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This Master’s in AI Program Is a Cross-University Collaboration. Here’s How Students Will Learn.

Elke Rundensteiner, the William Smith Dean's Professor of Computer Science and founding head of the WPI data science program, spoke with BestColleges about the university's new master's degree in artificial intelligence. 

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Massachusetts awards $2 million to WPI for autonomous systems lab

A $2 million award from the state, announced by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, will support the building of a lab that will research and develop autonomous off-road vehicles.

Worcester Business Journal
WPI receives $2M grant to build lab space for autonomous systems research

Professors of mechanical & materials engineering Lee Moradi and Vladimir Vantsevich will co-lead a lab for research and development of autonomous off-road vehicles.

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Gov. Healey awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute $2M for DoD collab. work

The future of autonomous vehicles may go off-road. This new award will help WPI seek advances for potential applications in agriculture, search & rescue, and planetary exploration.

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$2 million grant will help WPI test unmanned ground vehicles

A new award from the State of Massachusetts will help WPI advance its research into autonomous vehicles. Professors Lee Moradi and Vladimir Vantsevich, in the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, will co-lead the Autonomous Systems Lab