The FINS leadership team “is an integral part of a groundbreaking $992,000 initiative at UF called Charting the Course to Preeminence in National Security Leadership”. Part of one of President Ben Sasse’s Strategic Funding Initiatives, which aims to position UF… Read More
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Olivia Dizon-Paradis Receives Honorable Mention for the Madelyn Lockhart Fellowship Award
On February 20th, FINS Research Graduate Assistant and PhD Candidate, Olivia Dizon-Paradis, was awarded an honorable mention for the Madelyn Lockhart Fellowship by the Association for Academic Women (AAW). This award was established in honor of Dr. Madelyn Lockhart, who… Read More
FINS Faculty, Dr. Hartig, Contributes to Development of New Nuclear Materials Tracking Tools
FINS core faculty Member, Dr. Kyle Cameron Hartig, is among a team of UF researchers who have developed several nuclear forensics tools that can detect the presence of and track various hidden nuclear active materials. These developments will play a… Read More
UF Hamilton Center & FINS Join Forces
FINS is happy to announce that it now counts among its ranks Dr. William Inboden, Director of UF’s new Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education. Established by state legislature in the fall of 2022 and named after Alexander Hamilton… Read More
Introducing Our Advisory Boards
FINS is proud to announce that we recently completed the formation of both our Strategic (SAB) and Technical Advisory (TAB) Boards. Among our inaugural members are retired, high-ranking military and intelligence community officials; subject-matter experts with backgrounds in law, economics,… Read More
Friend or Foe? An Opinion Piece by FINS Director on AI Consumerism
From ChatGPT to voice activated speakers and virtual assistants, AI-powered products have become ubiquitous and highly sought after. However, the effect AI is having on society as a whole has raised some very real concerns that the recent release of… Read More
FINS Partners with Domino Data Labs
The Florida Institute for National Security (FINS) is proud to announce that it recently joined forces with Domino Data Labs (DDL). The FINS-DDL partnership will accelerate FINS’s engagement in government and federally sponsored research initiatives that advance FINS’s Artificial Intelligence… Read More
Harnessing the Power of AI & Data Science to Address Ecological Challenges
If a tree falls in the forest, it may be a sign of something more drastic affecting the greater environment. By synthesizing Data Science and Biological approaches, however, UF is helping to combat climate change and better manage national forests.… Read More
UF announces $70 million artificial intelligence partnership with NVIDIA
“Congratulations to the University of Florida and NVIDIA for their announcement today of a transformational partnership to create higher education’s most powerful AI supercomputer and develop a workforce training program that will jumpstart the next generation of discovery and innovation.… Read More
FINS Faculty, Dr. Hartig, & UF Team Lead $25M National Consortium on Nuclear Forensics
Dr. Kyle Cameron Hartig and 5 other UF Faculty will take the lead in a -16-university team of 31 scientists and engineers- project, funded by the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), that will aim to develop… Read More