Florida Institute for Cybersecurity at the University of Florida.

Gainesville, FL
Joined August 2015
FICS faculty Dr. @sara_rampazzi and her research team share their analysis of the vulnerabilities of underwater data centers, and how to safeguard these against cyber attacks. xitter.cf/UF/status/180849729178…
.@UFwertheim researchers have uncovered a surprising vulnerability in underwater data centers: sound. To safeguard these digital fortresses, they developed an algorithm that accurately identifies and prevents these cyber attacks from ever happening.
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Are older adults more susceptible to scams? In their recent article, @Didem_Phlvngl and Dr.@natalie_ebner shed light on this question by discussing their latest finding. xitter.cf/Didem_Phlvngl/status/1…
Our @ConversationUS piece highlighting the latest findings on susceptibility to deception and scams in aging ! 👇👇 @uf_fics @UFNews Are older adults more vulnerable to scams? What psychologists have learned about who’s most susceptible, and when bit.ly/3VncnYL
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Today, we celebrate Dr. Herbert “Herbie” Wertheim’s 85th birthday! We are so grateful for his contributions to our college. Happy birthday, Herbie! Here's to another amazing year. 🧡💙🐊 #GatorEngineers #GoGators
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Patrick Traynor, Ph.D., warns of the advancement of audio deepfake technology and outlines some solutions that scientists at UF are working towards. Read the full story here: cise.ufl.edu/sounding-the-al…
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FICS Associate Director, Dr Farimah Farahmandi recently served as the Program Chair for IEEE HOST 2024. This FICS research-sponsored symposium facilitates the growth of hardware-based security research and development. #IEEE #HOST2024
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Recently, the BBC program Unexpected Elements interviewed Dr. Eakta Jain about her research on the horse-human relationship in robotic design. Listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5q…
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The collaborative research of Dr.@sara_rampazzi, FICS faculty, and led by PhD student Jennifer Sheldon, will be featured in the upcoming IEEE Security and Privacy Conference. xitter.cf/sara_rampazzi/status/1…
Can acoustic attacks manipulate underwater data center infrastructures? Yes, if we don't act now. Read our last work in collab. with @RoboPI_UF and UEC that will be presented on May 20 at @IEEESSP! 👉cpseclab.github.io/aquasonic… 👉 news.ufl.edu/2024/05/underwa… 👉sararampazzi.com/CPSecLab.ht…
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Congratulations to FICS Associate Director on her recent NSF CAREER Award for Ai-Assisted Security Verification Framework. This was a result from her project Security Assurance through AI and Formal Approaches for System-on-Chips.
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Please welcome @sonjasg to the FICS Research Faculty team. She is the Glenn and Deborah Renwick Leadership in AI and Ethics and her research is concerned with cultural and social aspects of language and AI systems.
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Congratulations to FICS Research Associate Director Dr. Farimah Farahmandi on her recent $498k grant from the Office of Naval Research for her project entitled “Optimized System Design for Assurance and Life-cycle Management (SaLEM).” news.ece.ufl.edu/2024/01/17/…
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Welcome back Students and Faculty from all of us at FICS Research!
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Glad to have the opportunity to moderate a great panel at @ACSAC_Conf on security & accessibility for blind and low-vision users. Thanks to panelists @drkarenrenaud, @ACALaboratory, @tonni095, and Aziz Zeidiah for sharing research & perspectives and Beth Scruggs for organizing!
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Congratulations to FICS Research Associate Director Dr. Farimah Farahmandi on her recent $290K award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in support of her efforts to equip the Silicon Design & Assurance (SiDA) lab with the ZeBu Emulator framework, by Synopsys.
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Phishing, the #1 reported cybercrime to the FBI in 2022, cost victims an average of $173 per attack. Learn more: news.it.ufl.edu/security/the…
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Dr.@kevinrbbutler was interviewed by University of Florida Research about ransomware and how FICS Research has developed innovative solutions to counter this threat.
"Ransomware is a major threat to all businesses, as well as local and state governments," says @UFWertheim's @kevinrbbutler. experts.ufl.edu/experts/?use…
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CISE Dept Chair and FICS faculty member @DrJuanGilbert was recently honored with the National Medal of Technology by President Joe Biden. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement. news.ufl.edu/2023/10/juan-gi…
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Faculty and Staff: Help @UF bring home the state Cyber Bowl title. Game is open thru Oct. 20. It's five questions to get you thinking about social engineering and hey, you could win a pair of tix to the FSU- UF game on Nov. 25. news.it.ufl.edu/security/hel…
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Congratulations to ECE dept chair Dr. @MMTehranipoor on his recent receipt of the prestigious 2023 Aristotle award from the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC).
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FICS Research is composed of diverse faculty members, such as Dr. @sara_rampazzi , Assistant Professor. Her research areas include cyber-physical system security, embedded systems design, modeling, and simulation with applications in Healthcare, Automotive, and the IoT.
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