Vanderbilt Generative AI Research
Professor Alex Christensen Wins the Inaugural ‘Innovation in Teaching: Generative AI Award’
Apr. 18, 2024— Professor Alex Christensen Wins the Inaugural ‘Innovation in Teaching: Generative AI Award’ Recognizing Innovation in Education On April 11, at the Spring Faculty Assembly, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Faculty Senate Chair Andrea Capizzi of Vanderbilt University took a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the remarkable contributions of its faculty. Among the honorees, Professor Alex...
AI Training Day at Vanderbilt: First of it’s Kind!
Mar. 8, 2024— 🎉 AI Training Day: A Gathering of Minds 🎉 We’re delighted to share the success of our AI Training Day, held on March 5th, 2024, at the VU Student Life Center. This event was a deep dive into AI model development, training techniques, and architectural innovations. With over 300 participants, including researchers, educators, and...
Jules White appointed to senior advisor role in Office of the Chancellor
Nov. 16, 2023—Jules White, a distinguished computer scientist and expert on large language models and prompt engineering, has been named senior advisor to Chancellor Daniel Diermeier for generative AI in education and enterprise solutions. White’s appointment, which became effective Nov. 1, will build on Vanderbilt’s growing reputation as a world leader in innovation within the generative AI...
AI-enabled technology developed by Vanderbilt, 101st Airborne deployed for training of NATO and NATO-partner units in Europe
Oct. 19, 2023—Advanced Dynamic Spectrum Reconnaissance is a standout example of the success of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Army Research Laboratory Pathfinder program, empowering soldiers and researchers to collaborate to rapidly develop and advance solutions to real-world challenges in the field in partnership with the defense innovation nonprofit Civil-Military Innovation Institute. One of the...
Asurion Collaborates with Vanderbilt Data Science Institute for an exciting Summit
Oct. 18, 2023—On Friday, October 13th, Asurion hosted the Vanderbilt Data Science Institute came together for a summit that showcased the synergy of industry and academia. The summit was centered around a collaborative spirit, emphasizing the pivotal role of Data Science in shaping the future. Watch our building tour vlog HERE. Summit Highlights: The day was planned...
DSI heads to Orlando for the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) 2023
Oct. 1, 2023—During the week of September 26th, our Program Manager Amber Douglass and students Ruiqi Zhou, Tiffany Lee, Rachel Montgomery and Aleksandra Cvetanovska, not pictured: Yahan Yang (not pictured) and 30 other students who were virtual participants, attended the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) in Orlando. GHC Highlights: GHC celebrates contributions from women and marginalized communities in...
Senior Data Scientist, Myranda Shirk, Leads Mentees to Create Chatbot-like Interface
Sep. 10, 2023—DSI Senior Data Scientist, Myranda Shirk, is a mentor for the ECMWF (European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting) Code for Earth program. Her mentees this summer created a chatbot-like interface to search their data, based on some of Myranda’s previous work at NOAA. ECMWF has now put this interface on their website! It is accessible at: https://chat.ecmwf.int/....
New Course! ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis by Dr. Jules White, Professor of Computer Science
Aug. 29, 2023—Professor Jules has just come out with a brand new ChatGPT course, focused on Advanced Data Analysis. Free for Students, Faculty and Staff! What can you expect from this new course? Automate tasks in your work and life with ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis Automate reading and creating PDFs, PowerPoint, Excel, images, video, and more From...
Illuminating Insights: A Dashboard for Nashville’s Creatives
Aug. 10, 2023—In a collaboration between Vanderbilt University and the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville (ABC), the ABC’s of Creative Artists in Nashville project was undertaken to better understand the economic circumstances of working artists and creative entrepreneurs in Greater Nashville. Inflation, the rising costs of housing, broader economic factors – how is this impacting...
Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) Showcase
Aug. 9, 2023—The projects completed as part of this year’s Data Science for Social Good program at the Data Science Institute will be showcased on Friday, August 11th at 3:00pm Central virtually on Zoom. Please join us! Register here.