Clark Atlanta University in Fulton County is expanding its artificial intelligence programs through AIHUB@CAU, an initiative supported by a $2.79 million National Science Foundation grant and developed with Georgia Tech's NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization, known as AI4OPT. The effort is part of the NSF ExpandAI program and focuses on AI education, research and workforce development, according to a Newswise release published on October 16.
Charles Pierre, an associate professor in CAU's Department of Mathematical Sciences, leads the initiative as principal investigator. The team draws on faculty from mathematical sciences, cyber-physical systems and business administration. At a September 22 meeting at the Thomas W. Cole Jr. Research Center for Science and Technology, Pierre described the university's undergraduate AI minors and master's-level AI programs, and students from early cohorts attended.
Roy George, chair of CAU's Cyber-Physical Systems Program and co-principal investigator, discussed work to integrate AI into the university's doctoral offerings. Once finished, the doctoral program will add a pathway for students who want to pursue AI research at the highest academic level.
The partnership also includes faculty training programs through AI4OPT. These programs help educators build skills in data science, artificial intelligence and optimization, and support new coursework in those areas. AI4OPT is based at Georgia Tech and develops methods for complex decision-making in energy, logistics, supply chains and manufacturing. The collaboration links CAU students and faculty to that research.
Source: Newswise - https://www.newswise.com/articles/georgia-tech-partnership-expands-ai-education-at-cau