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Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science
An institute of the Universities Space Research Association
Founded in 1983, RIACS has been conducting research on artificial intelligence long before AI became a household buzzword. RIACS has collaborated with NASA’s Ames Research Center, BCG X, ARPA-E, and USGS, as well as other academic, government, and industry research organizations. Join us as we tackle complex problems on weather, land, water, and space for the benefit of humanity.
The mission of RIACS quantum computing team is to advance the industry and the body of knowledge in quantum information related sciences, and to continue to provide to its partners the most qualified technical support to address hard challenges in applied computer science.
PowerPoint presentation by David Bell, Director, Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS)
June 2024
PowerPoint presentation by David Bell, Director of the USRA Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science, Co-Founder of the GenAI Lab for Science & Engineering, Co-Founder of the Quantum AI Lab
May 22, 2024
Congratulations to the NASA Life Sciences Platform Team who won the 2023 NASA Group Achievement Award for “exceptional group achievement in development and support of the Human Research Program's NASA Life Sciences Portal.” Sandeep Shetye (ARC) accepted the award on behalf of the team at the Ames Research Center's annual Presidential Rank and NASA Honor Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
April 18, 2024
Universities Space Research Association today announced a strategic collaboration involving the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley to launch a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) lab for science and engineering.
March 2024
The NASA Life Sciences Platform Team was recently nominated for the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation’s prestigious Stellar Award. The nomination is “recognition of the respect the team has earned for its hard work and exceptional accomplishments” in developing the platform that hosts the NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP).
December 22, 2023
In a recent paper published in Physical Review Letters, Universities Space Research Association's Filip Wudarski and his team showed that understanding the source of noise is of primary importance for quantum computers. The paper discusses how scientists can study the specific features of low-frequency noise in a quantum bit (qubit) using relatively short measurements. These measurements are shorter than the time it takes for the noise source to explore all its possible states, and thus reach the ergodic limit.
December 22, 2023
The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) has been issued a subaward from the NSF's ExpandQISE program, a major effort part of the National Quantum Initiative connecting leading institutions in quantum science with diverse student populations. The grant will enable USRA and its partners to develop and test cutting-edge quantum algorithms, enhance educational resources, and establish new quantum science labs, contributing significantly to the nation's quantum research and education landscape.
November 29, 2023
An international team of researchers led by Rafael Luque of the University of Chicago discovered a system with six planets that orbit their central star in a rhythmic beat, a rare case of “in-sync” gravitational lockstep that could offer deep insight into planet formation. Universities Space Research Association’s Senior Scientist David Rapetti was a coauthor on the paper and findings were published in the journal Nature on November 29, 2023.