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Hao Zheng receives NSF grant, a Best Paper Award for system-on-chip design validation

USF Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing Associate Professor Hao Zheng has received an NSF grant and a Best Paper Award from ISQED 2025 for developing a new framework for System-on-Chip (SoC) design validation with a focus on analyzing cross-block communications within SoC designs to reduce validation complexity.

November 13, 2025Computing, Cybersecurity, Research

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USF professor and son team up to integrate artificial intelligence into cancer research

Our own Dmitry Goldgof, a prolific researcher and respected scholar, has teamed up with his son, Gregory Goldgof of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Together, they are leveraging AI to transform blood-cancer diagnostics. They are combining algorithmic innovation and clinical expertise to fast-track cell classification and advance precision oncology.

November 12, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

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Harnessing Innovation in Tampa Bay | Ethics of AI

In the Oct. 31 episode of Florida This Week, faculty member Dmitry Goldgof joined a panel on innovation in the Tampa Bay region to discuss the ethics of AI. He explained that for AI to be trusted, especially in mission-critical applications. It must be explainable he said, saying that it must be able to show how it arrived at a decision. Because AI technology is evolving so quickly, traditional regulation lags behind; this makes transparency and explainability all the more important.

November 12, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

Two researchers, one with a beard in a white shirt and the other with short hair in a black shirt, are prominently featured with a repeated background image of a mosquito, highlighting a study on the detection of invasive malaria mosquitoes in Madagascar. The top banner indicates the news is from USF Global Research News, emphasizing the academic context of their work.

AI and citizen science reveal potential first detection of invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar

Researchers from the University of South Florida have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles Stephensi — an invasive and deadly malaria-carrying mosquito — ever detected in Madagascar.

October 28, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

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We found out which local AI models tech pros are using, and why

Cybernews talked to tech experts who’ve adapted small AI models to perform many tasks, such as agentic software testing and design feedback, healthcare data structuring, vulnerability orchestration, and even academic research.

October 27, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Research

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USF researchers develop AI robot tech that could save lives in emergencies

The RARE lab team is programming four robots, including a drone, to scan surfaces, detect textures and lighting, and project customized images that can relay messages to rescuers.

October 27, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

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Smart mouthguards are one of many innovations coming from USF Bellini’s SHIELD lab

Professor Templeton's artificial intelligence research could soon turn an athlete’s mouthguard into a life-saving device, more accurately predicting brain injuries and advancing safety far beyond the NFL.

October 23, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

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How a USF-designed robot can aid future search and rescue efforts

USF is working to improve communication in emergencies and everyday life by teaching robots to project instructions onto piles of rubble, walls and even chairs.

October 21, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Research

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USF receives $2.3M for cybersecurity college

USF announced that it has received $2.3 million in private donations for its newest college, the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing. The announcement came during the university’s inaugural CyberBay conference — a three-day event that aims to bring together leaders in the technology, academic, government and military sectors for conversations on cybersecurity, national security and artificial intelligence.

October 15, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research

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Tampa Bay's leading cybersecurity experts gather for USF's inaugural 'CyberBay' event

CyberBay 2025 is paving the way to make Tampa a national leader in cybersecurity. “When you woke up this morning, it was just Tampa Bay,” says keynote speaker Arnie Bellini, founder and CEO of Bellini Capital. “But by the end of today, Tampa Bay becomes ‘CyberBay,’ and it’s because of all of you.”

October 15, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research

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Simulated cyberattack, national security highlight inaugural CyberBay conference

More than 1,000 people attended CyberBay 2025, many from outside of Florida, to explore Tampa Bay’s emergence as a national hub for cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and national security.

October 15, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research

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USF announces $2.3 million in new philanthropic support for the Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing

The University of South Florida today announced $2.3 million in new private philanthropic gifts, all to support its newest college, the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

October 14, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research

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Established in 2024, the Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing is the first of its kind in Florida and one of the pioneers in the nation to bring together the disciplines of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing into a dedicated college. We aim to position Florida as a global leader and economic engine in AI, cybersecurity and computing education and research. We foster interdisciplinary innovation and ethical technology development through strong industry and government partnerships.

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