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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 ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ, 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 ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ 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: ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵresearcher pushing boundaries of what we can see

With support from NSF and DARPA, ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵresearcher 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 ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵstudent’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 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 31, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

Award-winning professor uses artificial intelligence to track world’s deadliest animal

Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵfaculty are developing a trap that uses artificial intelligence to identify the disease-carrying insects.

July 31, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵBellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing hosts inaugural summer research program ahead of fall launch

College students spent the summer at the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing as part of the inaugural ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵBridge Coalition Program, a new initiative designed to expand research opportunities for undergraduate students 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 ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵwork 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: ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵresearchers 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 ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵresearchers 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

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵawarded NSF grant to build platform for hands-on cybersecurity education

The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $268,000 to the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ for a collaborative research project led by Robert Karam, an associate professor in USF’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

July 8, 2025Cybersecurity, Research

USF-developed technology analyzes facial expressions to identify childhood PTSD

A cross-disciplinary team at the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ has developed a privacy-preserving AI system that can identify PTSD in children by analyzing subtle facial movements during therapy sessions.

June 30, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance tech in healthcare, education and security

The Florida High Tech Corridor‑¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵEarly‑Stage Innovation Fund awarded a grant to two Bellini College faculty for work on AI-powered video security platform to combine cues, like gait, clothing, and body measurements, for more accurate, fair ID.

June 20, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Research