Inspired by a police press conference, Yuliang Zheng, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Computer Science, developed a way to prove that digital files are authentic while obscuring secret information. His work is now an International Standard in cybersecurity, paving the way for large-scale adoption by tech companies.

A UAB computer science professor is empowering everyday users to detect hidden security threats in AI tools.

Hunter Forsythe of Hoover, McKinley Morris of Columbiana and Williams Beaumont of Homewood won first place in the cybersecurity division of Innovate Hackathon.