{"id":28,"date":"2025-06-30T10:03:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:08:54","slug":"iacr-workshops-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/iacr-workshops-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"IACR : Edu &amp; Outreach (AI Lab)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero super   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Think Big. We Do.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/703\/drone.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">The IACR offers <a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/group\/ai\/\">workshops every semester<\/a> that cover topics such as Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, Generative AI, and Programming Languages like R and Python. The Institute also offers consultation and collaboration opportunities covering a wide range of specializations in the broad context of AI. Here are some examples of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/ai-lab-projects-fall-25\/\">student-led projects<\/a> from Fall &#8217;25. <strong>For details on the broad topic of <em>Generative <\/em>AI, and the relevant university-wide efforts and guidelines, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/initiatives\/ai-at-uri\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/initiatives\/ai-at-uri\/\">URI Provost&#8217;s AI page<\/a>.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">The IACR&#8217;s Education and Outreach (AI Lab) group is led by <b><I>Indrani Mandal<\/I><\/b> and includes <I>Cecile Cres, Joan Peckham, Yan Sun, Karen Lokey<\/I> and <I>Amanda Jenson<\/I>. A quick snapshot of the IACR resources is available here: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/iacr-at-a-glance\/\">IACR at-a-glance<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>AI Lab Hours<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Address<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Workshop<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday &#8211; Friday\n<p>10:00 AM &#8211; 4:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Carothers Library<br>15 Lippitt Rd.<br>Kingston, RI 02881<br>Room 147<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/group\/ai\/calendar\"> WORKSHOP CALENDAR<br><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/hours\/\">Library Hours<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/map.uri.edu\/#building\/60\">Campus Map<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/contact\/unit\/\">Library Directory<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>Drop by the IACR at <strong>URI Carothers Library 227<\/strong> or email us at <strong>iacr-group@uri.edu<\/strong> with questions, comments, suggestions &#8212; anything!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/faculty-spotlight-nick-pizzo-gso\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385.jpeg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/faculty-spotlight-nick-pizzo-gso\/\">Faculty Spotlight: Nick Pizzo (GSO)<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">How can we gather more insight from data to solve problems in the world today? This is one of the most fundamental questions driving the artificial intelligence boom. It\u2019s also one that GSO Assistant Professor of Oceanography Dr. Nick Pizzo is no stranger to posing, and recently it led him and his collaborators into the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/faculty-spotlight-chris-hemme-pharmacy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/Chris-H-Square-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chris Hemme photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/Chris-H-Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/Chris-H-Square.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/faculty-spotlight-chris-hemme-pharmacy\/\">Faculty Spotlight: Chris Hemme (Pharmacy)<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Bridging the Gap: How Research Computing Powers the Future of Molecular Informatics At the University of Rhode Island, the move toward data-intensive research is led by scientists who maintain a dual fluency in biological systems and the high-performance computing environments used to analyze them. For Dr. Christopher Hemme, Director of the Rhode Island INBRE Molecular [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/world-quantum-day-friday-april-10th\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/Video-card-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"QIS logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/Video-card-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/Video-card-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/Video-card-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/Video-card-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/world-quantum-day-friday-april-10th\/\">World Quantum Day &#8212; Friday, April 10th<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI&#8217;s annual celebration of World Quantum Day will be held on Friday, April 10th! Here are the details: https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/world-quantum-day-uri-7928 Senators Reed and Gu will be at the event!<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/iacr-participates-in-uri-day-at-the-state-house\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/IACR_Statehouse-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"AI Lab photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/IACR_Statehouse-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/IACR_Statehouse-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/iacr-participates-in-uri-day-at-the-state-house\/\">IACR participates in URI Day at the State House!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The AI Lab represented the IACR on URI Day at the State House! It was a super fun day with lots of participation. Governor McKee and Lt. Governor Matos celebrated the day with us! https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-to-turn-rhode-island-state-house-keaney-blue-thursday-in-celebration-of-universitys-successes-statewide-impact-during-annual-uri-day\/<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/faculty-spotlight-russell-shomberg-gso\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/1748564267555-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Russell Shomberg photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/1748564267555-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/1748564267555-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/1748564267555-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2282\/1748564267555.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/faculty-spotlight-russell-shomberg-gso\/\">Faculty Spotlight:\u00a0Russell Shomberg (Engineering)<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Russell Shomberg (GSO) interview<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/news\/\" title=\"\">More News<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/its.uri.edu\/research-news\/\" title=\"\">Archived News<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IACR offers workshops every semester that cover topics such as Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, Generative AI, and Programming Languages like R and Python. 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