This past Thursday and Friday, April 7-8, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida and FICS Research member, Daniela Oliveira, led the second in a two-part series of workshops aimed at promoting collaboration between US… Read More
Reverse-Engineering at FICS Research Facilities
Reverse engineering (RE) is a process in which the goal is to reproduce, duplicate, or enhance chips and systems based on the study of an original object and/or system. For electronic systems, reverse engineering (RE) could be performed at chip,… Read More
Zimu Guo
Zimu is a FICS Research student who is currently working towards a doctoral degree under the tutelage of Dr. Forte, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UF. He received a B.S. in Automation and Control from Beijing… Read More
FICS Research’s own Robert Karam, Chosen For Prestigious Attributes of a Gator Engineer Award.
Regarded as the greatest distinction bestowed upon only ten students of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering each academic year, the Attributes of a Gator Engineer Awards recognize five undergraduate and five PhD students who exemplify the five qualities all… Read More
A Safer Cyberworld
Researchers in UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering such as Domenic Forte are developing new ways to keep us safe and secure in our increasingly digital lives.
Over 150 INTERNATIONAL CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS GATHER AT UF
While President Obama was signing executive orders on Tuesday to strengthen the government’s defenses against cyber security attacks and proposing a $19 billion budget for for IT upgrades and cyber initiatives in the coming year, the newly formed Florida Institute… Read More
Defending your Computer from Cyber – Attacks, Sun Tzu style
JANUARY 20, 2016, Daniela Oliveira , a professor in the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, thinks a bit of unpredictability could help outsmart malware. That’s the logic behind Chameleon, the operating system she’s developing with colleagues at… Read More
Chancellor Criser III and Donna Dodson Speak at the FICS Institute
On December 1, 2015, Ms. Donna Dodson, Deputy Cyber Security Advisor at NIST, accompanied by Chancellor Criser III, gave a presentation on “Cybersecurity and NIST” which explains the role played by NIST in research and development of technologies to provide protections for information… Read More
Safety tips for #CYBERMONDAY from UF Cybersecurity Experts
The researchers at the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research , or FICS, provide the highest level of expertise to government, industry and academia in all aspects of cybersecurity and assurance – including hardware, networks, mobile, Big Data, biometrics, Internet of… Read More
Prof. Patrick Traynor on Washington Journal: Cyberterrorism and Internet Threats
On November 17, 2015, Prof. Patrick Traynor participated in the Washington Journal’s “Sunshine State Tour” series and talked about the development of cybersecurity infrastructure, current cybersecurity challenges, and what government and the private sector can do to combat threats. He spoke from… Read More