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$3 million NSF grant will help create graduate certificate in AI and autonomy
October 21, 2024 - Carly Bowling
A brand new graduate certificate in artificial intelligence and autonomy is coming to The University of New Mexico with the help of a nearly $3 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to a School of Engineering professor.
Professor Meeko Oishi in the Department of Mechanical Engineering received the prestigious NSF National Research Traineeship program award for her project titled “Reliable and Responsive AI for Autonomous Systems Engineering” (RAISE). Funding began Sept. 1 and will last five years. The research team includes co-PIs Stephanie Moore, associate professor of Organization, Information and Learning Sciences in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences; Melanie Moses, professor in the Department of Computer Science; Claus Danielson, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and Rafael Fierro, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Senior Personnel Fernando Moreu, Civil Engineering, Xin Chen, Computer Science, and Wenbin Wan, Mechanical Engineering.
The RAISE program will create a graduate certificate in the School of Engineering open to master’s and Ph.D. students at the University, as well as establish an annual cohort of graduate engineering fellows to be trained in the ethical development and use of AI for autonomous systems.