Research

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a valuable tool for data analysis across the finance, healthcare and government sectors. But AI has a significant flaw – it can expose private and sensitive data during computation. Professor Qian Lou of the UCF Department of Computer Science plans to change the way data is protected by AI with…

As people have begun to rely on artificial intelligence for assistance with complex or tedious tasks, they have found the technology to be…unreliable. Simple AI queries can return inaccurate information, data filled with mistakes, or reasoning that’s been manipulated by other users. But UCF researcher Amrit Singh Bedi aims to make AI safer and more…

After years of research and development led by experts at UCF in collaboration with researchers from universities across the U.S. and in Europe, the Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA) has reached two major milestones: powering its first full-scale study to address one of virtual reality’s most persistent barriers to adoption and awarding its first use…

Every day, Yu Tian clocks in to his AI and Imaging in Medicine (AIM) Research Lab at UCF working to change life as we know it. “We often hear that ‘we’re at a turning point in human history,’” Tian says, “and with AI research in a university setting like this, it’s true.” Tian has adapted…

When humans return to the moon, they won’t be alone. NASA will send robotic machines with them, and like all relationships, trust will be critical. Through a partnership with Cislune Inc., UCF is using immersive technologies to improve trust between humans and artificial intelligence for decision-making in space when circumstances are changing and data remains…

As the fields of healthcare and technology increasingly evolve and intersect, researchers are collaborating on the best ways to use emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to care for patients. This includes using AI to assist in collecting and deciphering diagnostic data among medical professionals, particularly in underserved communities. One such model, “BioMedGPT,” has…

The Army Research Lab has awarded the University of Central Florida a $4.5 million grant to develop a smart, computer vision-based navigation system for when GPS is unavailable or jammed. The system will be like a cyber co-pilot that supports navigation of ground vehicles by using artificial intelligence and machine learning to assess computer imaging…

From fraudulent COVID-19 small business loans to security breaches that leak shoppers’ credit card data, the exploitation of the complex nature of corporate relationships continues to be a major concern. For instance, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 28,000 complaints related to COVID-19 fraud in 2020 and a record number of complaints…