News

VALIANT is excited to host Yimeng Dou, a doctoral candidate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, for a seminar titled“From Slices to Structures: Neural Network Frameworks for 3D Ultrasound” on Wednesday, October 2nd at 12:00 PM in FGH 308. Join us to hear about… Read More

Join us on Monday, October 7th from 2:00–3:30 PM in FGH 308 for a MASI Deep Dive session led by the Engineering Librarians. This session, Understanding Bibliometrics, will explore how bibliometric tools and metrics can help you measure research impact and navigate the… Read More

Welcome back, everyone! VALIANT Attempt is celebrating the start of a new school year with a Back-to-School Pizza Party on Wednesday, September 25th at 11:30 AM in FGH 106. Join us for pizza, good company, and a fun creative activity — we’ll have… Read More

August 2025 Friends, We are back in full swing welcoming students – new and old – back to campus! We started the month on a high note with our second annual AI Summer School. Over four days, more than 200 participants filled Vanderbilt’s Stevenson Center—undergraduates, PhDs, faculty,… Read More

July 2025 Friends, There is a lot going on from Reykjavík and Brisbane to the San Francisco Bay (see below), so I’ll keep this brief! First, thank you Nick Lord for leading S.L.I.C.E. (right) through this summer, our other distinguished guests, and all of our summer interns. We totaled:… Read More

We are excited to host Dr. Alexander Leemans, the creator of the ExploreDTI toolbox, Thursday, August 7, at VUIIS! Dr. Leemans will lead a hands-on workshop/tutorial in the VUIIS 1st floor classroom from 1:00–3:00 PM. This workshop is designed for all levels—from trainees to faculty… Read More

New this year, we’re introducing an AI Workshop Track that runs in parallel with the main lecture series, turning Stevenson Hall into a studio for discovery. Guided by experienced AI coaches—scholars who build and deploy deep-learning systems every day—these sessions replace slides with keyboards, pairing brief concept primers with coding… Read More

Friends, As the sun stretches every day to its limit, we find VALIANT brimming with energy. In labs across campus, our Scholars and Fellows are fine-tuning new GPUs, curating ever-richer data sets, and trading insights that push the boundaries of what AI can achieve. Their… Read More

We are excited to announce that registration for our upcoming 2025 AI Summer School is now OPEN! To register, visit https://redcap.link/aisummerschool2025 or scan the QR Code below. As a reminder, registration is open to all staff,… Read More

Interested in patenting your software research? Join VALIANT for a Patent Workshop on June 24, from 10–11 AM. We’ll be hosting JR King and Michael Greenbaum from the law firm Blank Rome. Presentation Title: Patenting Software-Implemented Innovations Event Details:… Read More