Leaders from Rutgers University-New Brunswick recently revealed a $10 million investment into a multi-pronged AI and data science initiative. The product of more than a year of strategic planning, the effort aims to advance the university’s capabilities as well as expand the scope of its research and scholarship on AI and data science – all toward establishing the school as a leader in the space. The vision is centered on the establishment of the Rutgers Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (RAD) Collaboratory. RAD will serve as a virtual hub where researchers and students can converge and lead efforts to make discoveries as well as devise practical applications. According to officials, RAD’s mission is to foster AI and data research that will help Rutgers compete for federal and state funding. It will also partner with industry leaders.
“The RAD Collaboratory emerged from Rutgers-New Brunswick’s Academic Master Plan as a new path forward for collaboration across disciplines, including with the public and private sectors,” Rutgers-New Brunswick Chancellor Francine Conway said. “Faculty, students and outside partners will dive into the rapidly expanding worlds of AI and data science and forge new discoveries and applications to advance our society.” To read the full story.