A front-page story in The Buffalo News reported on UB’s National AI Institute for Exceptional Education, harnessing artificial intelligence to help young children with speech disorders.

The SUNY Empire Innovation Professor has been named director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.

WKBW-TV, WIVB-TV and Niagara Frontier Publications reported on “Advancing Education with Responsible AI,” the second in a series of panel discussions for the UB | AI Chat Series. 

The Buffalo News reported that UB artificial intelligence researchers are helping two local companies—Ellicottville Greens and Starco Lighting—develop an AI system that monitors the health of crops growing indoors. 

Three leaders from the UB Artificial Intelligence Institute for Exceptional Education — including Venu Govindaraju — appeared on Achieving Joy and Mastery in Public Schools, a podcast led by Erie Niagara School Superintendents Association.

Buffalo Business First reports that Jinjun Xiong, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, is part of a team working to create an artificial intelligence lighting system that will offer early detection of diseased or unhealthy plants.

Students placed near the top of an international competition meant to inspire an artificial intelligence revolution in life-saving defibrillators.