Transformational Technology

When it came time to choose a home for the state’s new $400-million artificial intelligence consortium, Empire AI, the University at Buffalo was a natural fit.

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A worldwide leader in the Artificial Intelligence field for nearly 50 years, UB is driving new advancements in health sciences, sustainability, information integrity and many other fields. We are proud to be SUNY’s AI powerhouse, and the home of the statewide Empire AI program.

A Timeline of AI Innovation at UB

Research on pattern recognition begins, and in the 1980s and ’90s, computer scientists at UB pioneered new techniques for enabling computers to read human handwriting.

Alumni Accomplishments

The threat of deepfakes

11/21/23

UB AI expert David Doermann warned lawmakers about the dangers of deepfakes and other synthetic media during recent testimony on Capitol Hill.

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A Fierce Trailblazer

5/3/24

Abigail Maines helps businesses and organizations defend themselves from malicious computer attacks every day.

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Supporting Women in AI

5/3/24

Women are "vastly underrepresented" in AI, which is why a UB-educated data scientist is encouraging more women to consider the field.

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Faculty Spotlight

AI for Social Good with Jinjun Xiong

5/3/24

Hear why the director of UB’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science thinks people should be energized by the possibilities of AI.

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Bias in Facial Recognition Software

5/3/24

Ifeoma Nwogu shares how AI systems initially trained on images of young white males are most biased against women of color.

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The Impact of Your Investment

New Artificial Intelligence Chair

6/6/24

Atri Rudra has been named the first Katherine Johnson Chair in Artificial Intelligence thanks to generous donors D. Sivakumar (Siva), PhD ’96, and Uma Mahadevan, PhD ’98.

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Learn more about our bold vision to shape the future of transportation, fueled by a gift from a grateful alum.

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To support "rebellious" female students in computer science, Gina Hammond started a scholarship at UB.

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Support Artificial Intelligence

Biomedical Engineering Development Fund

Computer Science and Engineering Fund

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Fund

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New on Campus

Integrating AI into the classroom

2/23/24

Ten faculty members are recipients of $5,000 grants designed to spur development of instructional text, imagery, audio or synthetic data.

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AI-enhanced indoor farming takes root at the University at Buffalo

2/20/24

Project uses AI to monitor plant health and fine-tune LED lighting systems; could help with food insecurity and sustainability issues.

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UB joins federal government-led effort to boost AI safety

2/16/24

Researchers will help set standards and develop tools to ensure AI’s role for the social good nationwide.

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Center for Information Integrity

5/6/24

The CII is dedicated to ensuring accurate information for robust democratic discourse by identifying and combating unreliable information across various disciplines.

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Digital Awareness Resilience Training (DART)

5/3/24

Led by the Center for Information Integrity, UB’s DART program enhances digital literacy for vulnerable populations through games.

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Want to help older adults navigate and recognize scams? We are looking for volunteers who are 60+ (or who work with older adults) to play-test our games.

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Support Artificial Intelligence

Department of Information Science Fund

Center for Architecture and Situated Technologies Fund

Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotics Tech. Lab

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Automated Bus Coming to UB’s Medical Campus

12/4/23

The Vicinity Autonomous Lightning EV will be coming to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

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Detecting Deception with Mark Frank

5/3/24

How can you tell if someone is lying? Ask Mark Frank — an internationally recognized expert who advises the FBI and CIA.

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Faces & Voices

“Long before AI was on everyone's lips, UB was acclaimed as a pioneer in machine learning. Today, we are building on our rich legacy with large, sponsored AI projects across many disciplines. ”

9/18/23

UB President Satish K. Tripathi

“There's no question that AI has tremendous potential to improve our educational system, our research ability, our technical capacity in virtually every area, as well as our industrial capabilities from farms to fisheries to factories to foundries.”

9/18/23

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr.

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Lifelong Learning

Stay on top of technology developments and more with our free webinar series. Learn from experts from the UB community around the world.

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Exploring Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning & Success
7/14/23
In this webinar, Robin Sullivan, Emerging Technologies Librarian for UB Libraries will discuss technologies for continuous learning.
Cybersecurity - How to Protect Yourself in a Digital World
7/14/23
Pat Herberger, MBA '85, BS '79, will share many of the ways scammers use technology to take advantage of people and how you can protect yourself against them.
Using AI in Medical Practice
7/14/23
In this webinar, Blackford Middleton (MD '85) will describe the obstacles and opportunities in transforming healthcare at scale with health IT.
Online Learning and Decision Making with High-Dimensional Data
7/14/23
Dr. Mike M. Wei, associate professor of Operations Management in the School of Management, explains how user-specific data can be used to make more effective decisions, with the help of various state-of-the-art machine-learning algorithms.
FinTech 101: How Technology is Constantly Shaping Our Financial Markets
7/14/23
Technology is changing the way our finances work every day. The implementation of machine learning is reshaping the back office of financial institutions while multiple technologies are changing the way firms raise capital. In this webinar we will discuss the six areas of financial services that are being reshaped by technology.