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From hurricanes to hidden threats: advanced computing research that can save people and the planet
With more than three decades of experience in academia and industry, including work at NASA in the 1990s, Chandra Kambhamettu believes that deep research and real-world problem solving aren’t mutually exclusive. They’re inseparable.
August 25, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research
Typical X-ray machines, including those found in hospitals and airports, can scan objects from about three feet away. Researchers at the ܽƵapp have achieved 97% accuracy at a mile.
August 20, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Research

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.”

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 ܽƵapp, where her work on AI deception led to a job offer before graduation.
August 6, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

Top scholars, instructors join USF's newest college
The ܽƵapp 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 ܽƵapp’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 ܽƵapp 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 ܽƵapp 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

USF Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing hosts inaugural summer research program ahead of fall launch
College ܽƵapps spent the summer at the ܽƵapp’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 ܽƵapps from emerging research institutions.
July 25, 2025Research
Fox 13 Tampa Bay features work from faculty member Yu Sun that explores how AI can detect silent pain in newborns in real-time.
July 11, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research
Analytics India magazine story features USF work related to an AI system that can identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children.
July 9, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

Crying isn’t the only clue: USF researchers using AI to detect silent pain in newborns
Newborns in the NICU can’t tell us when they’re in pain, so a team of USF researchers is developing AI technology that can find out. The collaboration between medicine and engineering could change the future of neonatal care.
July 9, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research