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USF’s Bellini College launches AI & Cyber Living Learning Community this fall
Incoming first-year students at USF's Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing can now live and learn together in a new AI and Cyber Living Learning Community launching this fall in Pinnacle Hall. With limited beds remaining, the program offers networking, industry engagement, advising and collaborative experiences designed to support student success today.
April 8, 2026Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity
Tampa Bay’s Tech Evolution: Why Digital Infrastructure Is The New Sunshine State Gold
A new Tampa Free Press article highlights how the University of South Florida’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing is helping drive Tampa Bay’s tech evolution. Through research, partnerships and talent development in AI and cybersecurity, the college is strengthening the region’s digital infrastructure and preparing the workforce needed to support a rapidly growing innovation economy.
April 7, 2026Cybersecurity
From robotics competitions to Microsoft internship, USF student builds path in cybersecurity
USF student Fagan Afandiyev turned an early passion for robotics competitions into a path toward a career in cybersecurity. After gaining experience through student competitions and industry consulting, he will spend the summer as a penetration testing intern at Microsoft, where he will help identify system vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.
April 6, 2026Cyberherd, Cybersecurity
Two USF Students Named 2026 Goldwater Scholars
University of South Florida third-year students Caleb Fernandes and Diya Upadhyaya have been awarded the nation’s highest honor for undergraduate STEM research, the Goldwater Scholarship. Continuing its remarkable research growth, USF has now produced at least one Goldwater Scholar every year since 2018.
April 3, 2026Artificial Intelligence, Research
How should Florida universities use AI? Provosts and experts have thoughts
Leaders across Florida’s university system are debating how artificial intelligence should shape higher education. At the University of South Florida, Provost Prasant Mohapatra highlighted the university’s commitment through the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing, which integrates AI education, research and workforce development to prepare students for rapidly evolving technology-driven careers.
April 2, 2026Artificial Intelligence, Research
New study finds work-based learning key to closing the cybersecurity skills gap
New research from the University of South Florida highlights growing momentum among colleges to integrate work-based learning into cybersecurity programs. The study finds hands-on experiences, industry partnerships and internships help bridge the gap between classroom learning and workforce needs. Efforts at USF’s Bellini College demonstrate how experiential learning prepares students for rapidly evolving cybersecurity careers in today’s digital economy worldwide.
March 25, 2026Cybersecurity
USF hosts FZ–ZF Joint Workshop bringing together leading HPC researchers
The University of South Florida hosted the two-day FZ–ZF Joint Workshop, bringing together leading researchers from universities and national laboratories to discuss advances in high-performance computing and scientific data compression. The event highlighted emerging technologies, interdisciplinary collaboration and USF’s growing investments in research computing to support data-intensive discovery across science, engineering and artificial intelligence.
March 24, 2026Computing
CyberBay 2026 Summit highlights USF’s role in building the future cybersecurity workforce
University of South Florida President Moez Limayem joined nearly 60 students from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing at CyberBay 2026 Summit to highlight the growing demand for cybersecurity talent and showcase the college’s role in developing the workforce. Faculty and students presented research, competed in cybersecurity challenges and engaged with industry partners. Bellini College Associate Professor John Licato also won the conference’s $70,000 Innovation Challenge for his AI contract analysis platform.
March 13, 2026Artificial Intelligence, Cyberherd, Cybersecurity
ConnectSecure invests in USF’s cybersecurity apprenticeship program
A $100,000 gift from Tampa-based ConnectSecure will expand the Security Operations Center Apprenticeship Program at Cyber Florida at USF, adding five new student positions. Announced during CyberBay 2026, the donation will provide more University of South Florida students with paid, hands-on cybersecurity experience protecting university and public sector networks.
March 13, 2026Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity
USF students capture top prize at Georgia Tech hackathon
USF’s Google Developer Group won the top prize at Georgia Tech’s Hacklytics 2026 after submitting their project with just seconds to spare. The team created Alleaf, an anxiety-reducing wearable and companion app that uses bilateral stimulation and AI features to support mental health, competing against more than 1,200 students from over 200 universities.
March 12, 2026Computing
Bellini College computer science senior turns early coding hobby into DoorDash career
Tesga Teshome was teaching himself to code and experimenting with Bitcoin before finishing high school in Ethiopia. Now a senior in USF’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing, his curiosity has led to internships with Amazon and a full-time software engineering job at DoorDash after graduation. His journey shows how an early hobby can become a career path.
March 11, 2026Computing, Cybersecurity
USF Bellini College faculty to present research and workforce initiatives at CyberBay 2026
Faculty and students from the USF Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing will showcase research, workforce initiatives and industry partnerships at CyberBay 2026 in Tampa. Three sessions will highlight efforts to prepare AI-ready cybersecurity professionals, strengthen industry collaboration and advance research using artificial intelligence to detect emerging threats such as botnets faster.
March 10, 2026Cybersecurity