AI TECHX
Powering industry-university partnerships to generate real-world solutions
The rapid adoption of AI has incredible potential to fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and keep Tennessee at the forefront of the data-driven economy.
AI Tennessee is strengthening strategic partnerships between university researchers and industry leaders through the AI TechX consortium. By connecting academic expertise, industry insights, and seed funding, AI TechX ensures that innovation is not only possible but also scalable, transferable, and accessible across sectors.
Together we are accelerating solutions to real-world challenges and industry adoption as well as paving new paths for the workforce to build critical AI skills.
“This initiative positions UT to fulfill its land-grant mission in bold new ways. We’re bringing together cutting-edge AI research and industry to foster innovation, create employment opportunities, and help shape the future of AI technology adoption in Tennessee.”
Caleb Knight, Director, AI TechX
AI TechX Partners
AI for Advanced Computing
IBM
IBM has a long-standing partnership with UT that includes development of an IBM-enabled advanced analytics laboratory and installation of high-performance computing hardware.
Vibrint
Vibrint seeks to transform national security customers’ capacity and capability to harvest and harness data by delivering an integrated package of high-performance infrastructure, hybrid and multicloud platforms, software engineering, and analytical expertise.
AI for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
ChiAha
ChiAha is the creator of a smart manufacturing digital twin toolkit that combines high-fidelity data modeling with ultra-fast simulation to provide manufacturers with greater visibility and control over system performance, reliability, and operational trade-offs.
EWI
EWI (previously Edison Welding Institute) is an independent engineering consultancy with expertise in materials joining, forming, testing, and modeling. EWI’s labs and technology resources are dedicated to production process development and improvement.
DENSO
DENSO is a global company focused on advanced mobility that positively changes how the world moves and contributes to greater well-being. As a global Fortune 500 company, they have a broad product portfolio and widespread global impact as a trusted Tier 1 automotive supplier and influencer providing thermal, powertrain, mobility, electrification, and electronic systems to carmakers and other manufacturers around the world.
One Off Robotics
Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, One Off Robotics is an advanced equipment manufacturer that designs and builds production-ready and customized robotic metal additive manufacturing systems for applications in defense, aerospace, research, and specialized production.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Group of America is a long-standing UT research partner in mobility and advanced manufacturing and materials, with a Volkswagen Innovation Hub located at UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm.
AI for Agriculture
EnSenSys
Enterprise Sensor Systems of Alamo, Tennessee, is collaborating through AI TechX to develop nonintrusive intelligent technology that rapidly detects pathogens in humans, animals, and the environment using hyperspectral imaging and AI.
AI for Business
Authentrics.AI
Authentrics.ai (Authentic Metrics for AI) provides advanced patent-pending software for AI/ML Ops and addresses the core challenges – control, explainability, tuning, correction, and control. The company’s solution delivers MRI-like (measure) and manipulation of models (intervene) across fine-tuned open weight models, environments, and use cases.
Band Gap
Band Gap is a public benefit corporation committed to developing technology that creates a better world. The company empowers scientists, engineers, and educators with advanced and sustainable AI and machine learning solutions, with immediate goals to release three new, high-impact products in home and office automation, educational AI, and open source on-premise large-language and foundation models.
Cisco
Worldwide technology leader Cisco provides AI and computing infrastructure, and Cisco Research connects Cisco engineers with academic researchers to explore strategically promising technologies.
Eaton Construction
Eaton Construction is a licensed contractor providing commercial building and remodeling services in Knoxville, TN, and surrounding areas. Committed to enhancing communities to shape the future of commercial construction, Eaton Construction creates spaces that uplift communities and inspire excellence, allowing businesses to thrive and families to flourish.
EY
EY is a leading global professional services organization with the purpose of building a better working world. Through four integrated service lines — Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, and Tax — and deep sector knowledge, they help clients capitalize on new opportunities and assess and manage risk to deliver responsible growth. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
IBM
IBM has a long-standing partnership with UT that includes development of an IBM-enabled advanced analytics laboratory and installation of high-performance computing hardware.
AI for Government
Band Gap
Band Gap is a public benefit corporation committed to developing technology that creates a better world. The company empowers scientists, engineers, and educators with advanced and sustainable AI and machine learning solutions, with immediate goals to release three new, high-impact products in home and office automation, educational AI, and open source on-premise large-language and foundation models.
Cisco
Worldwide technology leader Cisco provides AI and computing infrastructure, and Cisco Research connects Cisco engineers with academic researchers to explore strategically promising technologies.
City of Knoxville
The City of Knoxville is a key partner in various initiatives involving research, community outreach, and workforce development, actively preparing students and workers for AI-enabled jobs and enhancing opportunities for economic growth.
EY
EY is a leading global professional services organization with the purpose of building a better working world. Through four integrated service lines — Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, and Tax — and deep sector knowledge, they help clients capitalize on new opportunities and assess and manage risk to deliver responsible growth. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
IBM
IBM has a long-standing partnership with UT that includes development of an IBM-enabled advanced analytics laboratory and installation of high-performance computing hardware.
Vibrint
Vibrint seeks to transform national security customers’ capacity and capability to harvest and harness data by delivering an integrated package of high-performance infrastructure, hybrid and multicloud platforms, software engineering, and analytical expertise.
AI for Health
Joe Gibbs Human Performance Institute
The Joe Gibbs Human Performance Institute is a biomechanics research facility offering world-class technology and data analytics, dedicated to unraveling the complexities of human movement for performance optimization and injury risk reduction.
9+1AI
9+1AI is redefining preventive medicine with cutting-edge AI and deep learning built on 15 years of pioneering academic research. The company’s technology uncovers hidden signals of cardiovascular, maternal, and neurodegenerative diseases long before symptoms appear, empowering patients and providers with actionable, life-saving insights to prevent disease progression and transform health outcomes.
VisualizAI
VisualizAI uses visualization and AI to democratize data science in healthcare. Their first product, ClaimsAgent, can read claims records faster than people and can develop intelligence for each user according to however the user set their priorities. The AI models within ClaimsAgent need to be set up only once per each priority issue, after which ClaimsAgent will learn on its own.
Xuron
Xuron is transforming healthcare communication training with photoreal AI-powered virtual human simulations that boost patient outcomes through gold-standard communication training anytime, anywhere. With a combined mastery in healthcare, software, and design, they are advancing medical education and patient care.
AI for National Security and Defense
Vibrint
Vibrint seeks to transform national security customers’ capacity and capability to harvest and harness data by delivering an integrated package of high-performance infrastructure, hybrid and multicloud platforms, software engineering, and analytical expertise.
AI for Transportation and Logistics
Axle Logistics
Axle Logistics is a non-asset based, third-party logistics (3PL) company with a focus on facilitating advanced logistics services to a wide variety of customers throughout the continental U.S., Canada, and Mexico. By providing specialized customer service, a unique overall philosophy and approach to management, Axle is a leader in the logistics industry.
City of Knoxville
The City of Knoxville is a key partner in various initiatives involving research, community outreach, and workforce development, actively preparing students and workers for AI-enabled jobs and enhancing opportunities for economic growth.
Cubic Corporation
Cubic creates and delivers transportation and defense technology solutions including intelligent transportation systems, edge computing and networking, and digital intelligence, making travel safer and more efficient and enabling a safer world.
“Our project funded through AI TechX underscores the importance of university–industry collaboration in transforming AI research into scalable, deployable solutions.”
LtGen John “Glad” Castellaw USMC (Retired) CEO, EnSenSys
Become an AI TechX Partner
Learn more about partnership in the consortium, funding opportunities, and current projects.