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SCI Receives HPCwire Award for National Data Platform, an Effort to Democratize Responsible AI R&D

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The Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute at the University of Utah has been recognized in the 21st edition of the HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented at the 2024 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC24) in Atlanta, Georgia. The SCI Institute and the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) […]

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November 20, 2024

Promise and Potential Pitfalls of AI in Health Care Come to the Fore at One-U RAI Symposium

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Sophia Friesen The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) sometimes seems limitless. But with that potential comes serious new concerns, such as bias, misinformation, and privacy violations. How to develop and implement AI in a way that ethically addresses those concerns is the goal of the One-U Responsible AI Initiative (RAI), which launched in fall 2023 […]

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October 18, 2024

SCI’s Strong Showing at IEEE VIS Includes Top Awards and Organizers

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After back-to-back hurricanes forced IEEE VIS organizers to change Florida venues and ultimately abandon in-person conference plans, the event went virtual this week, with a strong presence from the University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute. SCI faculty member and VIS General Chair Paul Rosen was gutted by the bad luck, but commended […]

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October 16, 2024

Symposium marks 1 year of Responsible AI Initiative

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The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) hosted its Inaugural Symposium on Sept. 23 just shy of its first anniversary to share updates, showcase translational and applied AI work at the U, and spark discussions on how campus can leverage its collaborative culture to become a national leader in responsible AI. […]

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September 30, 2024

The U Collaborates with Tulane on up to $23 Million Cancer Moonshot Project to Build Advanced Tumor Imaging System

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Even as cancer treatment options are multiplying and becoming more sophisticated, one relatively straightforward approach will always be in play: cutting the diseased tissue out of the body. One persistent challenge with such cancer surgeries is preserving as much of the affected organ as possible while also ensuring all cancerous cells are removed. The so-called […]

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August 15, 2024

Mendoza, Weiss receive $2.6 million grant to study biomechanics of lung tumors

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Michelle Mendoza, PhD, researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute and associate professor of oncological sciences at the University of Utah (the U) and Jeffrey Weiss, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering and faculty member in the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute at the U, are the recipients of a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of […]

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July 23, 2024

NSF-Funded Team Launches reVISit—Pioneering Open-Source Software for Visualization Research

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The Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute today announced the launch of reVISit, a National Science Foundation–backed infrastructure project that empowers visualization researchers to create and maintain ownership of sophisticated user studies. ReVISit is a free, open-source platform that allows researchers to observe how users engage with online visualizations—from images to forms to interactive websites—and […]

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June 21, 2024

Responsible AI Summit Sets Stage for Public-private Partnerships

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Kelly Hermans – PR/Communications Manager, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute Over 100 representatives from industry, government and academia gathered at the University of Utah on June 10 to discuss how to harness AI to address society’s most pressing problems. U President Taylor Randall announced the $100 million initiative in October 2023. Since then, initiative director […]

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June 13, 2024