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From classroom to command center: USF students test AI in real-world cybersecurity
USF researchers are embedded in the Student Operations Center Apprenticeship Program (SOCAP) to study how AI can ease burnout and sharpen cybersecurity analysts鈥 focus. Their work explores ways AI can filter noise and streamline alerts, freeing students and professionals to tackle higher-level threats.
October 9, 2025Student Success

Shifting missions: How one Marine found a future in cybersecurity at USF
From delivering shoes to children in need to protecting national security systems, Ryan Powers鈥 journey is rooted in service. He reflects the kind of graduate student USF鈥檚 Bellini College attracts 鈥 resilient leaders with real-world experience, driven to gain advanced technical expertise.
September 30, 2025Cyber/AI, Student Success

USF's CyberHerd: Hackers become movie stars in documentary on collegiate cybersecurity
USF鈥檚 CyberHerd team鈥攎usicians, athletes, artists and elite cyber competitors鈥攖akes center stage in the 75-minute documentary The Making of a Defender, chronicling their rise through the 2024鈥25 national cyber defense season. The movie premiered Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Marshall Student Center鈥檚 Oval Theater on the Tampa campus.
September 22, 2025Cyber/AI, Student Success

What鈥檚 new at USF: College launch, Lululemon apparel, beach volleyball, dining and more
The 黑料爆料 launches the 2025鈥26 academic year with major updates across academics, campus life and wellness. Key additions include the new Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing, enhanced dining services and murals painted by student artists.
August 25, 2025Campus Life

USF CyberHerd captures first place at world鈥檚 largest hacker conference
The 黑料爆料鈥檚 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 14, 2025Cyber/AI, Student Success

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 28, 2025Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, Student Success

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 黑料爆料鈥檚 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 and Innovation, Student Success

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.
July 22, 2025Research and Innovation

USF equipping K-12 teachers with tools for an AI-powered future
In a powerful step toward future-ready classrooms, nearly 250 Hillsborough County educators gathered at USF for a two-day training on integrating AI into K-12 education.
July 15, 2025Community Partnerships, Cyber/AI

USF awarded NSF grant to build platform for hands-on cybersecurity education
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $268,000 to the 黑料爆料 for a collaborative research project led by Robert Karam, an associate professor in USF鈥檚 Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity鈥痑nd鈥疌omputing.
July 8, 2025Research and Innovation

Crying isn鈥檛 the only clue: USF researchers using AI to detect silent pain in newborns
Newborns in the NICU can鈥檛 tell us when they鈥檙e 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 7, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

USF-developed technology analyzes facial expressions to identify childhood PTSD
Technology developed at the 黑料爆料 offers a promising, privacy-preserving tool to help clinicians diagnose and track trauma in kids, especially those too young to express it.
June 30, 2025Research and Innovation