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Growing Team Research
Nearly 60 scientists from across campus came together to brainstorm possible interdisciplinary research topics on January 30 and February 6. We were excited by the lively discussion and thrilled that 12 different small groups formed. If you are interested in joining any of the following research groups, email imci@uidaho.edu or contact the group lead. You…
CMCI Poster Session in Action
The CMCI External Advisory Committee held their annual meeting recently on campus, which included this Science Expo. There were 23 posters on display, viewed by nearly 100 participants.
Brown Bag Lunch Series: LLM Reasoning in Healthcare: Faithful Explanations or Plausible Rationalizations?
Achieving trustworthy AI in healthcare remains a significant challenge, as existing eXplanation Artificial Intelligence (XAI) methods like attention maps or LIME/SHAP are often dismissed by clinicians and patients as uninterpretable. While the reasoning LLMs initially seemed promising for generating natural-language explanations, they often create unfaithful rationalizations that obscure a model’s true logic. To solve this,…
Brown Bag Lunch Series (BBL)
Come join us for our Brown Bag Lunches happening on Mondays @12:30-1:30pm in the Collaboratorium (IRIC 325). These themed lunches are activity driven social gatherings. Activities range from talks, workshops, and even group discussions. If you are interested in presenting at one of these talks, please inquire with Bert or Austin.
Brown Bag Lunch Series: Stepping Into Climate Futures with VR
Do you know what happens when you step inside a future shaped by climate change? In a collaboration with the UI Polymorphic Games Studio, Dilshani Sarathchandra and Kristin Haltinner will discuss a virtual reality (VR) experience that immerses individuals into potential future climate scenarios. This talk walks you through the project’s theoretical foundations, experimental design, and…
