{"id":27822,"date":"2026-08-05T22:51:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/educational-research\/?p=27822"},"modified":"2026-08-05T22:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:51:35","slug":"ai-research-awards-and-ai-days-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/educational-research\/2026\/08\/05\/ai-research-awards-and-ai-days-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Research Awards and AI Days Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>AI Research Awards: Nominations Now Open<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute (AIIRI) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 AI Research Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals whose research is advancing artificial intelligence at the University of Florida. Awards will be presented in three AIIRI-sponsored categories: AI Research Excellence Award, AI Research Early Career Award, and AI Research Dissertation Award. AIIRI is also coordinating nominations for two UFRC awards: HiPerGator Pioneering Team Award and HiPerGator Early Career Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Recipients will be recognized during <strong>AI Days 2026<\/strong>, celebrating faculty and students whose work is making a significant impact on AI research across the university. <a href=\"https:\/\/ufresearch.infoready4.com\/#freeformCompetitionDetail\/2023637\">Nominate a colleague through this link<\/a>. <strong>Nominations are due by September 8, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AI Days 2026: Call for Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join faculty, researchers, and students from across the University of Florida for AI Days 2026 (held on October 27, 2026), the university&#8217;s annual celebration of artificial intelligence in research, education, and innovation. If you are interested in sharing your work, presentation proposals are now being accepted. Showcase your research, connect with colleagues across disciplines, and contribute to conversations shaping the future of AI at UF.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/proposalspace.com\/calls\/d\/1957?utm_source=copilot.com\">Submit your proposal through this link.<\/a><strong> Presentation proposals are due September 21, 2026<\/strong>.<br><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[168],"class_list":["post-27822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research-bulletin","tag-august-2026"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.0 (Yoast SEO v22.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AI Research Awards and AI Days Opportunities - 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