{"id":358,"date":"2023-01-13T12:37:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research-multi-dev.utk.edu\/energy-dev\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2026-08-17T08:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:51:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:800px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" controls muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/AI_Gateway_Sizzle_v3.mp4\" poster=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/AISizzle1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:49% 25%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"49% 25%\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group angled-frame with-lines homepage-hero-content has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-475a43dd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-iamm-outline has-smokey-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">AI Tennessee<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-smokey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Positioning Tennessee as a powerhouse for AI innovation and impact<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns home-collage is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:39%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer angled-frame\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large angled-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A student works in the Quantum Lab at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville\" class=\"wp-image-189625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:57%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large image-class angled-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A technician pulls a server at the ISAAC data center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\" class=\"wp-image-189627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-Initial-Pair-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-47a3a6c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Icon_1_Fundamentals-of-AI-.svg\" alt=\"Icon that depicts computer chip architecture.\" class=\"wp-image-189658\" style=\"width:259px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Innovating with Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, launched AI Tennessee to develop and deploy artificial intelligence solutions that advance the health and prosperity of communities and organizations throughout Tennessee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideleft\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Modeling Interdisciplinary Exploration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI Tennessee taps the ingenuity and expertise of multidisciplinary communities of researchers and educators\u2014at UT and other Tennessee colleges and universities\u2014to serve the state\u2019s people and organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Icon_5_AI-Systems.svg\" alt=\"icon that depicts an advanced technology cell phone.\" class=\"wp-image-189662\" style=\"width:238px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns has-fuel-bottom-left gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Icon_2_AI-for-New-Knowledge-and-Discovery.svg\" alt=\"Icon that depicts a robotic arm from an industrial setting.\" class=\"wp-image-189659\" style=\"width:276px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Aligning interests statewide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI Tennessee is aligning government, industry, and academic efforts across Tennessee to ensure that AI contributes to growth in key economic sectors including nuclear energy and security, advanced manufacturing, agriculture and forestry, health care, and mobility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:99px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;min-height:650px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-189628 size-large\" alt=\"A detail of the top left quadrant of the SEC logo made by UT\u2019s team.\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_Landscape1_SEC_Machining_Competition_102-1024x683.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_Landscape1_SEC_Machining_Competition_102-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_Landscape1_SEC_Machining_Competition_102-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_Landscape1_SEC_Machining_Competition_102-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_Landscape1_SEC_Machining_Competition_102-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_Landscape1_SEC_Machining_Competition_102-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_Landscape1_SEC_Machining_Competition_102-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_Landscape1_SEC_Machining_Competition_102-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#a0b3bd\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-orange-carbon-bottom is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-131a0bbc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull has-angle-box-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);text-transform:uppercase\">RESEARCH AREAS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-card-wrap is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad85b106 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5beaa851 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA3_Sim_Lab_078.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Karen Tobias trains veterinary surgical residents a the simulation lab.\" class=\"wp-image-189632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA3_Sim_Lab_078.jpg 750w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA3_Sim_Lab_078-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA3_Sim_Lab_078-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><strong>applied ai<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">UT researchers explore how AI systems such as natural language processing, digital twins, and robotics are implemented and influence decision-making in real-world settings. They apply tools developed by our systems experts to improve policy, logistics, and resource management. Their work supports diverse applications, from disease detection and supply chain resilience to investment strategies and lending decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/research-areas\/applied-ai\/\">Learn about Applied AI Research at UT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-391e2353\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5beaa851 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA4-Business_AI-023.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Liu leads a research session with his students.\" class=\"wp-image-189633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA4-Business_AI-023.jpg 750w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA4-Business_AI-023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA4-Business_AI-023-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><strong><strong>ai for education and workforce development<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">UT faculty create and share tools that help students and educators engage with AI responsibly. Beyond preparing the next-generation workforce, they are leading efforts to upskill and reskill current workers. This work empowers Tennesseans of all ages, in settings from classrooms to factory floors to C-suite offices, to build the skills and competencies they need to thrive in an AI-driven world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/research-areas\/ai-for-education-and-workforce-development\/\">Learn about AI for Education and Workforce Development Research at UT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-ebfaf734\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5beaa851 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA2-Engineering-0046.jpg\" alt=\"A student works in an engineering lab at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\" class=\"wp-image-189630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA2-Engineering-0046.jpg 750w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA2-Engineering-0046-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA2-Engineering-0046-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><strong>AI for new Knowledge and discovery<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">AI and scientific discovery are deeply interconnected. UT researchers leverage AI to uncover new physical laws, chemical properties, and advanced materials, driving innovation in high-impact sectors like smart manufacturing. They also apply scientific principles to improve AI itself, increasing the accuracy and reliability of AI-driven automation by developing models and simulations that adhere to the physical and chemical laws governing real-world processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/research-areas\/ai-for-knowledge-and-discovery\/\">Learn about AI for New Knowledge and Discovery Research at UT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-43ce77df\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5beaa851 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA5-Machining-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Garcia machines the top left quadrant of the SEC logo made by UT\u2019s team.\" class=\"wp-image-190456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA5-Machining-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA5-Machining-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA5-Machining-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA5-Machining-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><strong><strong>ai systems<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">UT researchers are advancing AI systems by developing more efficient machine learning pipelines, improving knowledge representation, and reducing energy consumption while boosting computational performance. They are designing, optimizing, and deploying new AI architectures to serve critical sectors such as transportation, manufacturing, agriculture, cybersecurity, and health care. This work includes innovations in edge computing, embodied agents, and multi<s>&#8211;<\/s>agent systems, all engineered to tackle real-world challenges and enable real-time decision-making.