Category: Artificial Intelligence

Developed through a collaboration between the EQuIPD Grant at the University of Florida and Duke Energy, the Powering the Community (PTC) outreach program has expanded since its inception in 2022 to bring an artificial intelligence and power distribution contest to middle school students throughout the Duke Energy service area. Spun off from the annual Powering […]

Researchers at the University of Florida’s Department of Materials Science & Engineering have developed a machine-learning framework that could revolutionize the way high-temperature superconductors are discovered.  Superconductors are materials capable of conducting electricity without resistance, a property that could transform energy transmission, transportation, and medical technologies. However, finding new superconductors has been a slow, expensive […]

The fourth annual Powering the Community (PTC): High School AI Design Contest, sponsored by Duke Energy, concluded on November 20 with a Design Showcase at the University of Florida. The six-and-a-half-week contest, which began on October 4, brought together 70 high school students from Alachua, Marion, and Sumter counties to tackle real-world energy challenges.  Participants […]

University of Florida Partners with Southern Regional Education Board to Develop High School Artificial Intelligence Pathway Curriculum in South Carolina  The University of Florida (UF) is proud to announce its partnership with the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) to develop a comprehensive four-course Artificial Intelligence (AI) curriculum for high school students in South Carolina. This […]

Nancy Ruzycki’s Summer Science Camps Continue to Empower Young Scientists Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly advancing technology with rapidly expanding applications in the workforce. Currently, however, there is a shortage of materials for both teaching and learning AI.  To address this gap, in 2022, Nancy Ruzycki, Ph.D., an instructional associate professor in the Department […]

AI Days is a week of activities dedicated to all things AI, from competitions designed to bring students’ ideas to life to engaging panels discussing AI and data science. Find out more about UF AI Days!  

Watch the video to learn more about Rain Neuromorphics, a company using AI technology developed at UF and started by MSE Professor Juan Nino and UF Alum Jack Kendall.