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CyberBay 2025
The inaugural event launching this bold initiative, inviting the technology, academic, government, and military sectors to unite and flourish in a shared mission to drive Tampa Bay’s evolution as the nation’s leader in the convergence of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and national security.
October 13-15, 2025 • Tampa Marriott Water Street
Speaker series
The Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing at the University of South Florida brings in globally recognized researchers that engage in cutting-edge and deeply impactful scientific R&D across all areas of computing.
The fields of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing are witnessing explosive growth in so many areas. The college is commitmented to ensure that our students, faculty, collaborators and stakeholders are exposed to critical scientific advancements in the broader landscapes of artificial intelligence, cybersecurtiy and computing by hosting a Distinguished Speaker Series and the Rising Innovators in Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Speaker Series.
Distinguished Speaker Series
Traversing the AI + X Continuum for Impact
Nitesh Chawla
Frank M. Freimann Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre
Dame
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Unlocking the Future: 30 Years of Innovation at the Crossroads of Visualization, Immersion, and Digital Twins
Carolina Cruz-Neira
Agere Chair Professor of Computer Science, University of Central Florida
Read Carolina Cruz-Neira's Abstract and Bio
A new way of looking at the 3D World for Better Representation and Understanding
Chandra Kambhamettu
Professor of Computer Science at the University of Delaware
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The Eye In AI: Human Visual System (HVS) Approaches for Robust Artificial Intelligence
Karen Panetta
Distinguished Professor, Tufts University School of Engineering
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Planning Agents for Collaborative Reasoning and Multimodal Generation
Mohit Bansal
John R. & Louise S. Parker Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, UNC Chapel
Hill
Read Mohit Bansal's Abstract and Bio
Rising Innovators in Scholarly Excellence Speaker Series
Accelerating AI at the Edge: Innovations in Hardware and Algorithms
Ramtin Zand
Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of South Carolina
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AI-Driven Biometric Security and Healthcare Applications: From Anti-Spoofing to Adversarial Resilience
Austin Downey
Associate Professor in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Civil Engineering at the University
of South Carolina
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AI-Driven Biometric Security and Healthcare Applications: From Anti-Spoofing to Adversarial Resilience
Nima Karimian
Assistant Professor at the Lane
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West
Virginia University