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From Criminology to Cybersecurity
When Eduarda Koop was growing up in Brazil, she used to joke that she wanted to be a hacker. She never imagined that it could actually become a career path.
September 15, 2025Cybersecurity

Curiosity, Code, and a Cyber Path
Before she could say motherboard, Michelle McAveety was playing with computers. From tinkering on an early MacIntosh computer while sitting in a booster seat to building PCs with her dad at the age of 6 to programming in high school, the Թϱcomputer engineering major has grown up surrounded by wires, code and curiosity.
August 18, 2025Cyberherd, Cybersecurity

ԹϱCyberHerd captures first place at world’s largest hacker conference
The Թϱ’s CyberHerd team claimed first place at DEF CON 33’s “Adversary Wars” Capture the Flag, capping the competitive team’s debut at what is widely regarded as the largest hacking and security conference in the world.
August 13, 2025Cyberherd, Cybersecurity

It all started with unlimited lives
As a middle schooler, Grant Stevens wanted unlimited lives for some video games. “My first foray into cybersecurity was as a little kid, hacking to gain advantages in a game. Now, I am gaining the education needed to prevent serious malicious hacking and safeguard systems."
August 6, 2025Cyberherd, Cybersecurity

Top scholars, instructors join USF's newest college
The Թϱ Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing will officially launch on Aug. 25, powered by an ambitious mission, a transformational gift and a high-caliber team of researchers and educators. Fourteen newly hired faculty are joining the college, bringing expertise in machine learning, trustworthy artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, hardware systems and biomedical applications.
August 5, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity, Research
The U.S. Department of State sent a warning to foreign diplomats following the discovery of an AI impersonation of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
July 13, 2025Cybersecurity

HackaBull 2025: Student innovation shines at USF's largest hackathon
More than 300 students turned ideas into real-world solutions at USF’s largest hackathon, HackaBull 2025 — a 24-hour innovation sprint powered by code, collaboration and more than 1,000 cans of caffeine.
July 8, 2025Cybersecurity

Թϱawarded NSF grant to build platform for hands-on cybersecurity education
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $268,000 to the Թϱ for a collaborative research project led by Robert Karam, an associate professor in USF’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.
July 8, 2025Cybersecurity, Research
Donor Arnie Bellini says that expanding America’s cyber defenses will require investments in education as well as technical fixes.
June 25, 2025Cybersecurity

Waseem Albaba
A passion for video games, combined with a skateboarding accident, guided Waseem Albaba toward a career in cybersecurity.
May 28, 2025Cybersecurity

ԹϱBellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing to ignite Tampa Bay’s tech talent
Launching this fall, the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing will supply a pipeline of students ready to specialize in critical areas throughout Tampa Bay and beyond.
May 1, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity
Tech investor Arnie Bellini has donated $50 million, the largest gift in the Թϱ’s history, to establish the Bellini College of Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence.
April 8, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity