Prashant Doshi appointed Institute for Artificial Intelligence director

A distinguished scholar and prominent researcher with more than two decades of experience in the field of artificial intelligence, Prashant Doshi has been appointed the inaugural executive director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI) at the University of Georgia following a national search:

The Institute for Artificial Intelligence is an interdepartmental research and instructional unit jointly supported by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. IAI offers three interdisciplinary degree programs and participates in two combined undergraduate/graduate programs. More than 80 UGA faculty members from 12 schools and colleges are affiliated with the institute.

“As the science and use of AI advances rapidly around us, I am very excited at this opportunity to lead UGA’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence, one of our nation’s oldest degree-granting AI-centered institutions,” said Doshi. “UGA is making significant investments to advance AI education and research, and the institute is well poised to translate these investments into meaningful gains for our students and multidisciplinary faculty.”

Doshi’s appointment as executive director coincides with UGA’s ambitious efforts to position IAI as a national leader in multidisciplinary research, instruction and broader service in AI. The university’s most recent Presidential Interdisciplinary Hiring Initiative in Data Science and AI has led to the recruitment of nearly 70 faculty across campus. The institute will play a key role in bringing together new and current faculty members working in relevant disciplines to advance the study and application of artificial intelligence.

“We are excited about the appointment of Dr. Doshi as executive director of IAI and the multidisciplinary collaboration leveraging the strengths of Franklin’s many diverse areas alongside those of the entire university,” said Anna Stenport, dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. “New AI applied implementation, including their ethical considerations, have transformational potential for our society and it’s important to have an experienced researcher, educator and leader, like Dr. Doshi, to shape that conversation and lead us into the future.”

Congratulations to a talented colleague who will lead a dynamic new interdisciplinary unit at the center of creative research investigations across the university.

Image: Professor Prashant Doshi (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)