A Guide to AI at VCU

Academic Affairs

Research in AI at VCU

At VCU, cutting-edge AI research is shaping the future across multiple disciplines. From exploring AI's impact on art production to revolutionizing healthcare communication, our faculty are at the forefront of AI innovation. Our AI Futures Lab spearheads interdisciplinary projects, while research is advancing in areas such as optimization techniques, educational applications, and critical AI studies. These diverse initiatives showcase our commitment to understanding and advancing AI's role in society, industry, and academia.

This is going to transform the way we do research, in every aspect of research.

Fotis Sotiropoulos,
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

Fotis Sotiropoulos

ART

Jason Bennett discusses some of AI’s impacts on art production and processes.

Learn more about VCUarts.

BUSINESS

Paul Brooks discusses the importance of interpretable AI research and how AI is used in optimization and data analytics.

Learn more about VCU’s School of Business.

FOCUSED INQUIRY

Chris Martiniano introduces the interdisciplinary nature of AI and Critical AI studies through inquiry-based and experiential learning.

Learn more about VCU’s Department of Focused Inquiry.

PHARMACY

Dayanjan Shanaka Wijesinghe discusses how AI is used to practice patient conversations and voice cloning for language translations.

Learn more about VCU’s School of Pharmacy.