Jules White
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AdvancED redefines faculty and student experience in its first year
AdvancED spent it's first official year leveraging the collaborative potential of three university functions: online and lifelong learning, pedagogical support and educational technology. Look back at 2024's successes and milestones. Read MoreDec 19, 2024
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Amplify, Vanderbilt’s new custom generative AI software, is now open to all faculty, staff and students
Amplify GenAI has officially rolled out to all faculty, staff and students for use. The custom generative AI software allows the Vanderbilt community to use AI in a safe and secure way—setting the stage for institutions of higher education across the nation. Read MoreNov 14, 2024
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Pioneering AI education: Vanderbilt and Coursera lead the way in global generative AI
In May 2023, Vanderbilt University Professor Jules White released his first generative AI online course using the Coursera platform: Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT. In the next 18 months, the university’s partnership with Coursera expanded significantly, and Vanderbilt added 13 more courses and seven “specializations.” Professor Jules White interviews Shawn Keen… Read MoreOct 31, 2024
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From tea to tailgates: Family Weekend 2024 celebrates Commodore Community
Nearly 4,200 parents, grandparents, siblings and friends convened on the Vanderbilt campus to celebrate Family Weekend 2024. This year’s event, Sept. 6–8, was one of the most successfully attended in recent memory, recording the highest attendance number in five years. Throughout the weekend, guests were invited to share coffee… Read MoreSep 12, 2024
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Vanderbilt LIVE and MNPS create AI-empowered student advising to strengthen post-secondary readiness
LIVE, the Learning Innovation Incubator at Vanderbilt University, and Metro Nashville Public Schools are partnering to create human-centered, AI-empowered student advising experiences. This effort builds on Vanderbilt Peabody College and MNPS’s ongoing collaboration via the Nashville Partnership for Educational Equity Research (PEER) to promote postsecondary readiness through increased… Read MoreAug 19, 2024
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Jules White advises Congressional staff on AI impact in higher education
Vanderbilt University’s Jules White, a leading computer scientist and expert on large language models and prompt engineering, visited Capitol Hill recently to share his expertise with lawmakers. Read MoreMay 28, 2024
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Harnessing the Machine: Vanderbilt is embracing generative AI technology to unlock opportunities for research and learning
Vanderbilt is leading the charge on what AI can do for teaching and learning in higher education. Read MoreApr 22, 2024
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Vanderbilt celebrates Generative AI Seed Grant awardees
Generative AI Seed Grants support innovative research across five schools, highlighting groundbreaking projects in emergency response, enzymology, early literacy, nursing education, historical analysis and AI law. The grant program embodies Vanderbilt’s leadership in generative AI research and application. Read MoreMar 18, 2024
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Vanderbilt extends leadership in generative AI
In just over a year, generative AI has emerged from a niche curiosity to a driving force in many of Vanderbilt’s classrooms. The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Education has launched several resources and programs related to generative AI, including an updated academic affairs policy, an online resource hub, a new teaching award and a pilot program for a secure, proprietary alternative to ChatGPT. These updates reflect AI becoming an established tool in classrooms and labs across the campus and give faculty ways to help equip students to best use generative AI for new lines of inquiry and scholarship. Read MoreJan 8, 2024
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Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education to drive trans-institutional innovation in teaching and learning
Faculty are invited to utilize Vanderbilt's Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education, or AdvancED, for training and support as they explore new ways to connect with students, whether on campus or online. Read MoreDec 11, 2023
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Jules White appointed to senior advisor role in Office of the Chancellor
Distinguished computer scientist Jules White has been named senior advisor to Chancellor Daniel Diermeier for generative AI in education and enterprise solutions. His appointment builds on Vanderbilt’s growing reputation as a world leader in innovation within the generative AI field. Read MoreNov 16, 2023
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Vanderbilt engineering researchers use artificial intelligence to help basketball players improve their shots
To shoot a basketball with precision requires countless hours of practice. Usually, this happens under the watchful eye of a coach, who can provide guidance on the right mechanics of each shot. Now, though, thanks to new research from Vanderbilt University, players may soon be able to use artificial intelligence technology to work on those... Read MoreMar 24, 2022
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Computer science team wins global contest with AI model that translates English to code
IBM will use a Vanderbilt model as the end-user scripting assistant in its open-source Command Line AI Project. Read MoreDec 14, 2020
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Alum Q&A: OptioLabs’ director of research talks software, Vandy life, fun office space
Hamilton Turner didn’t require much assistance while recruiting at the fall Engineering & IT Industry Career Day – the 2010 computer engineering alumnus knows his way around just fine. But his ties to Vanderbilt University run deeper than that. As a Ph.D. candidate at Virginia Tech, his doctoral adviser was… Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Vanderbilt engineering MOOC leads talented Indian student to Nashville
A Coursera student in India’s round trip of 16,716 miles began with an invitation to spend a summer in Nashville, Tennessee, as a computer science intern at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct 16, 2015
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Vanderbilt undergrads create Bazaar, a Craigslist for universities only
Just in time for college move-out season, two Vanderbilt University computer science seniors are introducing an app that should make selling all those textbooks, beanbag chairs and outdated laptops a lot easier. Read MoreApr 27, 2015
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Engineering professors edit journal’s special issue on augmented reality
Vanderbilt engineering professors Jules White and Doug Schmidt, and University of Illinois professor Mani Golparvar-Fard, are guest editors of the February issue of "Proceedings of the IEEE," the most highly-cited general interest journal in electrical engineering and computer science. Read MoreMar 6, 2014