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UVA Engineering has strength in artificial intelligence research and education: both core AI development and advanced AI applications. AI research areas are connected to all programs, involving more than 50 faculty researchers and offering student research opportunities. 

 

Innovators of the Year’s Technology ‘Springs’ Athletes to Better Health

Biomedical engineering professor Silvia Blemker and her partners were recognized for FDA-approved AI-based technology that keeps athletes playing and offers help to some muscular dystrophy patients.

UVA Engineering and Education Researchers Leverage AI to Improve Classroom Teaching

ECE chair Scott Acton’s AI-powered video analysis technology can help teachers improve performance.

UVA Researchers Simplify Signal Classification with Smarter, Faster Tech

UVA develops Python-based tool using CDT for faster, accurate signal classification, enabling robust AI applications in healthcare and engineering.

Common Way To Test for Leaks in Large Language Models May Be Flawed

Large language models may need a more sophisticated way to test for potential leakiness of sensitive information.

AI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases with Speed and Precision

UVA Engineering advancement protects public health by improving air quality monitoring in real time.

New AI Model Could Make Power Grids More Reliable Amid Rising Renewable Energy Use

UVA researchers use AI to manage the growing complexity of modern power grids.

Kory Burns Leads AI-Enhanced Breakthrough That Illuminates Materials Reactions at Nanoscale

The researchers' new approach uses machine learning to identify defects that would otherwise go unspotted by human review of micrograph images.

Predicting Norfolk Street Flooding in Seconds: UVA Professor Jon Goodall's Machine Learning Advancements

AI-powered models offer faster, real-time flood forecasts for Hampton Roads.

UVA Researchers Engineer AI Breakthrough in Human Action Detection Technology

Scott T. Acton and a team of researchers develop an AI-driven video analyzer capable of detecting human actions in video footage with unprecedented precision and intelligence. 

UVA Researchers Pioneer AI-Driven Manufacturing Efficiency

Cindy Chang and her team have created a more efficient way to optimize manufacturing systems, improving speed and quality while reducing waste.

Watch as UVA Displays Its New High-Speed, Self-Correcting AI Algorithms

What were the keys to UVA's impressive showing at this fall's Indy Autonomous Challenge? A mathematical tweak to the vehicle dynamics and a new car-detection algorithm that learns from its mistakes.

UVA Professor Receives OpenAI Grant to Inform Next-Generation AI Systems

Assistant professor Yu Meng’s research on superintelligent systems looks to prepare researchers for the future of artificial intelligence. 

UVA Engineering Professors Target Inclusive AI Education with $1M Grant

With support from NSF, UVA Engineering researchers will democratize access to crucial AI training for high schoolers. 

From Lab to Real Life: Innovative Approaches to Precision Medicine

Silvia Salinas Blemker received the Goel Award for Translational Research for her body of work in biomedical engineering. 

UVA and the Toyota Research Institute Aim To Give Your Car the Power To Reason

UVA computer scientist Yen-Ling Kuo is developing artificial intelligence to make your car a trusted partner and coach.

UVA Professor Nikolaos Sidiropoulos Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Electrical Engineering

The professor behind 5G wireless innovations, data-driven recommendations and MRIs.

CAREER Award: Fixing AI’s Blind Spot in Image Analysis

Miaomiao Zhang is improving AI image processing and analysis for real-world applications such as medical diagnoses and environmental monitoring.

Beyond the Finish Line: The Intersection of Speed, Safety and AI Innovation

UVA’s autonomous race car is reshaping not just the racetrack but the future of AI and robotics.

A Cognitive Assistant on Your Doctor’s Smartwatch?

Reimagining Alexa and Siri’s sensors for helping with patient communication.

UVA Engineering’s New Machine Learning Research Aims to Make Bank Financing More Inclusive

Fairness-aware AI research can explain how a policy affects different users and inform policies and consumer education programs.

New Artificial Intelligence Risk-Assessment Tool To Improve Heart-Failure Care

UVA Health and UVA Engineering researchers have developed a powerful new risk assessment tool for predicting outcomes in heart failure patients.

Engineering Professor Earns Grant To Improve Trust Between Humans and Robots

This UVA researcher is laying the foundation for better trust between humans and robots, with help from an Air Force Office of Scientific Research grant. 

Using Machine Learning for Better Human Understanding of Disease Risk Factors and Treatments

Machine learning changed health care by making sense of biological data, but for UVA Engineering’s Aidong Zhang, that’s only part of understanding disease risk and treatments.

UVA Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Collaboration Offers Hope for Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients

A UVA Engineering team has developed a new analytical tool that uses AI to explore genes that could be targets for new treatments.

University of Virginia Joins the BrainChip University AI Accelerator Program

Program provides platforms and guidance to students at higher education institutions with artificial intelligence engineering programs training.

How Artificial Intelligence May Benefit Heart Patients

With machine learning and human learning, scientists uncover the biological cause and effect of fibroblast behaviors after heart attack and advanced the development of new treatments.

In the Blink of An Eye

Lee's vision for biomimicking sensor systems presents a complete story from materials to integration to application.

Trailblazer Award Will Use Advanced AI to Improve Outcomes for Heart Patients

Zhang's goal is to develop advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to analyze cine magnetic resonance imaging, an MRI procedure that visualizes the heart muscle in action.

Alzheimer's, Digital Twins and the Future of Medicine in the Age of AI

How digital twins and other AI developments are impacting access to diagnosis and treatments in Alzheimer's diseases. 

CAREER Award: Designing the Next Generation of Wireless Communications Systems

Working in partnership with industry, Shen's machine-learning models can be prototyped, standardized and integrated into real systems.

CAREER Award: Teaching Machines the Art of Human Decision-Making

Li’s models will generate deeper insights into observational data to help people make better decisions.

Understanding Security and Privacy Risks Associated with Machine Learning

David Evans, professor of computer science in the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, is leading research to understand how machine learning models can be compromised. 

A Messenger for Medicine

Yanjun Qi builds artificial intelligence tools that have the power to turn biomedical data into better medicine.

UVA Biocomplexity Institute Developing Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture

Researchers at UVA Biocomplexity Institute are founding partners of a national research institute that will develop artificial intelligence-driven solutions for some of agriculture’s biggest problems.

The Race Is On

Cavalier Autonomous Racing built an artificial intelligence-driven vehicle for the world's first high-speed autonomous vehicle race.

FerroCoDE Platform Will Efficiently Compute Solutions for Complex Problems

A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s ASCENT program supports UVA and Penn State researchers pursuing a new hardware platform. 

UVA Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Research

Our department is advancing the state of the art in both fundamental algorithms as well as new algorithms to help users benefit from this revolution and provide new capabilities for the benefit of society.

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