Category: Research & Innovation
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.
Read more: Building trust: engineering stronger human-robot relationships »New Collaborative Research Lab will House Engineering’s Online Learning Experts
April 13, 2016The UF Online Learning Institute, which brings together researchers from the colleges of Education, Engineering, Journalism and Communications and the College of the Arts and its Digital Worlds Institute, will have the benefit of a dedicated space that will house cutting-edge technology to explore personalized e-learning techniques.
Read more: New Collaborative Research Lab will House Engineering’s Online Learning Experts »Three Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering faculty among those named UF Research Foundation professors
April 11, 2016David P. Arnold, ECE, Benjamin J. Fregly, MAE, and My T. Thai, CISE, were named UF Research Foundation Professors for 2016-2019.
Read more: Three Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering faculty among those named UF Research Foundation professors »Local startup reduces pain, has roots in engineering research
March 28, 2016AxoGen has commercialized nerve regeneration technologies researched and developed by Professor Christine Schmidt.
Read more: Local startup reduces pain, has roots in engineering research »Technology developed at UF to help special needs voters
February 15, 2016Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., and his team of students are revolutionizing the way people with disabilities vote with the Prime III, an accessible voting system.
Read more: Technology developed at UF to help special needs voters »Over 150 international cybersecurity experts gather at UF
February 12, 2016The first annual conference of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research coincided with White House announcement of $19B cybersecurity plan.
Read more: Over 150 international cybersecurity experts gather at UF »Tornado preparedness: Lessons from the aftermath
January 26, 2016UF civil engineers travel to disaster sites to study damaged structures so they can learn to rebuild stronger.
Read more: Tornado preparedness: Lessons from the aftermath »Defending your computer from cyber-attacks, Sun Tzu style
January 21, 2016Engineering professor Daniela Oliveira is developing an operating system inspired by ancient military strategies.
Read more: Defending your computer from cyber-attacks, Sun Tzu style »Dr. Warren Dixon Named IEEE Fellow
January 20, 2016Dr. Warren Dixon, a professor with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was recently awarded the status of an IEEE Fellow for contributions to the adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear systems. The Fellow Grade is the most prestigious rank the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) offers, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, less […]
Read more: Dr. Warren Dixon Named IEEE Fellow »Mining-water Purification Now Possible in Hours, Not Decades
December 15, 2015UF researcher Mark Orazem has developed a new process to remove mineral particles from water used in mining operations in a fraction of the time.
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