{"id":47,"date":"2025-11-19T14:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:47:31","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Artist's rendering of a neural network\" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty at NC State are deeply engaged in AI-related research. Below are selected projects from the College of Sciences, which has been awarded more than $5 million in AI research funding over the past several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Integrating Sequence, Structure, and Dynamics for Predicting and Designing Nucleic Acids<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/physics.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/xingcheng-lin\/\">Xingcheng Lin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/krwening\/\">Keith Weninger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/yi-xiao\/\">Yi Xiao<\/a><br>Comparative Medicine Institute seed fund support from 09\/2024 to present, and currently in the process of an NSF funding application<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Effective Computational Methods for Training of Neural Networks via Exploration-Exploitation-Determination Framework<\/strong> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/math.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/yshin8\/\">Yeonjong Shin<\/a> <br>NSF DMS Computational Math (DMS-2513966), 09\/2025-08\/2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Data-free Operator Learning via Physics-Informed Deep Operator Networks for Fast Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations in Home Appliance and Air-conditioning<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/math.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/yshin8\/\">Yeonjong Shin<\/a> <br>LG Electronics, 07\/2024-07\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Developing Responsible AI Agents for Interpreting and Enhancing Access to Large Environmental Datasets<\/strong> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/meas.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/jpliu\/\">Paul Liu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/csc.ncsu.edu\/people\/dxu27\/\">DK Xu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chass.ncsu.edu\/people\/alicecheng\/\">Alice Cheng<\/a>, DSA, 12\/2024-6\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advancing AI in Earth System Science Research<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/meas.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/rhe\/\">Roy He<\/a><br>NSF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Incorporating AI in Hurricane Modeling and Risk Communication to Save Lives and Reduce Economic Losses from Hurricanes<\/strong> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/meas.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/xie\/\">Lian Xie<\/a><br>Lenovo. 1\/1\/2025-12\/31\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phase I Center of Chemical Innovation,&nbsp;<em>Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis (CAPs)<\/em><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/fncastel\/\">F.N. Castellano<\/a><br>NSF,  9\/1\/24 \u2013 8\/31\/27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video: Our AI Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about some of our research in artificial intelligence through short videos produced by our faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"21_Nathan_Ennist_5min_AIengagement\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1139451419?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty at NC State are deeply engaged in AI-related research. Below are selected projects from the College of Sciences, which has been awarded more than $5 million in AI research funding over the past several years. 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