Events

VALIANT Attempt is excited to announce our new VALx speaker series! Instead of a traditional conference-style oral presentation, these are 12 to 15 minute student-led talks inspired by TEDx. Participants will share one cool or novel idea at a high level with the wider VALIANT community. Our first… Read More

Kick off the new school year with VALIANT Attempt and get hands-on with NFC technology! Join us on Wednesday, September 16 at 11:30 a.m. in the FGH Study Lounge, located across from the auditorium, for a DIY NFC Tag Workshop. During this interactive workshop, participants will learn how… Read More

AISS26 is back with its signature mix of keynote presentations, expert lectures, lightning talks, and hands-on workshops. New this year, the program will also feature a THRIVE-TN workshop on NAIRR resources and research infrastructure. Join us for a dynamic week of learning, collaboration, and professional development for participants across a… Read More

We’re looking forward to bringing together interns, trainees, fellows, faculty, staff, and partner labs from across the VALIANT community for an afternoon of food, conversation, and community. Whether you’re new to VALIANT this summer or have been part of the community for years, we hope you’ll stop by and join… Read More

VALIANT Deeper Dive Seminar We invite you to join us for an engaging seminar with Mingxing (Ethan) Rao, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Vanderbilt University, whose research explores generative models, AI security, and data privacy. In this talk, Targeting Model Inversion from Generative Models, Ethan will examine how sensitive… Read More

We invite Vanderbilt faculty and graduate students to join us on Monday, April 27th from 1:30–2:30 PM (CST) in Featheringill Hall, Room 129 for an engaging seminar featuring Dr. Irvin Teh (University of Leeds). In his talk, “Diffusion MRI in the Heart – Challenges and Opportunities,” Dr. Teh will highlight recent advances in… Read More

VALIANT Discover AIWe invite you to join us for Discover AI 2026, a dynamic, full-day event bringing the VALIANT community together to experience artificial intelligence in action. On April 24, 2026, Discover AI will feature interactive demos, industry and… Read More

⚽️ A VALIANT Attempt at… Kickball! ⚽️ We’re wrapping up Move It March with some fun in the sun ☀️—and you’re invited! Join VISE Vision, Women of VISE, and VALIANT Attempt for a friendly kickball game filled with laughs, light competition, and good vibes. Whether you’re… Read More

VALIANT Deeper Dive SeminarWe invite you to join us for an engaging seminar with Weifeng Yu, who will present innovative research on integrating multimodal imaging and non-imaging data through advanced graph learning techniques. In this talk, Integrating Multimodal Imaging and Non-Imaging Data… Read More

Join us for the next VALIANT Deeper Dive! 🧠 Harmonizing Brain MRI Across Sites Without Paired Data 🎤 Mengqi Wu (UNC–Chapel Hill) 📅 Tuesday, Feb 24 | ⏰ 1–2 PM | 💻 Virtual/Zoom Register via the QR code. Read More