Our Leadership
Our Team
Our institute is composed of distinguished faculty across all UCR colleges and schools. Each member brings unique expertise and a commitment to pushing the frontiers of AI research.
AI Foundations
Machine Learning
Thrust Lead: Vagelis Papalexakis (Computer Science and Engineering, BCOE)
Robotics and Embodied AI
Thrust Lead: Konstantinos Karydis (Electrical and Computer Engineering, BCOE)
AI Applications
AI in Computational Sciences
Systems and Security
Thrust Lead: Srikanth Krishnamurthy (Computer Science and Engineering, BCOE)
Scientific Computing
Thrust Lead: Mark Alber (Mathematics, CNAS)
Agriculture, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences
Thrust Lead: Hoori Ajami (Environmental Sciences, CNAS)
Physical Sciences
Thrust Lead: Chia-en Chang (Chemistry, CNAS)
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Sciences
Thrust Lead: Monica Carson (Biomedical Sciences, SOM)
Public Health
Thrust Lead: Mario Sims (Social Medicine, Population and Public Health, SOM)
Economics and Business
Thrust Lead: Gloria Gonzalez-Rivera (Economics, CHASS)
AI Education
Education and Outreach
Thrust Lead: Mariam Salloum (Computer Science and Engineering, BCOE)
Social Sciences
Thrust Lead: Kevin Esterling (Political Science, CHASS)
Richard Carpiano
Diogo Ferrari
Ian Ballard
Eric Schwitzgebel
Nicholas Napolio
Michalis Faloutsos