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Parents and incoming students tour the new living learning community at the Bellini College.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Bellini College launches AI & Cyber Living Learning Community this fall

Incoming first-year students at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing can now live and learn together in a new AI and Cyber Living Learning Community launching this fall in Pinnacle Hall. With limited beds remaining, the program offers networking, industry engagement, advising and collaborative experiences designed to support student success today.

April 8, 2026Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity

Jiajun Huang, on the right, is an assistant professor in ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing, who brought together experts to explore emerging technologies that enable researchers to process, store and analyze massive scientific datasets more efficiently at the FZ-ZF Joint Workshop at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ hosts FZ–ZF Joint Workshop bringing together leading HPC researchers

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ hosted the two-day FZ–ZF Joint Workshop, bringing together leading researchers from universities and national laboratories to discuss advances in high-performance computing and scientific data compression. The event highlighted emerging technologies, interdisciplinary collaboration and ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s growing investments in research computing to support data-intensive discovery across science, engineering and artificial intelligence.

March 24, 2026Computing

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Google Developer Group members at the competition at Georgia Tech

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students capture top prize at Georgia Tech hackathon

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Google Developer Group won the top prize at Georgia Tech’s Hacklytics 2026 after submitting their project with just seconds to spare. The team created Alleaf, an anxiety-reducing wearable and companion app that uses bilateral stimulation and AI features to support mental health, competing against more than 1,200 students from over 200 universities.

March 12, 2026Computing

A portrait of Tesga Teshome sitting next to a computer under shade from trees

Bellini College computer science senior turns early coding hobby into DoorDash career

Tesga Teshome was teaching himself to code and experimenting with Bitcoin before finishing high school in Ethiopia. Now a senior in ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing, his curiosity has led to internships with Amazon and a full-time software engineering job at DoorDash after graduation. His journey shows how an early hobby can become a career path.

March 11, 2026Computing, Cybersecurity

Ramy Attia, seated right, was one of two students to land a job with ReliaQuest following graduation.

Bellini College students exceed expectations, earn full-time offers from ReliaQuest

Two Bellini College students arrived hoping to earn competitive ReliaQuest Labs internships but left with full-time job offers instead. Ramy Attia and Michael Piatnicia’s success highlights the college’s hands-on curriculum, industry partnerships and focus on real-world cybersecurity skills that prepares graduates to transition directly from the classroom into in-demand careers with leading companies like ReliaQuest.

February 24, 2026Computing, Cybersecurity

Cristian Hernandez stands in the hallway of the Engineering Building on the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ campus.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Bellini student builds computing career after immigrating from Cuba

From coding games in PowerPoint without internet in Cuba to contributing to real-world research projects at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, Bellini College senior Cristian Hernandez is turning curiosity into a computing career. After immigrating to ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ with no English skills, he persevered through school, discovered his passion for technology and now applies classroom learning through a hands-on internship shaping his future in innovation.

February 19, 2026Computing, Cybersecurity

Ahvner Vazquez is a 19-year-old senior who plans to graduate with a degree in information technology from ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing in the fall.

Career fair brings employers face-to-face with next generation of AI and cybersecurity talent

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students connected face-to-face with employers at the AI, Cybersecurity & Computing Career Fair, where they were able to explore internships, full-time jobs and graduate opportunities. From big data to cybersecurity, participants gained real-world interview experience while building professional connections. The event brought together tech firms, analytics recruiters and graduate programs eager to meet the next generation of talent.

February 13, 2026Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity

Jackson Liveringhouse sitting on a table inside the cyberherd room.

Bellini student balances National Guard deployments and CyberHerd competitions

Jackson Liveringhouse turned a competitive challenge into a path toward cyber defense leadership. As ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ computer science student, he leads the CyberHerd competition team and serves in the National Guard, balancing national-level cyber competitions, hurricane response deployments and preparation for a future career in military cyber operations.

February 11, 2026Computing, Cybersecurity

Associate Professor Richard Rauscher holds one of the original ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ ethernet tranceivers. Rauscher built the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s first version of www.usf.edu in 1994, which ultimately reshaped the university’s future.

How ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s digital foundations paved the way for the Bellini College

As ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ marks its 70th anniversary, a look back at the launch of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬.edu reveals how early digital innovation helped shape the university’s future. What began as a simple experiment evolved into critical infrastructure and laid the groundwork for the Bellini College, preparing today’s students to lead in AI, cybersecurity and computing.

February 3, 2026Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Cybersecurity

University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬: A Preeminent Research University

Bellini’s New Joint Program With CAS Promises Better Programmers

Starting this fall, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students can earn a new bachelor’s degree combining computer science with interdisciplinary social sciences through the Bellini College. The joint program blends technical skills with social and cultural insight, preparing graduates to design technology that better reflects how people and communities actually live, work and interact in the world.

January 29, 2026Computing

University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬: A Preeminent Research University

The elective that changed everything for a future U.S. Space Force officer

A single elective at the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ changed Jacob Sotel-Jackson’s career path. What began as a hesitant decision to take a quantum computing class sparked a passion that led him from ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ ROTC to the U.S. Space Force, shaping his graduate research and preparing him for a future at the forefront of emerging technology.

January 28, 2026Artificial Intelligence, Computing

University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬: A Preeminent Research University

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ student-athlete navigates her own path in professional soccer and computing

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ student-athlete Sadie Sider-Echenberg is charting a dual path in professional soccer and computing. A standout midfielder and Outstanding Graduate from the Bellini College, she balanced elite athletics with a computer science degree. Now preparing to play professionally in Sweden, she’s pursuing her professional athletic dreams while keeping a future in tech firmly in sight.

January 26, 2026Computing

About Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing News

Established in 2024, the Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing is the first of its kind in ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ and one of the pioneers in the nation to bring together the disciplines of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing into a dedicated college. We aim to position ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ as a global leader and economic engine in AI, cybersecurity and computing education and research. We foster interdisciplinary innovation and ethical technology development through strong industry and government partnerships.