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University of Tennessee, Center of Natural Resources
Donald Hodges, PhD, CF - James R. Cox Professor and Director
427 Plant Biotechnology Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4563
TEL: 865-974-2706
MAILING ADDRESS:
427 Plant Biotechnology Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4563
EMAIL: dhodges2@utk.edu
The University of Tennessee School of Natural Resources (UT SNR) was established in January 2023. Within the UT SNR the ‘Data Science Institute for Machine Learning and AI’ was established in January 2024 to advance education and research in data science for industries that grow, manage, harvest, and utilize wood and fiber resources. Focus areas will be in data analytics, machine learning, and AI, and provide: training and workshops; graduate and undergraduate student education; and applied research. Member companies will interact with UT SNR faculty, staff, and students. The Institute will function as an expansion of a company's innovation group by providing access to the most current technologies in the rapidly evolving field of data science, machine learning, and AI. A ‘Machine Learning (ML) Cooperative’ (ML Coop) exists within the Institute to advance the direct application of the most contemporary ML algorithms for real-time prediction of key process parameters and product quality attributes. The academic curriculum will be structured to support the MS Forest Business program within the UT SNR. The MS Forest Business program is open to students at UT and industry will consist of a mostly virtual curriculum. For more information visit, www.agdatascience.tennessee.edu
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