Research Clusters

Full-time tenure-track faculty members can now apply for the 2025-2026 Research Cluster Initiative.

Current Research Clusters | 2024-2025

The Ken Kennedy Institute’s inaugural Research Cluster Initiative established six interdisciplinary research groups for the 2024-2025 academic year. The goal of this initiative is to further strengthen the research identity of the Institute, develop distinct capabilities in the fields of AI, Data and Computing, and support faculty in pursuing larger funding opportunities. Proposals for the Ken Kennedy Institute’s Research Cluster Initiative will be solicited periodically to ensure that the clusters reflect the interests of the Institute's members. The 2024-2025 awarded clusters will focus on the following research areas.

View the link for each Research Cluster to learn more:

• AI and Computational Biology for Health
• Generative AI 2.0 Foundations and Beyond
• Scientific Machine Learning
• Optimization, Efficient Model Engineering, and Distributed Systems Design
• Reactive Closed-Loop Computer Vision
• AI for Climate Risk and Resilience

Aspiring Clusters | 2024-2025

The Institute is also supporting aspiring efforts in Robotics & Human-AI Collaboration and in Quantum Theory & Algorithms, with the goal of expanding these areas to become future research clusters within the Ken Kennedy Institute.