AI Research and Application at NCSA
The Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation (CAII) at Illinois builds on existing initiatives across campus to establish a central nexus for spearheading AI research and application. Our mission is to advance AI research, provide students with opportunities for career development in AI, and address industrial grand challenges through innovative use of AI by engaging the research community, students, and industry collaborators.
Recent News
- CAII to Showcase One of the First Significant Research Applications Built Entirely on the Illinois.chat PlatformThe Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation (CAII) will join the Center for Digital Agriculture’s 2026 Conference on Generative AI in Agriculture, held March 9 at the iHotel and… Read more: CAII to Showcase One of the First Significant Research Applications Built Entirely on the Illinois.chat Platform
- Dr. Volodymyr Kindratenko Speaks at Nutritional Sciences SeminarAll are welcome! We hope you can attend. The Frontiers in Nutritional Sciences hosts a seminars that are open to University of Illinois faculty and students, as well… Read more: Dr. Volodymyr Kindratenko Speaks at Nutritional Sciences Seminar
- UIUC Hackathon for the NSF HDR ML ChallengeHarnessing the Data Revolution Machine Learning Challenge It is time for the second annual NSF Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) AI/ML Hackathon! After a very successful first year… Read more: UIUC Hackathon for the NSF HDR ML Challenge
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