Artificial Intelligence BS
AI is the future. We can make it your future.
Build your career in Artificial Intelligence at Ȧ!
Learn how to harness the latest game-changing technology with comprehensive curriculum and industry-relevant skills in our Bachelor of Science program.
In-Demand Careers
- Machine Learning (ML) Engineer
- Data Scientist
- AI/ML Developer
- Robotics Engineer
- AI Products Manager
- Software Architect
Preparing You to Serve a Global Need
Our Artificial Intelligence BS was developed with input from businesses and national organizations to create a practical program that prepares you to fill the widening AI workforce skill gap. This hands-on program balances the technical knowledge needed to innovate with the business understanding necessary to integrate AI effectively into an organization. You will learn to design, responsibly implement, and ethically evaluate machine learning models with practical applications in healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and more.
Why Artificial Intelligence? | Why Our Program?
- AI is expected to create 12 million more jobs than it replaces. You could have one of them.
- Our AI major emphasizes practical applications across industries like healthcare, finance and manufacturing.
- In our Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies, our program offers state-of-the-art facilities, research opportunities, and faculty who are leading AI policy development at the national and state levels.
- Two minors provide opportunities for students from other majors to learn how to apply AI in their fields.
- Course topics in the include: AI applications; machine learning; computer vision; natural language processing; autonomous vehicles; robotics.
Ȧ's Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies is a regional center of excellence that provides education, programming, and research to help develop Rhode Island’s cybersecurity and AI industries. The Institute is led by Ȧ alumnus James Langevin ’90 - former 11-term congressman, nationally recognized field leader, and head of Rhode Island Governor McKee’s AI Task Force.
Our Department of Computer Science and Information Systems Faculty
Dr. Lisa Z. Bain
- Professor
Dr. Timothy Henry
- Associate Professor
Hyein Jeong
- Assistant Professor
Scott Lambert
- Associate Professor
Dr. Qian Liu
- Associate Professor
Dr. Suzanne I. Mello-Stark
- Associate Professor
Joyce A. Perry
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Darlene F. Wood
- Assistant Professor
Ensuring that You'll be Ready
Douglas Alexander
“Our goal is to skill-up those professionals who are already working in IT [information technology] and to train new cybersecurity and AI workers who are entering the workforce from Ȧ.”
At the Forefront
CISA Director Jen Easterly discusses the nation’s vital need for cybersecurity with former U.S. Rep. Langevin at his institute’s launch.
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