Keynote Address by Prof. KC Santosh (University of South Dakota, USA) on Artificial Intelligence at 3rd IEEE CVMI 2024
Prof. KC Santosh is an accomplished AI expert and the Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of South Dakota (USD), where he also serves as the Founding Director of the Applied AI Research Lab. His extensive background includes serving as a research fellow at NIH and a postdoctoral research scientist (IESOFT co.) at LORIA Research Center, France. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science, specializing in Artificial Intelligence (2010/11), from INRIA Nancy Grand Est Research Center in France. At USD, he oversees three degree-granting programs, manages 12 faculty and two staff, and supports around 500 students with approx. $2 million annual budget. He has recruited 90% of the department’s team and led efforts to secure ABET accreditation, ensuring academic excellence. Additionally, recently, he secured a ~$300,000 supercomputing machine (donation) and a $2 million endowment, further enhancing the department’s capabilities and reputation. Under his leadership (founder), USD’s AI programs have seen a 3,000% growth in graduate enrollment, with the development of interdisciplinary collaborations across the campus like BME, Biology, Sustainability, Health Science, Physics, and Business Analytics, establishing USD as a leader in AI education.
With funding exceeding $8 million (sources: DOD, NSF, ED, and SDBOR), 10 books and more than 250 peer-reviewed research articles (e.g., IEEE TPAMI), he serves as an associate editor for esteemed journals such as IEEE Transactions on AI and Int. J of Machine Learning & Cybernetics. He has earned numerous accolades, including the Visionary Leadership Award (University of Derby, 2023), the Cutler Award for Teaching and Research Excellence (USD, 2021), and the President's Research Excellence Award (USD, 2019). Since Spring 2024, he has joined the NIST AI Safety Institute Consortium, representing South Dakota.
He talked on AI during the session.
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