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UWF Students Showcase Research

Students presented a variety of research projects at the showcase on topics including information security and privacy, wearable device security, cloud security, and machine learning.

Oct. 17, 2016

High School Students Learn Cybersecurity in UWF Summer Camp

The camp provided students with hands-on training in cybersecurity and an introduction to the Linux operating system.

Jul. 29, 2016

UWF to host Pathways to Cyber summer camp for high school students July 18-22

Local high school students with an interest in cybersecurity will have an opportunity to attend a five-day camp this summer where they will be mentored by University of West Florida faculty and students. The UWF Pathways to Cyber Summer Camp, hosted by the UWF Center for Cybersecurity, will be held July 18-22 at the University’s […]

Jun. 14, 2016

UWF recognized for excellence in cybersecurity education

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the University of West Florida as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education through the academic year 2021-22. A ceremony recognizing this national CAE-CDE designation will be held June 7, 2016, at the Eighth Annual National Cyber Summit in Huntsville, […]

May 05, 2016

UWF to host CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense State Competition

The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity will host five student teams from Pine Forest High School for the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense State Competition on Friday, Jan. 29 at the University. This is the second year that Pine Forest High School will compete in the national cybersecurity competition, with support from the […]

Jan. 28, 2016
James Frazier and his team present their RSS recomendation project in Dr. Eman El-Sheikh’s class in the College of Science & Engineering.

Artificial Intelligence Course Innovates at UWF

Predicting stock prices and giving a tour of a building are very different tasks. But University of West Florida students last semester used the same tool – artificial intelligence – to accomplish both of them.

Jan. 13, 2016

UWF Center for Cybersecurity scholarships promote degree pathways

The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity has awarded 33 scholarships to undergraduate students in core programs that support Cybersecurity. Scholarship recipients will receive $4,500 over two years to support their progress toward degree completion. Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, interim director of the Center for Cybersecurity and associate dean of the College of Science and […]

Sep. 16, 2015

UWF partners with Escambia County School District to prepare high school students for national cybersecurity competition

The University of West Florida Department of Computer Science and Center for Cybersecurity will host an Air Force Association CyberCamp from Aug. 4 through 8, 2015. Two student teams from Pine Forest High School will participate in the camp. AFA CyberCamps were conceived to supplement AFA CyberPatriot’s annual National Youth Cyber Defense Competition and to […]

Aug. 03, 2015

UWF signs memorandum of understanding with Space Florida

Space Florida, the state’s aerospace and spaceport development authority, has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity to further develop Florida’s cybersecurity technologies. CREO’s mission includes helping Northwest Florida communities recover from the negative economic impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which […]

May 26, 2015

UWF Cybersecurity graduate program earns Professional Science Master’s affiliation

The University of West Florida’s Master of Science in Administration, specialization in Cybersecurity (MSA/Cybersecurity) has earned the Professional Science Master’s Affiliation. The MSA in Cybersecurity is an entirely online, interdisciplinary degree that allows students to pursue advanced training while simultaneously developing workplace skills. This program prepares Cybersecurity graduate students for high-level Cybersecurity career options, and admission to […]

Feb. 05, 2015

UWF and Escambia County School District partner with Pine Forest High School Cyber Academy to participate in national cybersecurity competition

The University of West Florida Department of Computer Science will host two student teams from Pine Forest High School for the online state rounds of the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition on Friday, Dec. 5 at the University. Pine Forest is the first high school in the Escambia County School District to compete in […]

Dec. 04, 2014

UWF Innovation Institute launches Center for Cybersecurity

UWF Innovation Institute recently launched the Center for Cybersecurity, providing a hub for research on cybersecurity and opportunities for students to move into high-demand career fields through collaborative partnerships. In February 2014, Dr. Pamela Northrup, executive director of Innovation Institute and associate provost for academic innovation, appointed UWF professor and chair of the Department of […]

Apr. 22, 2014

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