Featuring Student Projects with the AI Institutes
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Ziming Liu, MIT
“In the end we want to make scientific discoveries easier and more approachable … in science we care a lot about interpretability, and the goal of my research is to bring interpretability into AI models.”
Read the post about his work with the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (NSF IAIFI)!
David Hunt, Duke University
“[M]y motivation is the general goal of pushing the envelope forward, wanting to be exploring, being very curious, and also having a big focus on systems, real-world implications, and making things that can better people’s lives.”
Read the post about his work with the NSF AI Institute for Edge Computing Leveraging Next-generation Networks (NSF Athena).
Thomas Manzini, Texas A&M University
“My research focuses at the intersection of disaster response aviation and computer science machine learning. That’s what brought me here [to Texas A&M University].”
Read the post about his work with the NSF AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (NSF AI-SDM).
Manikya Swathi Vallabhajosyula (Swathi), The Ohio State University
“My journey with systems began long before I formally entered the field of computer science. From my early fascination with Microsoft tools and learning the power of automation through formulas, I developed a deep curiosity about how systems operate and how they can simplify human effort.”
Read the post about her work with the NSF AI Institute for Intelligent Cyberinfrastructure with Computational Learning in the Environment (NSF ICICLE).
Yuhang Hu, Columbia University
“When I started working with robots, I wanted to see if we could make them learn more like we do—by watching themselves and figuring things out on their own.”
Read the post about his work with the NSF AI Institute for Dynamic Systems (NSF DynamicsAI).
Natalie McCaffery, Colorado State University
“I’m very excited to develop and implement a high school curriculum on climate science, introducing the use of AI tools … While I’m working on a state-specific approach covering six states, it would be great to have nationwide collaboration and apply our work to other states!”
Read the post about her work with the National AI Research Institute for Land, Economy, Agriculture & Forestry (AI-LEAF).
