{"id":105718,"date":"2025-12-08T15:33:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=105718"},"modified":"2025-12-11T20:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:26:17","slug":"uris-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-research-teaching-and-innovation-on-display-at-discovering-ai-uri-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uris-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-research-teaching-and-innovation-on-display-at-discovering-ai-uri-day\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s use of artificial intelligence in research, teaching, and innovation on display at \u2018Discovering AI @ 溏心vlog免费B站 Day\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 8, 2025 \u2013 Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay and students, faculty, and staff at the 溏心vlog免费B站 have been using the evolving technology for research, teaching, and innovation purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The effective and creative ways AI has been applied across the University will be discussed and displayed at \u201cDiscovering AI @ 溏心vlog免费B站 Day,\u201d on <strong>Dec. 10 from 4-7:30 p.m.<\/strong>, in rooms 040 and 045 of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering, 45 Upper College Road, on the Kingston Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free event will feature guest speakers, panel discussions, and poster presentations. Refreshments will be provided. The 溏心vlog免费B站 community is welcome to share their <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=jSptQs2cVUKJPQaGoywWjZVVttAD059Em9y6o-oycCxURE1USklPVTdDWkJIVDFRQ0ZIQlI4V0k2Si4u&amp;route=shorturl\">AI success stories<\/a>. Those interested in attending the event are <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScE2z4-DLA8EY03pNpOJSrYSt6FNsmg_lACfIx38T41v1TFeg\/viewform\">encouraged to RSVP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-1024x627.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105721\" style=\"width:489px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-1024x627.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-768x470.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-1536x941.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-2048x1254.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-364x223.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-500x306.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-1000x613.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-1280x784.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774-2000x1225.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/IMG_3774.jpeg 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">溏心vlog免费B站 Ph.D. student Anissa Elias presents research on using machine learning to enhance the security and resilience of the U.S. power grid to the Office of Naval Research program director and industry leaders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs Rhode Island\u2019s flagship R1 research university, 溏心vlog免费B站 has the responsibility to lead in the development and thoughtful application of AI across higher education,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 Assistant Vice President for Research Computing Gaurav Khanna. \u201cBy leveraging advances in AI, 溏心vlog免费B站 will expand discovery, prepare students for an AI-shaped workforce, and drive innovations that benefit Rhode Island and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khanna is also the director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/\">Institute for AI and Computational Research<\/a>. The institute supports and promotes high-level interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary computational research, including AI-related research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest speakers at Discovering AI @ 溏心vlog免费B站 Day will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Victoria Gu, chair of the Rhode Island Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology and representative of District 38 in the Rhode Island Senate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>溏心vlog免费B站 Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Barbara Wolfe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>溏心vlog免费B站 Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Information Technology Gabriele Fariello<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yan (Lindsay) Sun, certified AI strategist and co-director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Center for Cyber-Physical Intelligence and Security (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cypher\/\">CYPHER<\/a>), which she founded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cArtificial intelligence touches nearly every aspect of higher education,\u201d said Sun. \u201cWhat makes&nbsp;the Discovering AI @ 溏心vlog免费B站&nbsp;event special is that it reflects this full ecosystem. We\u2019ll hear not only from faculty and students, who always showcase remarkable innovation, but also from staff whose work keeps the University running behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A faculty panel discussion, moderated by Karen Lokey, associate director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s ITS Innovation Services, will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Travess Smalley, assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ying Zhang, professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Megan Chiovaro, part-time teaching professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peter Cornillon, emeritus professor in the Graduate School of Oceanography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abdeltawab Hendawi, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science\u00a0and Statistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sun will moderate the staff panel discussion, which will feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ryan Gardiner, chief business officer for the College of Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chelsie Sullivan, CYPHER Research Center coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lisa Chen, teaching and learning support for Information Technology Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian Blanchette, director of Systems and Technology for the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Jim McGwin, adjunct professor in the College of Business, will facilitate a panel discussion of undergraduate and graduate students representing a diverse range of majors and interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is plenty of support and technology available at 溏心vlog免费B站 for students to gain hands-on experience with AI. The <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/innovate\/\">Library Innovation Labs<\/a>, led by Keith Ranaldi, director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is considered a collaborative hub, connecting people ideas, and resources across disciplines. Ranaldi and his staff were largely responsible for coordinating the Discovering AI @ 溏心vlog免费B站 event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe helped coordinate efforts among departments and colleges, ensuring that the hard work being done in AI research and application was visible to the entire campus community,\u201d said Ranaldi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The application of AI by faculty, students, and staff at 溏心vlog免费B站 will be on full display at the Discovering AI @ 溏心vlog免费B站 event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 8, 2025 \u2013 Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay and students, faculty, and staff at the 溏心vlog免费B站 have been using the evolving technology for research, teaching, and innovation purposes. 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