University of Florida unveils fastest supercomputer in higher education

The excitement was palpable as University of Florida leadership, corporate partners and state officials gathered for the unveiling of the country’s fastest university-owned supercomputer at the institution’s East Campus, officially launching the next generation of the groundbreaking HiPerGator system.

AI-powered clinical tool aims to prevent opioid disorder relapse

An AI-powered clinical support tool will help prevent relapse in patients receiving buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder — a condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people in America every year. The PROTECT tool uses machine learning algorithms to identify buprenorphine patients who are at high risk of relapsing and provides recommendations for next steps.

Multi-university AI research may revolutionize wildfire evacuation

As wildfires grow wilder, the University of Florida and two other universities are developing large language models to make evacuations safer and more efficient. UF, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Utah are creating these AI-based models to simulate human behavior during evacuations – information that will help emergency managers shape more effective evacuation plans.

With startup, researchers plan to help growers feed more people, preserve environment

By commercializing their research, two University of Florida scientists are trying to get practical AI tools into the hands of our state’s farmers. The goal is to build their business by increasing farm profitability, lowering the costs of inputs such as pesticides and labor — and feeding more people.

Professor Sid Dobrin helps lead national conversation on AI in higher education

Sid Dobrin, Ph.D., chair and professor of English and founding director of the Trace Innovation Initiative, quickly became a sought-after voice on the national stage. He has testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education & Workforce about the role of AI in higher education, urging institutions to focus not on fear but on transparency, documentation, and preparing students for workplaces where AI literacy and data security are now top priorities.

Florida engineers test photonic AI chips in space

The University of Florida, in collaboration with NASA, MIT, Vanguard Automation, AIM Photonics and Germany’s Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, launched a suite of photonic AI chips to the International Space Station aboard JAXA’s HTV-XI spacecraft. The mission is part of NASA’s Materials International Space Station Experiment, which tests how materials and devices perform when exposed to the harsh environment of low Earth orbit.