Working Together for the Commonwealth

The Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence  collaborates with many of Kentucky’s brightest. Collaborators come from various fields to create a highly effective team of diversely skilled researchers, developers, and designers. With the ultimate goal of applying artificial intelligence to advance Kentucky.

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Center Collaborators

CAAI is proud to recognize collaborators affiliated with the University of Kentucky.

Creative Link
Creative Link for Advancing Digital Health brings together investigators from the arts, humanities, and other creative disciplines with biomedical researchers and providers to identify gaps in healthcare and develop innovative digital solutions. The project promotes and facilitates the formation of multidisciplinary teams that can compete nationally for high-profile funding opportunities in the STEM+H fields and participate in robust commercialization efforts, resulting in transformational impacts on national, as well as Kentucky-specific, healthcare outcomes.
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College of Medicine

The UK College of Medicine, founded in 1960, provides an innovative, high-quality education through its nationally recognized curriculum, emphasizing early clinical experiences, continuity as a guiding principle, integration of the basic and clinical sciences, and innovative teaching and learning methods such as small-group tutorials, standardized patients, computer-assisted instruction, clinical training models, and interactive lectures and laboratory exercises.

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UK Healthcare

UK HealthCare is the hospitals and clinics of the University of Kentucky. But it is so much more. It is 9,000 people – physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals – all dedicated to providing the most advanced, most effective care available, not just in Kentucky but anywhere. It is physicians and other medical professionals trained in the most sophisticated, most up-to-the-minute medical techniques so that no Kentuckian, no matter how sick they are or how rare their illness, needs to go far from home for the treatment they need. It is a Level 1 trauma center, ready every minute of every day to treat even the most serious injuries when they come through the door. And a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, caring for the tiniest and sickest newborns – and giving them a chance not just to live, but to live normal, productive, happy lives.

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EduceLab

EduceLab is a highly specialized heritage science laboratory expertly designed to provide data-intensive yet object-centric solutions to the most challenging problems in the study of cultural heritage. Its unique ecosystem of non-destructive instrumentation offers key scientific capabilities that are crucial to addressing the challenging variability of heritage science contexts. 

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MyoAnalytics

MyoAnalytics was founded to facilitate the application of automation in scientific and clinical settings.
We provide analytical and consulting services for skeletal muscle imaging using established and validated pipelines.
We also assist in building and optimizing new and custom algorithms to facilitate cutting edge research in skeletal muscle. Founded by Dr. Yuan Wen.

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Dr. Laura Brown

Post-Doctoral Scholar

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King Library

The King Library Annex supports a wide variety of learning, teaching, and research needs of UK students, faculty, and staff. The Annex is home to The Stacks, a unique space with specialized equipment, resources, and events dedicated to digital and data-intensive scholarship. The Annex also houses materials and library services for the Science & Engineering Library, including collections for astronomy, chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, mathematics, physics, statistics, and most engineering disciplines, and the Maps Library, which holds the Gwen Curtis Map Collection and the GIS Lab. The Center for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) is located on the Fifth Floor.

Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History

The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History is internationally recognized for its work in collecting and preserving oral histories. With over 17,000 oral history interviews, Nunn Center collections span an incredible breadth of topics and provide an invaluable resource to researchers across Kentucky and around the world. We engage in deep collaboration with our many partners, assisting with interview structure and technique, providing studio space and equipment, and helping instructors build semester-long courses utilizing our resources and collections.

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Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food & Environment

The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment was founded as, and remains, a land-grant institution, committed to improving the quality of life for Kentuckians. Our research, teaching and extension programs are part of a national system that maintains a statewide presence and links local, state and global issues. Agriculture, food and environmental systems are key components of Kentucky's economic future, and the college is playing a prominent role in those areas with its programs.

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Cooperative Extension Service

We improve the lives of Kentuckians by strengthening Kentucky's farms, food systems and natural resources through innovative research, education and collaboration to improve profitability and sustainability. Building the health and well-being of Kentuckians – physically, mentally and economically – to improve quality of life and ensure bright futures for all. Engaging communities to build vibrant economies by connecting businesses and people with Extension. 

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College of Pharmacy

Our students, faculty, staff, and alums are among the world's brightest and most dedicated health professionals and scientists. From Tokyo, Japan, to London, Kentucky, we’ve committed to transforming patient-centered care. We continually rank as a top-ten institution, and our research funding has doubled since 2012. Our impact report highlights just a few of the many wins of our pharmacy family.

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College of Nursing

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing is preparing the next generation of providers, leaders, researchers and policy makers to improve healthcare delivery, promote nursing excellence, revolutionize health care and promote the highest levels of wellness. Our programs stand as a testament to academic excellence and our commitment to shaping compassionate and competent nurses. Through cutting-edge curriculum, experienced faculty, and state-of-the-art facilities, the UK College of Nursing empowers students to embark on a transformative journey into the world of healthcare.

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Department of Computer Science

In the Department of Computer Science, our international experts are recognized for their contributions in crucial research fields. Whether researching distributed systems, networking, visualization, artificial intelligence, data mining, bioinformatics, software engineering or any other area, we engage students in compelling projects that affect how we live. In addition having faculty members who work within the UK Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments and the Laboratory for Advanced Networking, we maintain a rich partnership with the University of Kentucky Biomedical Informatics Institute.

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College of Health Sciences

The mission of the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences (CHS) is to help the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond attain the highest level of health possible. We fulfill our mission by educating the next generation of health care practitioners through education, innovative research, healing and compassionate care.

