Episode host Caroline Nickerson, a PhD student in the University of Florida's Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, kicks off the Streaming Science “AI in Action” series with three experts who provide an introduction to AI an exciting aspects of the field. Dive into what makes AI at UF unique, explore the partnership that UF has with NVIDIA (one of the world’s leading technology companies), and contemplate why AI should matter to you – the listener.

This episode topics include: AI at UF, the role of AI in research and industry, and how scientists are moving forward to create new and unique solutions to address current global issues.

The featured guests include: 

• Dr. David Reed, Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives at UF and the Associate Director for Research and Collections at the Florida Museum of Natural History 
• Dr. Jonathan Bentz, Senior Manager, Solutions Architect -- Higher Education/Research, High Performance Computing (HPC) and Deep Learning at NVIDIA and NVIDIA AI Technology Center (NVAITC) lead for US/Canada 
• Dr. Damon Woodard, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Florida Institute for National Security; and Director, Applied Artificial Intelligence Group