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Education and Workforce Development
ADAPT’s education and workforce development activities will support our research in AI-enabled biomedical devices through the development of an AI+ (artificial intelligence plus) workforce that combines education in foundational areas such as conventional engineering (e.g., electrical engineering) with industry-relevant instruction in AI. Our plan incorporates each level of educational infrastructure in SC, from K-12 to postgraduate training, while engaging key industry partners.
ADAPT’s education and workforce development objectives are to build student/faculty development and career pathways in AI-connected jobs; launch unique experiential learning opportunities to connect undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines to AI; create innovative curricula and build research/human capacity at 3 CRUs, 3 HBCUs, 4 PUIs, and a technical college; and increase human capacity and broaden access to AI curricula for 225 middle school students and 800 HS students. Our plan supports ADAPT research in AI-enabled biomedical devices through the development of an AI+ workforce that combines education in foundational areas such as conventional engineering (e.g., electrical engineering) with industry-relevant instruction in AI.
The goals for Education and Workforce Development are:
- Increased capacity in AI enabled biomedical devices
- Developing a Well-Trained Pipeline of Students in Biomedical Devices and AI
- Building educator professional development opportunities and outreach/education programs to reach a diverse set of middle school and high school students
Project Area Leader
Christopher Korey (College of Charleston)
Contributing Faculty:
Negash Begashaw (Benedict)
Biswajit Biswal (SC State University)
Joseph Carson (College of Charleston)
Ahmad Chaudhry (Tri-County Technical College)
Gurcan Comert (Benedict)
Richard Cothran (Tri-County Technical College)
Amanda Elmore (Tri-County Technical College)
Navid Hashemi (College of Charleston)
Bryan Manuel (Tri-County Technical College)
Shrikant Pawar (Claflin)
Micheal Potter (Francis Marion)
Jagruti Sahoo (SC State University)
Jesse Sargent (Francis Marion)
Nikunja Swain (SC State University)
Verlie Tisdale (Claflin)
Andrew Williams (The Citadel)