Connecting leaders in exploration with Utah’s integrated research community. Amanda Ashley, Director of Communications for Research and Innovation, Office of the Vice President for Research When NASA leadership visited the University of Utah in February, the conversations quickly moved beyond introductions. What unfolded was a substantive exchange about how complex problems — in space […]
Read MoreAs health-care costs soar, the global population ages, and patient needs grow more complex, biomedical informatics professor Gianfranco Doretto sees artificial intelligence as a powerful solution. His vision: create AI-driven tools that improve outcomes and make care more affordable. Last summer, Doretto joined the University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute as its […]
Read MoreAs U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles surged in the final stride to win the men’s 100‑meter dash at the Paris 2024 Olympics—the closest finish in modern history—The New York Times graphics team faced a race of its own. Within hours, they published an intricate visualization of the event, powered in part by the work of University […]
Read MoreThe IEEE Computer Society is pleased to recognize Computing’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals for 2025. This esteemed group of rising stars earned this honor for their exceptional early-career achievements and role in driving advancements across the computing landscape. Their contributions span diverse areas, including AI, software engineering, security, and hardware, fundamentally shaping the future […]
Read MoreAmir Arzani, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, has been selected as the 2026 Y.C. Fung Early Career Award Medalist from ASME. Arzani’s work was recognized “for pioneering scientific machine learning research in cardiovascular biomechanics, development of the innovative concept of wall shear stress topology in blood flow characterization, and development and dissemination of open-source educational […]
Read MoreDr. Karli Gillette, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering along with University of Utah Faculty, Dr. Akil Narayan and Dr. Ravi Ranjan, received a half a million dollar grant to be utilized over the next three years. The grant will go towards enhancing Digital twin technologies. Digital twin (DT) technologies are rapidly becoming a cornerstone of […]
Read MoreFounder and CEO of Restora Medical Inc., Quan Ni, reminisces about his time at the University of Utah’s Biomedical Engineering Department 25 years ago and how it has led him to where he is today. How did your Biomedical Engineering education and research at the University of Utah impact your vision for your career? I […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) at the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute has named 12 new faculty fellows, nearly double the number of awardees announced last year. This expansion underscores the university’s commitment to rapidly advancing ethical, interdisciplinary AI research that addresses real-world challenges, from expediting emergency medical […]
Read MoreFor Guang Tian, a new assistant professor at the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute, getting stuck in traffic has a silver lining: it might inspire his next project. As SCI’s first faculty member from the City and Metropolitan Planning Department, Tian is pioneering research that blends advanced technology with urban design […]
Read MoreReposted from @theU. The following Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute members contributed to this research article: SCI faculty member Tamara Bidone, assistant professor of biomedical engineering; co-first author Tomasz Skóra, a former postdoctoral research associate in Bidone’s lab and current assistant professor in physics at the University of Warsaw; and former SCI software engineer Keith Carney, […]
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