This summer camp introduces students to foundational concepts in AI and quantum computing through guided activities, demos, and discussions led by URI faculty and students. Details here: https://web.uri.edu/iacr/summer-camp-2026/
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The details of our Spring ‘26 semester workshops appear below. These are open to faculty, staff, and students and are totally free. https://docs.unity.uri.edu/news/2026/01/uri-spring-26-workshops/You can also find these on the URI events calendar (and subscribe): https://events.uri.edu/group/ai This semester we have a new workshop on “Quantum Algorithms for Engineers and Scientists”. PS: Previously recorded versions are available here: https://its.uri.edu/research-training/
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The IACR is supporting a student-led Hackathon initiative. Additional information about the event is available here: https://hackaturi.com/. The IACR is actively seeking industry partners, mentors, and judges across the various tracks. We are also interested in identifying potential guest speakers who may be willing to participate. Please reach out to us if you’re interested.
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We’re pleased to announce that starting in January ’26 we are adding 2 postdocs and a graduate student to help advance IACR activities. Details appear below. Dr. Adel Aly: new AI postdoc who will be broadly supporting our AI strategy; Dr. Nouman Butt: new quantum computing postdoc who will develop and run a new workshop […]
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Researchers and Research Computing Resources at URI: A Powerful Symbiosis While URI researchers need not require exceptional computational power to benefit from its research computing resources, sometimes it is downright essential to have a bit more oomph. That is the case for Dr. Roxanne Beinart, an Associate Professor of Oceanography at the Graduate School of […]
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/11/launching-the-genesis-mission/ The White House issued a new Executive Order launching the “Genesis Mission,” a large-scale national effort led by the Department of Energy to accelerate AI-enabled scientific discovery. New Website: https://genesis.energy.gov/
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A detailed AI Lab — Fall ’25 Report is available here: https://web.uri.edu/iacr/ai-lab-projects-fall-25/
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Dr. Yang is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Health Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rhode Island and co-director of the Behavioral Science Ph. D. program. Her research interests focus on the development and adaptation of quantitative methods and analysis tools (1) to handle missing data, especially for longitudinal studies and […]
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Decoding the Tree of Life: How Research Computing Enables Large-Scale Genomics at URI At the University of Rhode Island, the push to answer fundamental questions about evolutionary history increasingly relies on massive computational power. For Dr. Rachel Schwartz, an Associate Professor who runs a “dry lab” focused on computational evolutionary genetics, access to URI’s research […]
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Here are some potentially interesting opportunities for IACR students. The Microsoft one is also open to faculty. 1. SIParCS Summer Internships: Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science (SIParCS) applications are open with a deadline of January 20, 2026. This year undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to work with technical projects ranging in topics from machine learning, […]
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