The University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute transforms science and society through applied computational and data science.
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Kudos to SCI's Martin Berzins for being named in @scwmagazine's list of the top architects of scientific computing’s new era! Berzins uses mathematical software, numerical algorithms, & analysis & parallel computing to solve science & engineering problems. bit.ly/sci-berzins
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👏 Congrats to SCI's Andrew McNutt, who recently received the 2026 Johanna Beyer EuroVis Early Career Researcher Award!
The @EuroVisConf distinction means @_mcnutt_ has already made notable contributions to the field and is likely to make more. Details: bit.ly/sci-mcnutt
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AI has real environmental costs & real potential to drive progress. A faculty panel we co-hosted with @uofunursing explored how higher ed can build more sustainable tech, use AI to improve environmental decision-making, & encourage civic participation. bit.ly/rai-planet
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SCI is proud to partner with Xinnor on a storage infrastructure upgrade that gives researchers faster, more reliable access for managing the massive datasets that power discovery. 🙌 Read the case study: xinnor.io/case-studies/sci-i…
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💼 We’re hiring a cohort of AI engineers to serve the broader @UUtah community! Join us as a full-time, benefitted employee in SLC to help researchers, educators, administrators, & campus partners build responsible, scalable AI solutions. Apply by Aug. 19: bit.ly/sci-ai-eng
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Congrats to SCI PhD student Weiran Lyu for leading this award-winning paper under the guidance of advisor @BeiWangPhillips 🙌
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Jeff Phillips (CosmicAI Observable Universe, AI Lead), received best TVCG paper for his work on “A Topology-Preserving Coreset for Kernel Regression in Scientific Visualization”
He worked alongside Weiran Lyu, Nathaniel Gorski, Bei Wang. users.cs.utah.edu/~jeffp/pap… @UUtah
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As researchers across @UUtah build, use, & study AI, they’re uncovering high-stakes ethical questions that can’t be solved by technologists or humanists alone. They recently worked through such Qs together at a SCI-hosted workshop: bit.ly/rai-ethics
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Some great work from SCI researchers 👏
Self-supervised contrastive learning enables robust electrocardiogram-based cardiac classification
@uusci @UofUECE @NEH_CVRTI @UtahBME @DenverHealthMed @CUDeptMedicine #EPeeps
heartrhythmopen.com/article/…
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🏆 Congrats to SCI affiliate faculty @DanReed762162 on receiving the Computing Research Association Distinguished Service Award. He is the second member of the SCI community to receive the award—Executive Director @parasharmanish earned the honor in ’24. bit.ly/sci-reed
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Nina de Lacy, SCI affiliate faculty & a fellow in our One-U Responsible AI Initiative, worked with Utah Office of AI Policy's Zachary Boyd on a review of AI in mental health care. Their findings underscore the promise of these AI tools & the urgent need for thoughtful regulation.
The Doctor Is Not In - But The Chatbot Is
Chatbots that offer mental health support are in millions of people's pockets — the question is no longer whether to regulate them but whether we can regulate them while protecting vulnerable users. bit.ly/3PXrcCe
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ALT A person holding a smartphone with an illustrated chatbot appearing above the screen. The chatbot has a speech bubble that says, "What can I help you with?
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A new statewide AI supercomputing system is coming online at @UUtah this summer, backed by state funding and a public-private partnership. The U’s Center for High Performance Computing—which is a part of SCI—will manage the world-class system.
attheu.utah.edu/research/sta…
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🌎 What does AI cost the planet, and what role should research universities like @UUtah play? Join SCI & @uofunursing April 15 for an #EarthMonth event exploring the sustainability of AI, from data centers & energy use to campus decision-making. Register: luma.com/pkmw3nlo
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Calling @UUtah researchers across tech, humanities, & social sciences: we’ve expanded capacity for our April 3 AI Ethics Workshop. Discover AI work beyond your field & shape new approaches to some of the most important ethical challenges of our time: luma.com/2sgzwn8t
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🚀 SCI’s One‑U Responsible AI Initiative just launched graduate student fellowships! If you know a PhD student pushing responsible AI forward—in the environment, health care & wellness, or teaching & learning—send them our way. Applications are due May 1: bit.ly/rai-grad
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SCI’s One-U Responsible AI Initiative is awarding $387K in seed grants to 9 teams advancing AI tools & insights. Projects will empower patients, shed light on AI’s role in education, & help us understand the health impacts of environmental exposures: rai.utah.edu/inaugural-seed-…
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Catch SCI's @pennyatkinsphd as a featured speaker in tomorrow's @AcademicDataSci webinar involving how to plan and run large-scale AI initiatives. Atkins serves on ADSA's Advisory Council. 🙌
Register: zoom.us/meeting/register/J-E…
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🥇 As the Olympics end, we’re spotlighting a PhD student who contributed to innovative coverage of the last Games. @kalinalinkalina helped the @nytimes visualize the closest 100m finish in modern history, and her team won a top award. More on her work: bit.ly/sci-kalina
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Join SCI next week for two exciting events with Stephen Pizer, a pioneer in medical image computing and longtime @unccs professor.
📅 Jan. 22 Distinguished Seminar: bit.ly/pizer-jan22
📅 Jan. 23 Tutorial: bit.ly/pizer-jan23
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📖 @add_hawk, a new faculty fellow in SCI’s One-U Responsible AI Initiative, is receiving praise in the NYT, WaPo, & more for his new book, “The Score.” Read about the book & how he’ll apply these ideas to his fellowship, & catch his Feb. 4 talk on campus. rai.utah.edu/nguyen-score/
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💫 On the heels of announcing 12 new faculty fellows last week, SCI's One-U Responsible AI Initiative is excited to add 3 new postdoctoral fellows to its team next year: rai.utah.edu/postdocs-dec-20…
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