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AI and Cutting-Edge Research at WPI

Researchers at WPI have long deployed artificial intelligence (AI) techniques such as machine learning across disciplines to probe for insights in data. Now, as advances in generative AI and large language models revolutionize research, WPI students and faculty are continuing to work at the cutting edge of AI to leverage vast quantities of information to make discoveries in health care, robotics, material science, autonomous vehicles, and education. 

Ethical and societal concerns guide that research, enabling students and faculty to pursue research thoughtfully while acknowledging the limitations of AI. Industry collaborations also provide essential access to large data sets that allow WPI’s researchers to make breakthroughs. 

Academic offerings at WPI include a graduate program in AI.

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AI in Medicine and Health Care 

Researchers led by Dmitry Korkin used AI to identify predictors of suicide risk in women with certain trauma-related disorders. 

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AI for Robot Performance   

Nitin Sanket and students are building an autonomous flying robot to collect and transfer pollen as climate change impacts bee populations.

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AI in Human-Robot Interaction

Inspired by health care needs during the pandemic, Jane Li is leading an interdisciplinary team to develop robots to help workers care for patients.

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AI in Education

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The AI techniques of machine learning and natural language processing are critical to ASSISTments, the award-winning platform that Neil Heffernan and his wife, Cristina Heffernan, founded to improve math instruction and learning. 

Partners and Funders

WPI faculty members collaborate with academic partners such as UMass Chan Medical School and McLean Hospital. Our faculty also work with companies such as Charles River Analytics Inc. WPI’s research is supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Education, the Department of Defense, the state of Massachusetts, and other private and public funders.

Emmanuel Agu
Emmanuel Agu
Professor, Computer Science

Emmanuel Agu is currently a professor in the computer science department at WPI having received his Masters and PhD in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His research interests are in the areas of computer graphics, mobile computing, and wireless networks. He is especially interested in research into how to use a smartphone as a platform to deliver better healthcare.

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AI at WPI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is part of the fabric of WPI—and has been for 50 years. Learn more about how AI is woven across campus and provides students with an immersive experience and education for the future. Learn more.

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