Sanghera receives funding for pilot project
2023-04-24
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Kamaljeet Sanghera, Executive Director, Institute for Digital InnovAtion (IDIA), Research and Innovation Initiatives; Professor, Information Sciences and Technology, received funding to design and deliver a pilot of a summer, hands-on experience for 20 high school students.
Sanghera will leverage IBM artificial intelligence (AI) kits to help the students gain technical skills, knowledge, and abilities in AI and an understanding of its ethical and social impact.
Sanghera received $150,000 from Trenchant Analytics, LLC, on a subaward from the U.S. Department of Defense for this project. Funding began in Feb. 2023 and will end in Feb. 2024.
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