{"id":209,"date":"2021-02-04T15:06:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T21:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:24:21","slug":"ai-in-engineering-and-computer-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/about\/ai-in-engineering-and-computer-science\/","title":{"rendered":"AI in Engineering &amp; Computer Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-0 uwm-ceas-me-intro\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">AI in Engineering &amp; Computer Science<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword \u2013 it\u2019s rapidly becoming one of the most powerful tools in engineering and computer science education. At our college, students don\u2019t just learn about AI, they find new ways to use it. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From designing smarter energy systems and advancing medical technologies to reshaping transportation and manufacturing, and discovering new materials with extraordinary properties, AI is woven into their academic journey from the very first semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artificial Intelligence is also transforming how students learn and solve problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-degree-programs\"><strong>Degree Programs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-programs uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\">                             <li>\n                                            <figure class=\"post-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/10\/banner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a male face with coding behind him.\" \/>                        <\/figure>\n                                         <div class=\"post-content\">\n                        <a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning<\/a>                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                             <li>\n                                            <figure class=\"post-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2024\/06\/CSI.banner.connected.degree-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"wide view of a manufacturing line\" \/>                        <\/figure>\n                                         <div class=\"post-content\">\n                        <a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/connected-systems-engineering-ms\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Connected Systems Engineering MS<\/a>                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                             <li>\n                                            <figure class=\"post-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/04\/data-science-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Student in data science lab\" \/>                        <\/figure>\n                                         <div class=\"post-content\">\n                        <a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/data-science-major\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Data Science<\/a>                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                             <li>\n                                            <figure class=\"post-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/AI-ML-Header-FINAL-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Image representing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning\" \/>                        <\/figure>\n                                         <div class=\"post-content\">\n                        <a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-masters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Engineering MS: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning<\/a>                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left heading-separator\" id=\"news\">News Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-data-into-solutions\">Data into Solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/a-computer-scientist-discusses-the-complexities-of-communicating-with-computers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/12\/McRoy.robots.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A female professor and a female student share small robots that can communicate. One robot is white and red and the other white and blue.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/12\/McRoy.robots.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/12\/McRoy.robots-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/a-computer-scientist-discusses-the-complexities-of-communicating-with-computers\/\">A computer scientist discusses the complexities of communicating with computers<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed dramatically over the past few decades, but for Professor Susan McRoy, its defining feature has always been change. A longtime faculty member and chair of the Department &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/from-pixels-to-predictions-students-can-uncover-ai-uses-in-the-lab\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Dabagh.AI_.Miles-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mahsa Dabagh, professor of biomedical engineering, helps a male student as he sits in front of a computer looking at medical scans.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Dabagh.AI_.Miles-copy.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Dabagh.AI_.Miles-copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/from-pixels-to-predictions-students-can-uncover-ai-uses-in-the-lab\/\">From pixels to predictions: Students can uncover AI uses in the lab<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Cancer research often demands patience \u2013 hours of labeling 3D images, tracing tumor boundaries pixel by pixel before the real work can even begin.&nbsp; In Associate Professor Mahsa Dabagh\u2019s lab, artificial intelligence &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/shis-work-is-transforming-traffic-data-into-road-safety-solutions\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Tom-Shi-Traffic-750-x-500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"man looking at camera with traffic in background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Tom-Shi-Traffic-750-x-500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2023\/04\/Tom-Shi-Traffic-750-x-500-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/shis-work-is-transforming-traffic-data-into-road-safety-solutions\/\">Shi\u2019s work is transforming traffic data into road safety solutions<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Every time you drive a vehicle, one aspect of your safety comes from something you have little control over \u2013 other drivers. What if risky driving behaviors could be tracked as they &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-smarter-systems\">Smarter Systems<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/alum-brings-trust-to-wastewater-treatment-with-explainable-ai\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Fuad.Nasir_.alum_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a man with dark hair and a gray jacket and shirt works on a laptop computer. A gold 51ÁÔÆæ banner is behind him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Fuad.Nasir_.alum_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Fuad.Nasir_.alum_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/alum-brings-trust-to-wastewater-treatment-with-explainable-ai\/\">Alum brings trust to wastewater treatment with &#8216;explainable AI&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Most of us never think about what happens after water spirals down a drain. But for the people who run wastewater treatment plants, keeping the promise of clean water is a race &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/gpus-edge-computing-and-the-push-for-energy-smart-ai\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Shen.CSI_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man wearing a white shirt and standing in a manufacturing environment is smiling as he looks at the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Shen.CSI_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Shen.CSI_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/gpus-edge-computing-and-the-push-for-energy-smart-ai\/\">GPUs, edge computing, and the push for energy-smart AI<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Originally designed for video games, graphics processing units (GPUs) now power much of today\u2019s AI \u2013 from voice assistants to self-driving cars. Unlike regular computer chips, GPUs have thousands of small cores &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/how-math-and-impatient-driving-inspired-students-award-winning-startup\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Joel.Roberts.REPORT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A civil engineering graduate with shaggy brown hair and a light blue shirt looks at his tablet. A modern glass side of a building behind him reflect road traffic.