute Team Develops Wearable Smart Sensor for Orthopaedic Care

June 26, 2024

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 repaired foot. “Sometimes someone swears they didn’t put weight on their foot, but then they […]

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CryptoComics Introduces Elementary Students to Cryptology and Cybersecurity

January 5, 2022

A team of educators and researchers are working to cultivate elementary school students’ interest in cybersecurity and cryptography, the art of making and breaking codes. The interdisciplinary research team includes Dr. Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, Associate Professor of Educational Technology in the School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida; Dr. Kara Dawson, Professor of Educational […]

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Researchers Win Top Picks in Hardware and Embedded Security 2021 by IEEE HSTTC

December 16, 2021

A team of researchers at UF Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World were awarded Top Picks in Hardware and Embedded Security 2021 by IEEE Hardware Security and Trust Technical Committee (HSTTC) for their work “SAIL: Machine Learning Guided Structural Analysis Attack on Hardware Obfuscation.’’ The research team includes Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) […]

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From the Directors’ Desk: Battling COVID-19 with Smart Wearables

May 21, 2021

When COVID-19 upended our lives in early 2020, some of the brightest engineering minds across the globe got to work. Members of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World came forward to join this global task force to fight the pandemic. Using our research expertise and creativity, we implemented smart connected systems to monitor, […]

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BRINGING AI TO THE EDGE FOR A SMARTER INTERNET OF THINGS

January 5, 2021

Three leading researchers at the Warren B. Nelms institute for the Connected World are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make the Internet of Things (IoT) more secure and more efficient.

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