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/research-areas\/ai-systems\/\">Learn about AI Systems Research at UT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-78b3b043\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5beaa851 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA1-BrainCognition.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis McCraw uses computer games to stimulate a minor\u2019s brain waves.\" class=\"wp-image-189629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA1-BrainCognition.jpg 750w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA1-BrainCognition-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home-RA1-BrainCognition-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><strong>Fundamentals of AI<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Tackling increasingly complex real-world challenges with AI demands continued advances in foundational capabilities. Our researchers are working on the theories, hardware, software, and models that underpin neuromorphic, quantum, hybrid, and other high-performance computing systems; core investigations into the gap between machine and human intelligence; advances in deep learning and other machine learning techniques; and the development of trustworthy and explainable AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/research-areas\/fundamentals-of-ai\/\">Learn about Fundamentals of AI Research at UT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gpb-authority-section-cta-two is-style-gpb-authority-right-background gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5em;padding-right:1em;padding-left:1em\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-right:60px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">World-Class Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column\" style=\"padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our faculty represent colleges and disciplines across UT. These experts are transforming AI and its uses in the lab and in everyday applications. They are collaborating to solve complex challenges in AI theory, computing hardware, discovery-enabling algorithms, domain-specialized applications, and policy. In every field, they are driving impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/aitn\/faculty-directory\/\">Meet Our Faculty<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0\">As part of its cluster hire initiative, UT is recruiting faculty who share a passion for advancing and deploying AI to tackle the critical challenges facing Tennessee and the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the cluster hiring website to learn more.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:66px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full angled-frame\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_WCF_Visualization_Lab_046.jpg\" alt=\"Students work in the Grid Visualization Lab at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\" class=\"wp-image-189641\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_WCF_Visualization_Lab_046.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_WCF_Visualization_Lab_046-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_WCF_Visualization_Lab_046-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_WCF_Visualization_Lab_046-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal has-gray2-background-color gb-columns-center alignfull\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:865px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-right:60px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:0\">Explore <br>UT Research<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:9px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Discover the people, projects and ideas driving research and innovation across the University of Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b192c3d7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fancy-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\">Research at UT<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right\" style=\"min-height:809px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Detail macro photo of components inside a server at the High Performance Scientific Computing\u2019s ISAAC (Infrastructure for Scientific Applications and Advanced Computing) data center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-190472 size-large has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Home_Second_Landscape_ISAAC-1024x683.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#7e4729\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-lines-pattern has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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Photo by Brad Lyle\/University of Tennessee.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AURP_Award_Gateway_Feature.jpg 1499w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AURP_Award_Gateway_Feature-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AURP_Award_Gateway_Feature-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AURP_Award_Gateway_Feature-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AURP_Award_Gateway_Feature-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AURP_Award_Gateway_Feature-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1499px) 100vw, 1499px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/2026\/10\/01\/uts-peninsula-innovation-district-earns-national-recognition\/\" target=\"_self\" >UT\u2019s Peninsula Innovation District Earns National Recognition<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-01T09:02:41-04:00\">October 1, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">UT\u2019s Peninsula Innovation District has received the 2026 Emerging Community of Innovation award from the Association of University Research Parks. The award honors research parks and innovation districts that have been operational for less than 10 years and are building sustainable ecosystems that move technology from early-stage ideas toward market-ready solutions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/2026\/10\/01\/uts-peninsula-innovation-district-earns-national-recognition\/\">Read this story<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-258702 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-news entry\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/2026_NSF_Career_Awards_Feature_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot photos of Ahmedullah Aziz on the left and Sai Swaminathan on the right, both wearing dark suits taken against a gold background. Behind the photos is an orange and white graphic.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/2026_NSF_Career_Awards_Feature_1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/2026_NSF_Career_Awards_Feature_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/2026_NSF_Career_Awards_Feature_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/2026_NSF_Career_Awards_Feature_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/2026_NSF_Career_Awards_Feature_1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/2026_NSF_Career_Awards_Feature_1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2026\/09\/08\/ut-researchers-in-electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-receive-nsf-career-awards\/\" target=\"_self\" >UT Researchers in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Receive NSF CAREER Awards<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-08T09:45:33-04:00\">September 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Two Tickle College of Engineering faculty have received prestigious NSF CAREER awards for their work in superconducting logic systems and interactive human-centered computing. Their projects will address challenges like scaling quantum computing, reducing the energy demand of AI infrastructure, and designing AI technologies that empower Appalachian communities.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2026\/09\/08\/ut-researchers-in-electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-receive-nsf-career-awards\/\">Read this story<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-258532 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-news entry\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/082626-R_and_D_100_winners_gateway.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"On the left is a woman in a purple top speaking in front of a video display. A man in a blue sweater and white shirt in front of a whiteboard is in the center. On the right is a man in a dark suit with a wide smile.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/082626-R_and_D_100_winners_gateway.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/082626-R_and_D_100_winners_gateway-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/082626-R_and_D_100_winners_gateway-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/082626-R_and_D_100_winners_gateway-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/082626-R_and_D_100_winners_gateway-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/082626-R_and_D_100_winners_gateway-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/2026\/09\/03\/three-ut-faculty-receive-rd-100-awards\/\" target=\"_self\" >Three UT Faculty Receive R&amp;D 100 Awards<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-03T11:20:58-04:00\">September 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Jack Dongarra, Emeritus Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, is one of three UT faculty members who won this year\u2019s R&amp;D 100 Awards. In collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, he and the Innovative Computing Laboratory at UT created Fenix, an open-source software that functions like an emergency response team for supercomputing applications.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/2026\/09\/03\/three-ut-faculty-receive-rd-100-awards\/\">Read this story<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/news\/\">Read More News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESEARCH AREAS applied ai UT researchers explore how AI systems such as natural language processing, digital twins, and robotics are implemented and influence decision-making in real-world settings. 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