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(L-R) Sachio Semmoto (founder, KDDI), Yangbin Wang (founder, Vobile), Walden Rhines (CEO, Cornami), Aurelio Fernandez (former VP, Broadcom), Richard M. Eubanks (CEO, Brink's Company), Pramod Khargonekar (Vice Chancellor, UC Irvine), Linda Rae (GM, GE Vernova), Michael Hsing (founder/CEO, Monolithic Power Systems)
Department leadership proudly inducted the inaugural class of the ECE Hall of Fame at a gala celebration held in Malachowsky Hall on Monday, April 22. Not pictured, but also inducted, was Chris Malachowsky (BSEE '80), who was unable to attend the ceremony. He appeared by video.
A diverse team led by three ECE Florida faculty members is set to receive funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and fabricate dynamic pressure sensors capable of performing at temperatures upwards of 800 °C (1472 °F), a factor of more than 6X higher than any integrated pressure sensor currently in use.

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Renowned ECE Florida alumnus Sachio Semmoto, Ph.D., pioneering serial entrepreneur and futurist, was the guest of honor in a recent ceremony in Malachowsky Hall for the official creation of the Sachio Semmoto Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

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Research Highlights
A team of ten UF researchers, led by Dr. Yong-Kyu Yoon, is supporting one of only ten NSF Engines, the “Central Florida Semiconductor Innovation Engine.”

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Dr. Hamed Dalir’s CHIP Lab published a paper in Nature Communications Physics showcasing their groundbreaking research on integrating machine learning within optical networks.

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The rise of underwater data centers brings a new threat — the potential for attacks targeting critical internet infrastructure hidden beneath the waves. Using machine learning, ECE Florida's Dr. Jahidul Islam is working on a project which has developed an algorithm that could accurately identify the pattern of disruption caused by acoustic attacks.

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ECE researchers have pioneered a method for using semiconductor technology to manufacture processors that significantly enhance the efficiency of transmitting vast amounts of data across the globe. The innovation, featured on the current cover of the journal Nature Electronics, is poised to transform the landscape of wireless communication. 

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Faculty News
Walden C. Rhines Endowed Assistant Professor for Hardware Security Farimah Farahmandi has received an NSF CAREER award in support of her project “SAIF: Security Assurance through AI and Formal Approaches for System-on-Chips.” The project seeks to enhance the safety and security of microelectronics by creating an innovative AI-assisted security verification framework for modern complex system-on-chip (SoC) devices.

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Alumni News
In a tribute to ECE alumnus David B. Vozzola (BSEE ’63), David E. Vozzola and Doreen M. Vozzola have established the David B. Vozzola Innovation Fund to foster innovation, research, and teaching within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. With the $125,000 philanthropic pledge, David E. Vozzola seeks to honor his father, a proud lifelong Gator Engineer.

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