Researchers, state agencies and industry leaders explored strategies for a statewide AI infrastructure strategy at the Missouri AI Infrastructure Hub Partner Summit
Artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is more than access to hardware and software. It’s also access to the people power and knowledge to be able to strategically leverage AI. At Mizzou Engineering, we are building partnerships and a shared vision on how to build and maintain the AI infrastructure to facilitate bold scientific ventures.
Researchers, state agencies, industry representatives, research computing leaders, educators and workforce partners explored strategies for a statewide AI infrastructure strategy at the Missouri AI Infrastructure Hub Partner Summit Oct. 1 in Lafferre Hall.
The summit focused on accelerating scientific discovery while also training the workforce of the future, challenges to building a shared AI infrastructure, and opportunities to leverage partners’ strengths to address the needs of agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare and conservation.
Conversations went beyond connecting infrastructure across the state and involved discussions on connecting people. The larger opportunity is to connect data, expertise, training and access around advancing scientific innovations across Missouri.
Prasad Calyam, Clintin Davis-Stober, Matthew Keeler and researchers from universities across Missouri brought perspectives spanning AI research, infrastructure, research computing, education and statewide collaboration.
Attendees participated in hybrid sessions and attended lightning talks from experts such as Siming Liu from Missouri State University, Dawn Thurnau from MOREnet and Noah Glaser from the MU College of Education and Human Development.
Consequently, the hub can leverage outcomes of the facilitation to create workforce training and hands-on learning opportunities for a future workforce that sustains the statewide AI ecosystem.
