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Typical X-ray machines, including those found in hospitals and airports, can scan objects from about three feet away. Researchers at the 杏吧性世界 have achieved 97% accuracy at a mile.
August 20, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Research
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. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 share all the details,鈥� she said, 鈥渂ut 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.鈥�
USF CyberHerd captures first place at world鈥檚 largest hacker conference
The 杏吧性世界鈥檚 CyberHerd team claimed first place at DEF CON 33鈥檚 鈥淎dversary Wars鈥� Capture the Flag, capping the competitive team鈥檚 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鈥檚 doctoral research at the 杏吧性世界, 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. 鈥淢y 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 杏吧性世界 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鈥檛 just see better, they see the unseen.
August 4, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research
How a USF student鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 杏吧性世界鈥檚 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