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May 2025 Friends, This month we have the honor of celebrating the one‑year anniversary of the VALIANT Discovery Center. In our firstyear VALIANT has brought together an amazing community of researchers, scholars, scientists—borrowing the language of Babylon 5—dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers. With every issue of this newsletter I get… Read More

VALIANT Undergrads/Interns We’re excited to announce the launch of SLICE – our Summer Lunches for Innovation, Conversation, and Exchange! This is a fun, informal series that will bring together undergraduate researchers and interns from across VALIANT to mingle, share their work, and grow together in AI research. From June… Read More

AI Summer School 2025 is happening! Stay tuned for more information. What: 2025 AI Summer School Where: Stevenson Center (SC4309 & SC4327) When: August 11-14th (9:00 AM-4:30PM) Coffee & Food: Of course!… Read More

Friends,                 May 6, 2025 Today, on our first anniversary, I’m excited to invite you to reflect and celebrate how far we’ve come together. To mark this milestone, we’ve blended community and… Read More

 Hey VALIANT Scholars! Tap  into your creative side at TensorFlow-er Power Hour! 📅 Tuesday, May 6th🕓 4:00 PM📍 Stevenson Courtyard We’ll be painting… Read More

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March 2025 Friends, I wonder … I wonder what we can learn. I wonder what we can build. I wonder what we can discover. I wonder who we can help. I wonder who we want to be.One of the great joys… Read More

VALIANT Attempt presents… Do you have an interesting paper, tool, concept or class project you’d like to share for 3 minutes? You can share anything related to AI! Sign up to present. Spots are limited. We will have prizes for everyone who… Read More

Alex Oh (B.E. ’24) turned a playful laser-following robot into a launching pad for cutting-edge research in AI acceleration. Now a PhD student in optics at Columbia, he’s building terabit-speed optical interconnects that could redefine how fast AI learns. https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-content/uploads/sites/450/2025/03/25212836/alex-cat-video.mp4  … Read More

When : March 27th Time:  3:00-4:00 pm Location: FGH 308 Join representatives from the Center for Entrepreneurship (Owen School of Business) and Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization(CTTC) for key tips on navigating intellectual property, disclosures, and internships. Registration is helpful, but just come on by if… Read More