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Center for Innovation in Population Health

The Center for Innovation in Population Health (IPH-C), through collaborative relationships with key partners, strives to identify a common set of priorities and a well-developed strategy to address improvements in population health. These relationships involve multiple sectors and partners at the University of Kentucky, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the United States, and the international community, with a focus on building a portfolio of research, evaluation, and dissemination/implementation (D&I) initiatives to support and enhance the important work being done in the field.

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Department of Communication

Our award-winning faculty are actively engaged in social science research and community outreach, which provides our students with the opportunity to learn about the latest theoretical breakthroughs and practical applications firsthand. From message design and media literacy to conflict negotiation and team building, the versatility of a communication degree can prepare students for a variety of careers – just ask our alumni who give back as guest speakers, mentors and employers of our students.

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Institutional Research, Analytics & Decision Support

Institutional Research, Analytics & Decision Support will provide reliable, accurate and defensible information for University Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators in order to meet regulatory reporting requirements, provide data to external organizations and supply Colleges and Departments the necessary information to effectively conduct institutional business. In addition, IRADS will surface the necessary data and analytics to anticipate, read and react to institutional trends and optimally position the University to achieve strategic plan goals and utilize data throughout the decision making process.

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Industry Collaborators

CAAI would like to acknowledge our industry collaborators

ThynkHealth
Incidental Findings & Lung Cancer Screening Management Made Powerfully Simple.

Thynk Health is fighting lung cancer by working with healthcare organizations and communities to disrupt outdated, burdensome lung cancer screening processes and remove barriers standing between patients and treatment. Our sophisticated software solution transforms healthcare data systems to identify at-risk populations for screening, enabling early detection and treatment to save lives.

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Shriner's Children's Lexington
We Understand the Unique Medical Needs of Children

We provide vital, pioneering treatment from birth to age 18. Here, children have the opportunity to be evaluated and treated by doctors recognized as the best by their peers.
Our experienced care team brings hope and healing. We're driven to make lives richer, easier and less complex for children and families in Kentucky and beyond.

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KyRON
Kentucky Regional Optical Network

KyRON is the statewide higher education network that serves eight public universities and sixteen community and technical colleges. KyRON provides Internet2 services to the entire postsecondary education community and extends services to local libraries and Ag extension offices statewide. As a member of Internet2 and The Quilt, the KyRON community provides members the opportunity to utilize nationwide technology services in support of their academic programs.

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University of Louisville

Founded in 1798 as one of the nation’s first city-owned, public universities, UofL is a vital ecosystem that creates thriving futures for our students, our community and our society. As one of only 84 universities in the United States to earn recognition by the Carnegie Foundation as both a Research 1 and a Community Engaged university, we impact lives in areas of student success and research and innovation, while our dynamic connection with our local and global communities provides unparalleled opportunities for students and citizens both. 

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Kentucky State University

Provide transformative educational experiences to prepare graduates for making meaningful contributions to society.  

Kentucky State University is a public, research-comprehensive, historically black, 1890 land grant institution.

Foster Innovation and Inspire Leaders to Advance the Commonwealth and the World.  

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Lextran

Lextran serves people and our community with mobility solutions.

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UT Health San Antonio

We do everything it takes to support the health needs of our city and surrounding region through academics, research, patient care and service to the community. Stay informed on the latest news and events and discover how you can be a part of our mission to make lives better.

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Arizona State University

At ASU, our culture of innovation and inclusion draws pioneering researchers to our faculty and attracts highly qualified students from all 50 states and more than 130 nations. ASU is expanding academic and entrepreneurial opportunities for every type of learner at all stages of life. ASU has developed a new model for the American research university, creating an institution committed to excellence, access and impact – the New American University.

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UC Davis

UC Davis was founded in 1908 to serve the state of California. We do and we always will. And today, the seed that was planted those years ago has grown into one of the world’s top universities.

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REDCap
Research Electronic Data Capture

REDCap is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. While REDCap can be used to collect virtually any type of data in any environment (including compliance with 21 CFR Part 11, FISMA, HIPAA, and GDPR), it is specifically geared to support online and offline data capture for research studies and operations. The REDCap Consortium, a vast support network of collaborators, is composed of thousands of active institutional partners in over one hundred countries who utilize and support their own individual REDCap systems.

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Stanford University

From its founding in California in the late 19th century until today, Stanford has been infused with the American West’s spirit of openness and possibility. We believe strongly in the mission of higher education – to create and share knowledge and to prepare students to be curious, to think critically, and to contribute to the world. With world-class scholars and seven schools located together on a single campus, Stanford offers academic excellence across the broadest array of disciplines. It also is an engine of innovation, blending theory and practice to move ideas and discoveries from labs and classrooms out into the world. We strive to foster a culture of expansive inquiry, fresh thinking, searching discussion, and freedom of thought – preparing students for leadership and engaged citizenship in the world.

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Wake Forest University

Pro Humanitate (for humanity) invites us to use our ideas, knowledge, talents and compassion on behalf of humanity in all its difference and diversity. Our Winston-Salem, N.C., campus houses an academic community of almost 9,000 students, with more studying at Wake Forest locations in Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and around the world. Our undergraduate liberal arts curriculum inspires a holistic approach to preparing graduate and professional school students. We graduate leaders with integrity and courage who use their success to make an impact on society.

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Council for Postsecondary Education
Higher Education Matters

The Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) is a coordinating board overseeing Kentucky's state universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The Council also licenses non-profit and for-profit higher education institutions to operate in Kentucky.

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Emory University

Emory University is a leading research university, recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts colleges, graduate and professional schools, and one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic health care systems.

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University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh is a top-ranked, public institution in Pennsylvania and a member of the Association of American Universities of leading research universities. With our discoveries, we are recognized as one of the most innovative universities in the world. We invent the paths of the future where anything is possible.

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