For two days in early June, conference rooms at the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute buzzed with discussions of data, algorithms, AI, atmospheric sciences, and public health and policy as dozens of hackathon participants built digital tools to address the poor air quality the Wasatch Front faces during inversions and wildfires. […]
Read MoreUsing AI to Accelerate Solutions to the Plastic Waste Crisis Philip P. Lampkin Mentors: Matt Sigman, Jacob Lessard, Taylor Sparks Thematic Area: Environment Lampkin’s project aims to address plastic pollution by developing plastics that are “degradable and upcyclable on demand.” He’ll use AI models to accelerate the discovery of special additives that can be built […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah One-U Responsible AI Initiative (One-U RAI) will sponsor two distinguished visitors, Deanna Holroyd and Parisa M. Setayesh, as part of the July 14–25 Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute. The institute brings together 30 accomplished humanities faculty from across the country, chosen from a highly competitive pool of 120 applicants […]
Read MorePablo J. Maldonado Department of Neurobiology, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Mentored by Christopher Gregg and Aik Choon Tan Thematic Area: Healthcare & Wellness Maldonado will build AI models to diagnose depression and anxiety from smartphones and predict treatment outcomes. Mental health is a priority for Utah, which ranks 11th in the country for […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing recently installed its single-biggest upgrade to AI cyberinfrastructure: a fleet of 10 powerful computer servers with 80 high-end NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs), hardware critical for AI-driven research. This $2.15 million investment will help the center continue to support Utah researchers who are increasingly using AI […]
Read MoreRead the story in @theU.
Read MoreRead the story in @theU.
Read MoreRead the announcement in @theU.
Read MoreRead the story from the University of Utah Health.
Read More