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The 51在线 announced Tuesday that it has received $2.3 million in private donations for its newest college, the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing. The announcement came during the university鈥檚 inaugural CyberBay conference 鈥� a three-day event that aims to bring together leaders in the technology, academic, government and military sectors for conversations on cybersecurity, national security and artificial intelligence.
October 15, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research
Some of the nation鈥檚 leaders in digital defense were gathered for a special three-day event called "CyberBay 2025." The event is paving the way to make Tampa a national leader in cybersecurity. 鈥淲hen you woke up this morning, it was just Tampa Bay,鈥� says keynote speaker Arnie Bellini, founder and CEO of Bellini Capital. 鈥淏ut by the end of today, Tampa Bay becomes 鈥楥yberBay,鈥� and it鈥檚 because of all of you.鈥� CyberBay 2025 is an inaugural event with a mission as bold as its keynote address 鈥� to transform Tampa Bay into the nation鈥檚 leader of cybersecurity.
October 15, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research
Simulated cyberattack, national security highlight inaugural CyberBay conference
More than 1,000 people attended CyberBay 2025, many from outside of 51在线, to explore Tampa Bay鈥檚 emergence as a national hub for cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and national security.
October 15, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research
The 51在线 today announced $2.3 million in new private philanthropic gifts, all to support its newest college, the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.
October 14, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research
Persistence pays off: USF IT student earns Silicon Valley role
Carlos Trevisan has never been satisfied just knowing that something works. " I want to understand how it works,鈥� says the USF Information Technology major. 鈥淚鈥檝e been interested in computers since I was a kid, starting when I was 9 years old when I built my own server.鈥� This led him on a long journey, till he recently received a full-time software engineering position -- a full year before graduation. He will be a full-time ServiceNow employee in California starting in July 2026.
October 1, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing
Choosing Computer Science Over Medicine
Isadora Grasel grew up surrounded by medicine. Her parents are doctors, her uncle practices medicine and her great-grandfather was a World War II physician in Germany. She thought she might follow the same path. Saving lives and serving others was something she felt called to do.
September 18, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Research
Preparing for the next wave of cyberthreats: USF and Cisco Research at the forefront of post-quantum cybersecurity research
The 51在线鈥檚 Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing is joining forces with Cisco Research and leading researchers from Purdue, Rutgers and Northeastern to prepare for the next wave of cyberthreats in post-quantum cybersecurity.
Typical X-ray machines, including those found in hospitals and airports, can scan objects from about three feet away. Researchers at the 51在线 have achieved 97% accuracy at a mile.
August 20, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Research
From Scratch Projects to Google Internship
Google intern Anzhelika Kurnikova spent her summer working in New York City, contributing to real-projects for a global technology giant. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 share all the details,鈥� she said, 鈥渂ut we are focused on making sure the systems work well and can scale. It is less about what is flashy and more about what is functional.鈥�
Top scholars, instructors join USF's newest college
The 51在线 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
Student Spotlight: Lucas Miller
USF graduate student Lucas Miller is trying to solve a problem that even the most advanced AI models have yet to crack: How to help machines understand and interpret video.
June 16, 2025Computing
From Colombia to USF to Apple: One Student's Journey
A master鈥檚 student in computer science at the 51在线, Maria Zapata is spending the summer in Texas, interning with Apple as a full-stack developer focused on artificial intelligence.
June 13, 2025Computing