Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Amazon recently launched the CMU-Amazon AI Innovation Hub.
The hub will support Ph.D. fellowships focusing on key technical challenges in artificial intelligence, joint research projects between CMU faculty and Amazon scientists, and will host symposia and workshops. Its initial focus will be on leveraging both institutions’ strengths in artificial intelligence and robotics. Research projects will explore advanced robotics systems and next-generation cloud infrastructure, robotics, generative AI, natural-language processing, cloud computing technologies, and challenges in responsible AI development.
“At Carnegie Mellon, we believe that true innovation happens when discovery and application move hand in hand,” Theresa Mayer, CMU vice president for research, said. “By bringing together our faculty and students with Amazon scientists, we will harness some of the most promising opportunities in AI, robotics and cloud computing. This partnership embodies our strategy to strengthen collaboration across disciplines with industry — creating new pathways for innovation that benefit society and expand the frontiers of knowledge.”
Amazon will provide substantial funding for doctoral fellowships, research projects, and community-building initiatives designed to accelerate innovation in foundational and emerging technologies.
The hub builds on existing collaborations between Carnegie Mellon and Amazon.
The first research symposium will be held Oct. 28.