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FICS Research Receives $7.8M to Help Make On-Chip Security Pervasive

May 13, 2020

Faculty from FICS Research have announced a collaboration with DARPA and Synopsys on a program called AISS: Automated Implementation of Secure Silicon.

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Novel Peer-to-Peer Car Charging System Proposes to Automate, Mobilize EV Charging

May 1, 2020

A novel system proposed by the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World aims to combine cloud computing, 5G connectivity, machine learning, and automotive automation systems to create what they call Peer-to-Peer Car Charging.

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$15M Technology Transition Center Celebrates Virtual Kickoff

April 29, 2020

Dignitaries from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity (FICS) Research, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) gathered virtually yesterday with the CEO and CTO of Edpative Computing, Inc. (ECI) to celebrate the kickoff of the newly-created ECI Transition Center (ECI-TC).

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Annual SHREC Workshop Showcases Space Computing Research to Academia, Industry

February 28, 2020

Experts in the areas of space computing, high-performance computing, and resilient computing from academia, industry, and government converged recently at the University Florida campus for the 2019-2020 SHREC Annual Workshop.

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Tuba Yavuz Receives NSF CAREER Award

February 19, 2020

Assistant Professor Tuba Yavuz has been awarded a 2020 NSF CAREER Award for her project, “Towards a Secure and Reliable Internet of Things through Automated Model Extraction and Analysis.”

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UF engineers and neuroscientists will test the effectiveness of a new motion-activated type of deep brain stimulation aimed at improving treatment for patients with severe essential tremor, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary shaking and usually worsens over time.

Oweiss Receives $3.9M Grant to Explore Responsive Deep Brain Stimulation

January 14, 2020

UF engineers and neuroscientists will test the effectiveness of a new motion-activated type of deep brain stimulation aimed at improving treatment for patients with severe essential tremor, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary shaking and usually worsens over time.

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Inaugural Nelms Institute Conference Connects the World of IoT

December 6, 2019

The inaugural Annual Warren B. Nelms IoT Conference was held in Gainesville on Dec. 3-4. The conference brought together notable individuals from the worlds of academia, industry, and government to discuss innovations in IoT security, safety, intelligence, and interoperability.

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Alina Zare Collaborates with UF Agronomy to Better Understand AgroEcoSystems

November 8, 2019

Dr. Chris Wilson of UF Agronomy and ECE Florida’s Dr. Alina Zare are using hyper-spectral imagery of experimental cow pastures to better understand the ecosystem effects of adding perennial peanut to beef pastures.

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Team GatorWings Takes First Place in DARPA SC2

October 24, 2019

In the culmination of a three-year competition cycle, Team GatorWings beat ten other teams in the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) to win first place, taking home a $2M prize.

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Harley Uses Deep Learning to Understand Abnormal Grain Growth

September 19, 2019

Dr. Joel Harley is co-PI on a project that combines artificial intelligence and deep learning with materials and chemical science.

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