The Institute for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Georgia has successfully concluded its search for its inaugural Executive Director. Following a comprehensive and competitive selection process, the Institute is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Prashant Doshi, a distinguished professor and leading researcher from the School of Computing. With over two decades of expertise in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Doshi emerged as the ideal candidate to lead the Institute into its next chapter.

Clients included Capgemini, Delta Air Lines, Gulfstream Aerospace, NASA

 By Susan Ambrosetti

By: Emma Rasmussen and Aji Njie

Khoa Le, a master’s student and teaching assistant at the University of Georgia School of Computing, embodies the school’s commitment to innovation and community. Attracted by UGA’s robust research programs and accessible faculty, Le has discovered an ideal setting to nurture his enthusiasm for computer science and education.

On May 9, 2025, the University of Georgia’s School of Computing buzzed with anticipation as it hosted its Spring Convocation Ceremony at the historic Georgia Center in Athens. The air was thick with pride as 310 undergraduate students, 52 master’s degree recipients, and 6 PhD graduates prepared to cross the stage, marking the culmination of years of hard work, late-night coding sessions, and transformative experiences.

The School of Computing is proud to announce that one of our faculty members, Dr. Ninghao Liu, has been selected to participate at the Computing Community Consortium (CCC)'s Computing Futures Symposium this week in Washington D.C. The Computing Community Consortium, or CCC, is an organization that brings together computer researchers to shape the future of the computer science field through visionary leadership, collaborative engagement and impactful research initiatives. Dr.

Three faculty members of the School of Computing have recently been promoted to new positions! These promotions will be effective starting on August 1st, 2025. The faculty members who were promoted include: Dr. Ramviyas Nattanmai Parasuraman, who has been promoted to an Associate Professor with tenure. Dr.

This past spring break, seventeen first-year students from UGA’s School of Computing had the opportunity to embark on an immersive nine-day journey to London as a part of the World of Computing Connect Abroad program. The study abroad was led by Principal Lecturer of Computer Science Bradley Barnes.

This spring, UGA and the School of Computing hosted its annual Research Day – showcasing the innovation and research endeavors of UGA’s faculty and students. The event fostered an environment for intellectual exchange. Over 80 graduate and undergraduate students and 25 faculty were in attendance, showcasing the passions for transformational research in the School of Computing. 

Starting this year, the School of Computing has instituted new awards to recognize students with publications in top venues. The first cohort of advisees was announced during the annual research day on 18^th April. 

The awardees were:   
 

Aiman Munir for their publication Anchor-Oriented Localized Voronoi Partitioning for GPS-denied Multi-Robot Coverage at IROS ’24.
  

Prashant Doshi, a professor in the School of Computing, is transforming artificial intelligence research into real-world applications through his work on human-robot collaboration and inverse reinforcement learning. His research has broad implications across industries, including agriculture, where he is developing AI-driven collaborative robots (cobots) designed to streamline produce processing operations. To bring this technology to market, Doshi co-founded InversAI, a company focused on commercializing AI-powered automation.