The Artificial Intelligence Frontier

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Intelligence Augmentation >>>

Building on expertise in artificial intelligence, data science, systems engineering, neuroscience, human factors, robotics, immersive visualization, and education, among others, to accelerate human-technology partnerships toward seamless augmentation, ethically and sustainably.

Defending against the dark side of technology

Assistant Professor Bimal Viswanath and his colleagues have amassed one of the largest datasets of AI-manipulated media in existence to explore methods of detecting and disarming weaponized media and toxic misinformation campaigns.

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A National Priority

The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative was established by the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 on January 1, 2021. The main purposes of the initiative are to ensure continued U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) research and development lead the world in the development and use of trustworthy AI systems in public and private sectors; prepare the present and future U.S. workforce for the integration of artificial intelligence systems across all sectors of the economy and society; and coordinate ongoing AI activities across all federal agencies, to ensure that each informs the work of the others.

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Simulating self-driving security

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia are working with university-affiliated company Global Center for Automotive Performance Simulation to build a massive virtual data library to help secure autonomous vehicles against cyber-attacks.

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Jonathan Darab, operations director at a Virginia Tech-affiliated automotive simulation company, speaks to participants at the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Technology Showcase at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute in June. Photo by Jacob Levin for Virginia Tech.

Mapping the future of 6G

Professors Walid Saad and Harpreet Dhillon are developing technologies that use current wireless systems, as well as emerging wireless systems such as 6G, to “view” and map the surrounding environment and identifies obstacles that may interfere with radio frequency signals.

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Walid Saad (at left) and Harpreet Dhillon

Artificial Intelligence Research Areas

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Autonomous Systems
Advance Driver Assistance Systems
Automated Driving Systems
Computer Vision
Crowdsourcing
Deep Learning
Expert Systems
Evolutionary Computation
Forecasting

Future of Work
Human Computation
Internet of Things
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Neuromorphic Computing
Neural Networks
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Cities
Robotics

Artificial Intelligence Research Experts

From robotics to deep learning to computer vision, Virginia Tech researchers are making advances and shaping the future of artifical intelligence.

Luke Achenie

Laura Freeman

Naren Ramakrishnan

Daphne Yao

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Virginia Tech Artificial Intelligence Research Sponsors

Artificial Intelligence Research Teams

Talented faculty and students are developing cutting edge research that is leading to Virginia Tech’s rise as a global destination for artificial intelligence knowledge and discovery. Virginia Tech’s artificial intelligence footprint is growing — first with the Blacksburg campus’ capabilities with emerging Washington D.C. metro area strengths.

Commonwealth Cyber Initiative

Deshmukh Group

Hume Center’s Intelligent Systems Lab

Network Science, Wireless, and Security Laboratory

Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics

Virginia Center for Autonomous Systems

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Yao Group

Artificial Intelligence News

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Sanmay Das joins Sanghani Center at Innovation Campus to lead AI for social impact focus , article
One current collaborative project aims at understanding the ways algorithmic techniques for prioritization and resource allocation can best be used for societal benefit by local government and nongovernmental organizations to support vulnerable populations, such as people experiencing homelessness or at high risk of eviction.
Date: Jan 06, 2025
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Can AI tools help in an emergency? Research is guiding that question , article
Emergency managers in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area are helping to inform a Virginia Tech research team’s ongoing analysis to determine the ways that artificial intelligence can help crisis and emergency managers do their work better.
Date: Dec 31, 2024
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Electrical and computer engineering earns high honors in U.S. News & World Report rankings , article
Virginia Tech's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ranked at the No. 2 spot, highlighting Virginia Tech’s continued growth in research and reputation.
Date: Nov 27, 2024
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Scholars come together at Virginia Tech to discuss causality and machine learning/AI technologies , article
Causality — the relationship between cause and effect — plays a crucial role in social science, business, and applied economics, shaping the path of advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Date: Nov 26, 2024

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