Ruchkin Receives NSF CAREER Award to Make Cyber-Physical Systems Aware of Their Limitations

Ivan Ruchkin, Ph.D., has received $600k in funding from the National Science Foundation in support of his CAREER project, “Rigorous Assumption Engineering for Learning-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems.”

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Fu & Dixon Work to Achieve Strategic Dominance

Dr. Jie Fu (PI) has been awarded $1.3 million in funding from the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory for “Strategic Planning in Hierarchical Games: Achieving Rapid Dominance in the Uncertain World of Conflict (Shadow).” Distinguished Professor Warren Dixon, chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, serves as co-PI on the project.

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Laura Kim Awarded DARPA YFA to Create Light-Matter Hybrid Quantum Building Blocks

Laura Kim, Ph.D., has been awarded a DARPA Young Faculty Award in support of her project, “Room-Temperature Strong Coupling in Intercalated 2D Plasmonic Systems.” The $500,000, two-year project seeks to unlock quantum phenomena that have traditionally remained exclusive to cryogenic temperatures, bringing them into room-temperature environments by using layered nanoscale materials that confine light with extreme precision.

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Dalir Joins National Effort to Enable 3D Optical Packaging for Next-Gen AI Chips

The CHIP Lab, led by Hamed Dalir, Ph.D., has been awarded up to $435,000 by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to pioneer a transformative approach to analog-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion for next-generation AI accelerator processors.

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Wu Works to Make Computers More Brain-Like

Imagine a computer that works more like your brain—fast, smart, and able to learn from experience. Thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation, Yingying Wu, Ph.D., is helping to make this dream a reality.

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Heidari Works to Create Tunable Lasers

A new paper by researchers at UF Electrical & Computer Engineering has recently been published in ACS Photonics, outlining work in the area of tunable lasers. “Tunable Laser Using Transverse Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Working near Exceptional Point,” was authored by Elham Heidari, Ph.D., and her research group.

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Forte Receives Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award

Domenic Forte, Ph.D., has been notified that he is a recipient of a Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Author Service Award for his contributions to the Journal of Hardware and Systems Security. Forte also serves as assistant director of the Florida Institute for National Security.

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ECE Honors 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees & Distinguished Alumni Awardees

Department leadership proudly inducted the 2025 class of the ECE Hall of Fame at a gala celebration held in Malachowsky Hall on Monday, April 21. Sachio Semmoto Chair of ECE Mark Tehranipoor led the celebration—joined by members of the inaugural class of the Hall of Fame and luminaries from the ECE Florida family—to celebrate the induction of four Electrical & Computer Engineering alumni to this august group. The celebration also marked the launch of the ECE Distinguished Alumni Award program.

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ECE Alumnus & Entrepreneur Sachio Semmoto Delivers Doctoral Address at UF Spring Commencement

Sachio Semmoto, Ph.D. (ME ‘68; Ph.D. ‘71), ECE alumnus and world-renowned entrepreneur, delivered the commencement address at the UF Spring Doctoral Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 1.

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