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Joel.Roberts.REPORT.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Joel.Roberts.REPORT-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/how-math-and-impatient-driving-inspired-students-award-winning-startup\/\">How math and impatient driving inspired student&#8217;s award-winning startup<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Joel Roberts really hates sitting at red lights \u2013 especially the ones that hold you hostage while not a single car passes in the cross-direction. &quot;Sitting in traffic bothers me,&quot; said Roberts, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-design-with-ai\">Design with AI<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/artist-and-engineer-sterns-new-exhibit-examines-intersection-of-art-and-technology\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Gneration.No1_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"the back of a young woman in green pants who is standing in front of an art installation that looks like a pile of computer junk.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Gneration.No1_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Gneration.No1_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/artist-and-engineer-sterns-new-exhibit-examines-intersection-of-art-and-technology\/\">Artist and engineer Stern&#8217;s new exhibit examines intersection and co-evolution of art and technology<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">What happens when artists create with artificial intelligence while also interrogating it? A new Milwaukee exhibit explores that question through sculptures, prints, interactive pieces and poetry, all born from creative collaboration with &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ai-can-put-data-centers-on-an-energy-diet-with-smart-hardware\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Guo.AI_No1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"An electrical engineering MS student and a faculty member at a bench with lots of equipment. Both are standing and looking at the camera. The one in front is wearing a black and red hoodie. The one in the back - a white sweatshirt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Guo.AI_No1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Guo.AI_No1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ai-can-put-data-centers-on-an-energy-diet-with-smart-hardware\/\">AI can put data centers on an energy diet with smart hardware<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Data centers have a large appetite for electricity \u2013 and a bad habit of wasting it. Surprisingly, AI \u2013 the very thing that data centers power \u2013 could also provide the energy &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ai-speeds-the-hunt-for-better-rechargeable-batteries\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Niu.other_.grad_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men stand outside a glove box. The one on the right is holding a sample with the gloves that is on the inside of the box, while the other looks on.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Niu.other_.grad_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Niu.other_.grad_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ai-speeds-the-hunt-for-better-rechargeable-batteries\/\">AI speeds the hunt for better rechargeable batteries<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Rechargeable batteries power everything from electric vehicles to laptop computers. They are in-demand, but far from perfect. Improving them means finding the ideal mix of elements from the periodic table, each with &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4 wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-order--last\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A I \u2014 Engineering Sustainable Artificial Intelligence\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3uMqV0eGKlQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading exclude-otp-nav\" id=\"h-student-uses-ai-to-help-solve-energy-challenges\">Student uses AI to help solve energy challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Monika Gawande researches edge computing, a framework to reduce energy use by computer processing. Inspired by growing up in India with unreliable electricity, she chose 51ÁÔÆæ for its strong energy research and access to advanced tools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center heading-separator uwm-u-text--center\" id=\"what-people-are-saying\">What People Are Saying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6be84c55 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--testimonial-outside uwm-u-mb-40\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Wehner.jpg\" alt=\"A young engineering student with blonde hair and brown T shirt.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>Learning these methods will be useful no matter where I end up. Doing this research helped me see what\u2019s possible.<\/p><\/blockquote><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/><figcaption><strong>Miles Wehner<\/strong><em>Senior, Biomedical Engineering<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--testimonial-outside uwm-u-mb-40\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Monika.Gawande.400-2.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman who studies AI and electrical engineering with dark hair and a pink top on smiles at the camera.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>51ÁÔÆæ has provided me access to advanced tools and technologies that I never had access to. It&#8217;s been a great place to learn to explore and to grow in terms of research.<\/p><\/blockquote><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/><figcaption><strong>Monika Gawande<\/strong><em>PhD student, Electrical Engineering<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--testimonial-outside uwm-u-mb-40\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Boyland-sm.jpg\" alt=\"John Boyland professor of computer science \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>AI can be a powerful tool. But I want to emphasize that learning is only done through struggle. This is what education is. You don\u2019t want to use AI tools to simply get to an answer and skip the fundamental parts.<\/p><\/blockquote><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/><figcaption><strong>John Boyland<\/strong><em>Professor, Computer Science<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center heading-separator uwm-u-text--center\" id=\"h-partnerships\">Partnerships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--2\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--shadow uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s Connected Systems Institute (CSI)<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The Connected Systems Institute (CSI) invests in industry-directed research and educational programs to drive advances in manufacturing, enabled by technology.\u00a0<br><br>With participation from the College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science, the Lubar College of Business, and the School of Information Studies, the institute leverages new technologies and data-driven approaches to create experiential education for 51ÁÔÆæ students and manufacturing partners alike.\u00a0<br><br>Connected Systems in manufacturing refers to &#8220;Industry 4.0,&#8221;\u00a0the next evolution of manufacturing, powered by AI, to improve optimization, predictive maintenance, quality control, and digital modeling<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/csi\/\">Explore 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s CSI capabilities<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--shadow uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute <\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">51ÁÔÆæ has partnered with Northwestern Mutual and Marquette University to advance Milwaukee as a national hub for technology, research, and talent development in the field of data science. <br><br>Funded with $35 million through 2028, the partnership includes multiple schools at 51ÁÔÆæ, including the College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science. 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