News from the Institute Akil Narayan Named Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies in the College of Science July 18, 2025 The College of Science welcomes Lauren Birgenheier as associate dean for faculty affairs, Akil Narayan… Read More Four Scholars with SCI Ties Named Finalists in Bioengineering Student Paper Competition July 17, 2025 Three Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute students under faculty member Jeffrey A. Weiss were… Read More SCI’s Bidone Helps Lead $8.5M Leducq Network for Vascular Breakthroughs June 20, 2025 Tamara Bidone, a faculty member in the University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI)… Read More Manish Parashar Wins ACM Distinguished Service Award May 28, 2025 The prestigious award is one of five honoring computing professionals for their impactful service and… Read More SCI Team Lands Cover of ‘Algorithms’ with New Method to Analyze Big Data May 23, 2025 University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute researchers built a new, more efficient tool… Read More U Supercharges AI Computing Power with New GPUs May 21, 2025 The University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing recently installed its single-biggest upgrade to… Read More New Faculty Member Andrew McNutt Harnesses Vis Expertise to Make Computers Easier to Use May 8, 2025 Using a computer is complicated. Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute faculty member Andrew McNutt… Read More New Faculty Member Karli Gillette Returns ‘Home’ to SCI to Develop Cardiac Digital Twins May 7, 2025 After earning two of her three degrees at the University of Utah, native Salt Laker… Read More SCI Marks One of Its Biggest Presences at Top Conference on Human-Computer Interaction April 21, 2025 The University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute will have one of its… Read More Akil Narayan Reflects on First Year as College of Science Faculty Fellow April 4, 2025 The University of Utah College of Science named Akil Narayan—a mathematics professor and member of… Read More U taps NVIDIA’s AI Expertise March 10, 2025 A new statewide AI initiative will enhance Utah’s technology-based workforce training and economic development. In… Read More Manish Parashar appointed inaugural Chief AI Officer for U February 14, 2025 The University of Utah has named Manish Parashar, director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging… Read More Three SCI Faculty Earn Top National Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers January 16, 2025 University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute faculty members Amirhossein (Amir) Arzani, Katherine… Read More Distinguished SCI Seminar: Karen E. Willcox on Predictive Digital Twins at Scale January 7, 2025 Predictive Digital Twins at Scale: Graphical Formulations to Manage Uncertainty and Complexity Speaker: Karen E…. Read More Distinguished SCI Seminar: Jack Dongarra on High-Performance Computing and Responsibly Reckless Algorithms December 18, 2024 An Overview of High-Performance Computing and Responsibly Reckless Algorithms Speaker: Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee, Oak… Read More SCI’s Jess Tate Named one of the U’s First Innovation Ambassadors December 10, 2024 The University of Utah Technology Licensing Office (TLO) tapped Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute… Read More $2M NIH Grant Renewal Will Bring FEBio Open-Source Software into its 20th Year December 10, 2024 Jeffrey Weiss, a University of Utah professor of biomedical engineering and faculty member in the… Read More One-U RAI Announces Inaugural Awardees: 7 Faculty Fellows, 1 Postdoctoral Fellow, and 1 Distinguished Visitor November 22, 2024 In its first push to attract and retain top talent in translational AI, the University… Read More SCI Receives HPCwire Award for National Data Platform, an Effort to Democratize Responsible AI R&D November 20, 2024 The Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute at the University of Utah has been recognized… Read More Promise and Potential Pitfalls of AI in Health Care Come to the Fore at One-U RAI Symposium October 18, 2024 Sophia Friesen The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) sometimes seems limitless. But with that potential… Read More SCI’s Strong Showing at IEEE VIS Includes Top Awards and Organizers October 16, 2024 After back-to-back hurricanes forced IEEE VIS organizers to change Florida venues and ultimately abandon in-person… Read More Here’s how and why Utah is positioned to be a leader when it comes to democratizing AI October 4, 2024 By Logan Stefanich, KSL.com OREM — At this point, the cat is out of the… Read More Symposium marks 1 year of Responsible AI Initiative September 30, 2024 The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) hosted its Inaugural Symposium… Read More The U Collaborates with Tulane on up to $23 Million Cancer Moonshot Project to Build Advanced Tumor Imaging System August 15, 2024 Even as cancer treatment options are multiplying and becoming more sophisticated, one relatively straightforward approach… Read More Mike Kirby named Assistant Vice President for Research Strategic Initiatives at the University of Utah July 30, 2024 The Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) at the University of Utah has… Read More Mendoza, Weiss receive $2.6 million grant to study biomechanics of lung tumors July 23, 2024 Michelle Mendoza, PhD, researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute and associate professor of oncological sciences at… Read More NSF-Funded Team Launches reVISit—Pioneering Open-Source Software for Visualization Research June 21, 2024 The Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute today announced the launch of reVISit, a National… Read More Responsible AI Summit Sets Stage for Public-private Partnerships June 13, 2024 Kelly Hermans – PR/Communications Manager, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute Over 100 representatives from industry,… Read More Martin Berzins Appointed Chair of the DOE ASCAC May 24, 2024 Congratulations to Martin Berzins on being appointed Chair of the Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced… Read More SCI Mourns the Passing of Alumnus, Colleague, and Friend Steve Parker May 17, 2024 Steve Parker passed away due to complications from brain cancer on May 2. Steve was… Read More National Academy of Sciences Names