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Curiosity, Code, and a Cyber Path
Before she could say motherboard, Michelle McAveety was playing with computers. From tinkering on an early MacIntosh computer while sitting in a booster seat to building PCs with her dad at the age of 6 to programming in high school, the USF computer engineering major has grown up surrounded by wires, code and curiosity.
August 18, 2025Cyberherd, Cybersecurity
From Scratch Projects to Google Internship
Google intern Anzhelika Kurnikova spent her summer working in New York City, contributing to real-projects for a global technology giant. “I can’t share all the details,” she said, “but we are focused on making sure the systems work well and can scale. It is less about what is flashy and more about what is functional.”
USF CyberHerd captures first place at world’s largest hacker conference
The University of South Florida’s CyberHerd team claimed first place at DEF CON 33’s “Adversary Wars” Capture the Flag, capping the competitive team’s debut at what is widely regarded as the largest hacking and security conference in the world.
August 13, 2025Cyberherd, Cybersecurity
Exploring the limits of AI in detecting deception
Can artificial intelligence detect deception? Should it? And what role does human bias play in how machines learn to "read" us? These questions drove Sayde King’s doctoral research at the University of South Florida, where her work on AI deception led to a job offer before graduation.
August 6, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research
It all started with unlimited lives
As a middle schooler, Grant Stevens wanted unlimited lives for some video games. “My first foray into cybersecurity was as a little kid, hacking to gain advantages in a game. Now, I am gaining the education needed to prevent serious malicious hacking and safeguard systems."
August 6, 2025Cyberherd, Cybersecurity
Top scholars, instructors join USF's newest college
The University of South Florida Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing will officially launch on Aug. 25, powered by an ambitious mission, a transformational gift and a high-caliber team of researchers and educators. Fourteen newly hired faculty are joining the college, bringing expertise in machine learning, trustworthy artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, hardware systems and biomedical applications.
August 5, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research
Imaging the impossible: USF researcher pushing boundaries of what we can see
With support from NSF and DARPA, USF researcher John Murray-Bruce is developing new mathematical tools to improve how machines "see" in challenging conditions. The research will lay the foundation for imaging systems that don’t just see better, they see the unseen.
August 4, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research
How a USF student’s personal battle with dengue helped develop mosquito-fighting AI
Farhat Azam is using artificial intelligence to help fight mosquito-borne illnesses. As a doctoral student at USF, she is helping develop a smart mosquito trap that can identify disease-carrying species and alert health officials in real time. Her work aims to protect communities from future outbreaks and save lives.
July 31, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research
Award-winning professor uses artificial intelligence to track world’s deadliest animal
Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, USF faculty are developing a trap that uses artificial intelligence to identify the disease-carrying insects.
July 31, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research
How AI is revolutionizing travel planning
Artificial intelligence is transforming how people plan travel with personalized, instant itineraries that once took hours to build.
July 31, 2025Artificial Intelligence
USF Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing hosts inaugural summer research program ahead of fall launch
College students spent the summer at the University of South Florida’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing as part of the inaugural USF Bridge Coalition Program, a new initiative designed to expand research opportunities for undergraduate students from emerging research institutions.
July 25, 2025Research
USF equipping K-12 teachers with tools for an AI-powered future
As artificial intelligence continues to transform industries and reshape the future of work, educators are redefining their roles, skills and strategies to keep pace. Rising to meet this challenge, the University of South Florida has partnered with Hillsborough County Public Schools to prepare its K-12 educators to lead in the age of AI.
July 15, 2025Artificial Intelligence