Category: Research & Innovation

Bridges could soon be inspected by aerial drones
July 13, 2016UF Engineering faculty and NSF CAREER awardee Jennifer Rice is exploring best practices with emerging technologies.
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July 13, 20163D imaging research by biomedical engineering professor David Gilland makes tumors easier to detect and halves treatment radiation.
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Hook, line and sinker: Researchers find new way to stop ransomware
July 8, 2016UF’s cybersecurity experts created CryptoDrop to stop phising and ransomware attacks.
Read more: Hook, line and sinker: Researchers find new way to stop ransomware »UF Civil Engineering professor emeritus writes about Panama Canal
June 30, 2016Frank Townsend’s article in The Conversation discusses ways the expansion will transform shipping around the world.
Read more: UF Civil Engineering professor emeritus writes about Panama Canal »Former UF Engineering Dean Named Vice Chancellor for Research at UC Irvine
June 15, 2016Pramod Khargonekar will lead research efforts at the University of California, Irvine.
Read more: Former UF Engineering Dean Named Vice Chancellor for Research at UC Irvine »Materials Science & Engineering team developing biodegradable heart stent at UF
May 17, 2016Materials Science & Engineering professors Josephine Allen and Tony Webb have been awarded $3.3M to innovate solutions for improved vascular health.
Read more: Materials Science & Engineering team developing biodegradable heart stent at UF »Faculty experts attract world-class hardware security lab
May 17, 2016Industry partner invests in UF facility that will expand capabilities of Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research
Read more: Faculty experts attract world-class hardware security lab »Mind-controlled drones race to the future
April 28, 2016Engineering students at the University of Florida are pushing the edge of what’s possible with Brain-Computer Interface technology. Featured in The New York Times, ABC News, Yahoo News and more.
Read more: Mind-controlled drones race to the future »Three UF Engineering Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
April 26, 2016Awards highlight interdisciplinary research in computer science, biomedical and coastal engineering.
Read more: Three UF Engineering Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards »Building trust: engineering stronger human-robot relationships
April 21, 2016In a recent editorial, UF robotics expert Riccardo Bevilacqua explores the role of human dependence in autonomous systems.
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