{"id":110460,"date":"2020-06-22T14:06:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T18:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=110460"},"modified":"2023-03-16T13:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T17:58:44","slug":"ucf-launches-new-artificial-intelligence-and-big-data-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-launches-new-artificial-intelligence-and-big-data-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Launches New Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

UCF launched its new Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Initiative today and charged engineering and computer science Assistant Professor Ivan Garibay with leading the effort.<\/p>\n

The initiative is the result of a blue ribbon panel on data science, which began its work in 2018. The 23-member panel, composed of UCF experts and industry representatives, met several times to examine the current research at UCF and industry trends and to discuss what the university could do make UCF a leader in these fields. The group delivered its report in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cArtificial intelligence and big data are quickly evolving and hold much promise for helping us solve some of our community\u2019s most complicated problems,\u201d says Elizabeth Klonoff, vice president for research and dean of the College of Graduate Studies at UCF<\/a>. \u201cTo help us become a leader in this field, we need to focus. We\u2019re using the blue ribbon panel\u2019s recommendations as a roadmap. This is our first step.\u201d<\/p>\n

As director of the initiative, Garibay will be coordinating artificial intelligence and data-science research among university-wide internal stakeholders. He will also represent UCF when meeting with external interested parties including industry, nonprofits and government agencies. Garibay will also support and facilitate other programs and projects to advance UCF in these fields.<\/p>\n