Florida Institute for National Security (FINS)

Month: August 2022

AI Expert Dr. Damon Woodard Assumes Directorship of New UF Institute, FINS

August 23, 2022 in News

“Florida is often ground zero regarding several national security matters. Thus, FINS is well situated as the state’s flagship educational institution to partner with the critical national security assets found across the state.”

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AI Gatekeepers at UF Provide Innovative Tool for Industries Looking to Shut Down Bad Actors

August 23, 2022 in News, Slider

“Intellectual property infringement accounts for multiple billion dollars each year. But more importantly, this is a national security threat.”

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Trusting Tech: AI Can Combat DeepFakes, Cyber Crimes and Snooping

August 22, 2022 in News

University of Florida researcher Damon Woodard is using artificial intelligence methods to develop algorithms that can detect deepfakes — images, text, video and audio that purports to be real but isn’t.

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