Tamara Bidone a 2024 Kavli Fellow March 19, 2024 Assistant Professor Tamara Bidone, Ph.D. has been named a 2024 National Academy of Sciences Kavli… Read More Manish Parashar Wins the 2024 CRA Distinguished Service Award March 18, 2024 By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications (CRA) The Computing Research Association (CRA) has selected Dr…. Read More SCI Institute Alumnus Steve Parker to Receive Honorary Degree March 18, 2024 Doctor of Engineering Steven G. Parker has a long list of “firsts” and “bests” in… Read More SDSC and SCI Democratizing Nationwide Access to Science Data March 5, 2024 The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego and the University of Utah… Read More Looking Toward an Election Year Through the Responsible AI Initiative March 4, 2024 While AI poses risk against the upcoming election, the Responsible AI Initiative believes AI can… Read More SCI Partners with the Leonardo for “Into the Mind of AI” January 29, 2024 We are delighted to partner with the Leonardo on this important and timely exhibit…. Read More TPC Announced with Founding Partners November 10, 2023 On Friday, 10-November TPC released the announcement below. The community continues to grow–with now over… Read More Massive Image Dataset Blending October 26, 2023 Read the full article on the Intel website The National Ecology Observatory Network (NEON) periodically… Read More NSDF Announces SC23 Travel Award Winners October 19, 2023 top row: Heberth Martinez; middle row: Darren Petty Jr, Zhimin Li, Chuntida Harinnitisuk; bottom row:… Read More Responsible AI initiative seeks to solve societal problems October 13, 2023 The University of Utah is launching a new research initiative focused on artificial intelligence (AI)… Read More Manish Parashar Receives the 2023 Sidney Fernbach Memorial Award September 26, 2023 University of Utah professor and SCI director Manish Parashar has receiced the 2023 Sidney Fernbach… Read More University of Utah and University of Calgary Launch U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid September 19, 2023 Through $5M funding by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and $3.75M funding by the… Read More Six New Grants Awarded August 25, 2023 National Data Platform Pilot: Services for Equitable Open Access to Data. NSF. Dates: 2023-2026. PIs:… Read More John Warnock passes away at 82 August 25, 2023 By Chris Johnson. Sadly, our great friend, mentor, and supporter, John Warnock, passed away on… Read More Universities use blockchain-based storage to protect and democratize data July 3, 2023 Decentralized solutions can make academic research more secure and more accessible. Academic institutions house… Read More Jake Bergquist Receives HRS Fellowship Award May 24, 2023 Congratulations to Jake Bergquist who received the Heart Rhythm Society fellowship award. This is a… Read More Manish Parashar Receives HPDC’23 Achievement Award May 11, 2023 Manish Parashar is the recipient of the 2023 Achievement Award in High Performance Distributed Computing… Read More Reimagining Data Visualization April 26, 2023 By Despina GiannopoulosMarch 10, 2023 Youjia Zhou is a computing Ph.D. candidate at the University… Read More Seal Storage Technology and the University of Utah Announce NASA Climate Data Democratization Partnership April 12, 2023 Over 200TB of NASA climate data is now accessible through the collaboration between Seal Storage… Read More SCI Faculty, Valerio Pascucci to Receive 2023 Distinguished Research Award March 21, 2023 The Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) has selected SCI faculty member Valerio… Read More Penny Atkins Named Associate Director of One Utah Data Science Hub December 6, 2022 Penny Atkins, PhD has been named associate director of the One Utah Data Science Hub,… Read More Dan Reed, Daniel Balouek-Thomert, and Manish Parashar Contribute Edge AI to Environmental Monitoring November 2, 2022 Sage sensors monitor environment, support ‘edge AI’ Jesse Drake – University Information Technology Smokey Bear… Read More SCI Faculty Make Headlines at Vis 2022 October 18, 2022 Congratulations are in order for several SCI faculty who took to the awards stage at… Read More Valerio Pascucci Receives IEEE VGTC Technical Achievement Award October 18, 2022 The 2022 VGTC Visualization Technical Achievement Award goes to Valerio Pascucci for his seminal contribution… Read More Jake Bergquist Presents Two Talks at CinC2022 October 14, 2022 My name is Jake Bergquist. I am a biology graduate from Westminster College, and a… Read More Ab Initio Visualization for Innovative Science October 13, 2022 Read More New oneAPI Center of Excellence at University of Utah with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory September 15, 2022 Read More Six New Projects Funded September 1, 2022 SCI is excited to announce six new projects that have been funded this past month…. Read More Anna Busatto receives Pac-12 Scholarship August 12, 2022 Anna Busatto has been named a recipient of the 2022 Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship. The scholarship… Read More SCI Welcomes Five New Faculty to the Institute August 2, 2022 Read More Bei Wang Receives U SEED2SOIL Grant July 27, 2022 SEED2SOIL: Telematic Data for Fleet Vehicles: A Data-Driven Solution Towards Optimal Fleet Management and Clean… Read More Parashar Named Presidential Professor July 5, 2022 School of Computing professor Manish Parashar, who is the director of the University of Utah’s… Read More reVISit: Scalable Empirical Evaluation of Interactive Visualizations June 30, 2022 Congratulations to Alex Lex on his NSF award from the CISE Community Research Infrastructure program… Read More MRgFUS: A tissue viability imaging biomarker for use in non-invasive breast cancer therapy June 1, 2022 Read More Moving Observatory Data Safely – HPC Wire Readers’ Choice Award November 17, 2021 Read More SCI at University of Utah Accelerates Visual Computing via oneAPI October 25, 2021 oneAPI cross-architecture programming & Intel® oneAPI Rendering Toolkit to Improve Large-scale Simulations, Data Analytics… Read More Democratizing Data Access October 6, 2021 The University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute is leading a new initiative… Read More U Part of World’s Ultimate IT Team July 26, 2021 The world’s most important scientific facilities, from the CERN Large Hadron Collider to the National… Read More Archive News
