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VALIANT: Fostering an intellectual community applying AI in multidisciplinary fields to spark breakthrough innovations.


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https://www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/
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At VALIANT, archaeologist Steven Wernke and AI Fellow Yuankai Huo are combining archaeology and machine learning to uncover ancient settlements hidden across the Andes.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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VALIANT’s new community jobs mailing list connects talent with opportunities. To join or post a job, email us at [email protected].
Don't forget to check out our newsletter: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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VALIANT Attempt is hosting a 2026 Calendar Competition—submit your drawings, photos, AI art, or scientific visualizations for a chance to be featured at Gallery Night.
Submit by Nov. 19: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Through the VALIANT Reach Exchange Program, PhD student Adam Saunders spent a month at SCIL, Université de Sherbrooke, collaborating with François Rheault and learning from their open-source neuroimaging community.

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November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Alchemists’ Corner Update!

Don’t forget to check out our newsletter for a selection of what’s hit Scopus from our community since last month.

Read more here: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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🎃 Get ready for some spooky fun!
Join the VALIANT Attempt for our Halloween Trick-or-Treat event on Friday, Oct. 31, at 11:00 AM in the AI Lounge (near FGH 385)!

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October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Join Human Language Analysis Beings (HLAB) for lightning talks exploring how psychology and AI intersect on October 31, 2025 | ⏰ 2:00–3:00 PM
📍 The Chapel, 2nd floor, SONY Building
🗞️ Don’t forget to check out our newsletter for other events and updates: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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AI Scholar Andre Teixeira da Silva Hucke presented his poster at the 28th Annual Vanderbilt Brain Institute Retreat, joining a day of exciting science and collaboration!
Check out the September 2025 newsletter for more info: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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From the NeurdyLab: Sarah Goodale presented “CBrain: Cross-Modal Learning for Brain Vigilance Detection in Resting-State fMRI” (Chang Li et al.) at MICCAI 2025.
Check out the September 2025 newsletter for more info:
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October 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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VALIANT Attempt kicked off the new school year with a Pizza Party & Backpack Decorating event, bringing trainees together for pizza, snacks, and creative decorating fun!

Don't forget to check out our September Newsletter:: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Congrats to Yuankai Huo on receiving a DGX Spark through the NVIDIA Academic Grant Program!

Don't forget to check out our most recent newsletter: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Join CTTC & VALIANT on Oct. 28 at 10 AM in Stevenson 5326 for Is Software Patentable? with Jonathan R. King from Blank Rome Law Firm.

Check out the September 2025 newsletter for more info and registration: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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VALIANT launched a community jobs mailing list to connect talent with opportunities. To join or post jobs, email us at [email protected].

And don’t forget to check out our September 2025 newsletter: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Aditya Nanda turned his Vanderbilt research on synthetic time-series data into dbTwin, a Nashville startup creating HIPAA-safe, statistically faithful clones of tabular health data—ready for analytics or model training.
Read more: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Check out the VALIANT Ventures section in our newsletter and see what our scientists have been up to!
Read it here: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Discover AI Courses taught by our Valiant Fellows Spring 2025! 🌟 Check out the September 2025 newsletter for details: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Oct. 7, the Engineering Librarians will lead a MASI Deep Dive on Understanding Bibliometrics from 2:00–3:30 PM in FGH 308—join us for insights and cookies!
Don't forget to check out the September 2025 newsletter for updates and events : www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Join VALIANT for "From Slices to Structure: Neural Networks for 3D Ultrasound" with Yimeng Dou (UW–Madison) on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 12 PM in FGH 308—snacks and coffee included!
Check out the September 2025 newsletter for more info: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
October 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Alchemists’ Corner
We’ve got a lot happening! Here’s a selection of recent publications from our community that have appeared on Scopus since last month.
Read more: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
September 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Prof. Zhongliang Zu has received two new NIH grants advancing the frontiers of machine learning and MRI.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Prof. Yuankai Huo and Prof. Yalin Zheng’s project, “Launching the Vanderbilt–Liverpool Eye-AI Working Group: A Transatlantic Collaboration in Multimodal Medical Imaging AI,” has been awarded Liverpool–Vanderbilt Joint Research Seed funding.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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🤝 Welcome, Lenovo!
We’re thrilled to announce Lenovo as our newest industry affiliate partner
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September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Andrew Plassard (PhD ’17) went from troubleshooting MRI analysis at Vanderbilt to shaping AI strategy at Shopify. Along the way, he’s learned that smarter models—not just bigger GPU budgets—drive efficiency.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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The Medical Device Club invites students to join a collaborative forum this fall, offering hands-on experience in device development, technical problem-solving, and innovative design evaluation—guided by expert mentors.
Check out our August Newsletter: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
September 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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📢 VALIANT Jobs!
VALIANT has launched a community jobs mailing list to connect talent with opportunities. To join or post a job, email us at [email protected].

Check out our August Newsletter: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...
September 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM