{"id":110460,"date":"2020-06-22T14:06:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T18:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460//?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:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460//ucf-launches-new-artificial-intelligence-and-big-data-initiative/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460//","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Launches New Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"
Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ launched its new Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Initiative today and charged engineering and computer science Assistant Professor Ivan Garibay with leading the effort./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/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 Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ experts and industry representatives, met several times to examine the current research at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ and industry trends and to discuss what the university could do make Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ a leader in these fields. The group delivered its report in 2019./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/u201cArtificial intelligence and big data are quickly evolving and hold much promise for helping us solve some of our community/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/u2019s most complicated problems,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/u201d says Elizabeth Klonoff, vice president for research and dean of the College of Graduate Studies at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/u201cTo help us become a leader in this field, we need to focus. We/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/u2019re using the blue ribbon panel/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/u2019s recommendations as a roadmap. This is our first step./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/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 Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ when meeting with external interested parties including industry, nonprofits and government agencies. Garibay will also support and facilitate other programs and projects to advance Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ in these fields./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/110460/n