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Syracuse University Launches Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Gary Lloyd | Sep 26,26 | 01:41 EST

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The new institute unites researchers from four schools and colleges to advance the science and application of AI.

Four Research Areas Research at the institute is organized around four areas of focus: AI and Security (spanning AI for cybersecurity, security of AI systems, formal verification and vulnerability discovery); Multidomain Intelligence (including sensing and perception research, signal and image analysis and energy-efficient AI systems); AI in Socio-Cognitive Dynamics (studying how AI systems interact with human cognition, communication and social networks); and AI for Governance and Policy (focusing on trustworthy AI, AI safety and the policy frameworks needed to guide AI’s global development and deployment). Federal research agencies and industry partners will also support the institute’s research agenda through collaboration and funding agreements. Public Events, AI Community-Building Planned public events, including lectures, workshops and symposia, will help the institute share knowledge, foster collaboration and engage the broader AI community. Events this fall include a Workshop on Contested and Distributed Multi-Domain Decision Making (Oct. 12-13, Washington, D.C.), sponsored by the Army Research Office, which will examine AI use for decision making across electronic warfare, radar, aerial and space domains. Another event is METACOG-26: AAAI Symposium on Artificial Metacognition (Nov. 5-7, Arlington, Virginia), which will feature traditional paper sessions, a poster session, invited keynote speakers and a closing panel focused on artificial metacognition—AI’s ability to reflect on itself. The Institute for Artificial Intelligence is part of Syracuse University’s comprehensive AI academic portfolio, which includes undergraduate and graduate degree programs in AI, a suite of AI-focused minors and the peer-led AI Bootcamp for students, reinforcing the University’s position as a growing center for AI research and education. The institute will also create research opportunities for students and supports United AI, a student community that brings together undergraduate and graduate students from across the University to learn, build and lead in AI. The Institute for Artificial Intelligence is located on the second floor of Hinds Hall.

Four Research Areas

Research at the institute is organized around four areas of focus: AI and Security (spanning AI for cybersecurity, security of AI systems, formal verification and vulnerability discovery); Multidomain Intelligence (including sensing and perception research, signal and image analysis and energy-efficient AI systems); AI in Socio-Cognitive Dynamics (studying how AI systems interact with human cognition, communication and social networks); and AI for Governance and Policy (focusing on trustworthy AI, AI safety and the policy frameworks needed to guide AI’s global development and deployment). Federal research agencies and industry partners will also support the institute’s research agenda through collaboration and funding agreements.

Public Events, AI Community-Building

Planned public events, including lectures, workshops and symposia, will help the institute share knowledge, foster collaboration and engage the broader AI community. Events this fall include a Workshop on Contested and Distributed Multi-Domain Decision Making (Oct. 12-13, Washington, D.C.), sponsored by the Army Research Office, which will examine AI use for decision making across electronic warfare, radar, aerial and space domains. Another event is METACOG-26: AAAI Symposium on Artificial Metacognition (Nov. 5-7, Arlington, Virginia), which will feature traditional paper sessions, a poster session, invited keynote speakers and a closing panel focused on artificial metacognition—AI’s ability to reflect on itself. The Institute for Artificial Intelligence is part of Syracuse University’s comprehensive AI academic portfolio, which includes undergraduate and graduate degree programs in AI, a suite of AI-focused minors and the peer-led AI Bootcamp for students, reinforcing the University’s position as a growing center for AI research and education. The institute will also create research opportunities for students and supports United AI, a student community that brings together undergraduate and graduate students from across the University to learn, build and lead in AI. The Institute for Artificial Intelligence is located on the second floor of Hinds Hall.