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
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
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
Welcome to FINS
FINS emerges in support of UF’s AI Initiative to make AI the centerpiece of a major, long-term push to synthesizes world-class research infrastructure, cutting-edge research, and a transformational approach to curriculum. FINS extends this mission to the development of deployable applied AI in support of the most challenging and pressing national security issues, such as transportation, economy, infrastructure, supply chain, ecological and climate threats, and economic and other threats from other nations.
AI Expert Dr. Damon Woodard Assumes Directorship of New UF Institute, FINS
“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.”
AI Gatekeepers at UF Provide Innovative Tool for Industries Looking to Shut Down Bad Actors
“Intellectual property infringement accounts for multiple billion dollars each year. But more importantly, this is a national security threat.”