AI Awards

Two Award Categories Recognize Excellence in AI  

Beginning in 2025, there are two award categories to recognize faculty, researchers and staff members who have excelled in integrating AI into their curriculum and research. Award winners will be announced during AI Days, October 27-29, in the UF Reitz Union, with award distribution on Tuesday, October 28. 

The AI & Informatics Research Institute and Research Computing are honoring researchers who have made significant contributions to AI, Informatics, or Computing. 

To nominate a candidate for an AI Research award, you will need to submit the following:

• The name and college of the person submitting the nomination
• The award category 
  • AI Research Excellence Award
  • AI Research Early Career Award
  • AI Research Dissertation Award
  • HiPerGator Pioneering Team Award
  • HiPerGator Early Career Award
• Name, college, and department of nominee 
• A description of the nominee's contribution in the award category (500 words)
• A PDF copy of the nominee's CV or resume
• Supplemental materials can be submitted as PDFs. Supplementary materials can include up to three additional letters of support and up to two sample research projects.

Award Categories and Eligibility 

AI Research Excellence Award   

UF AI Research Excellence Award is to honor faculty or staff who have made exceptional and impactful research contributions in AI. Sponsored by the UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute

Eligibility: Nominee must be UF faculty or staff. 

AI Research Early Career Award

UF AI Research Early Career Award is to honor early career rising stars and future leaders of the UF AI Research community. Sponsored by the UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute  

Eligibility: Nominee must be a tenure-track UF faculty member (i.e., pre-tenure faculty) OR a UF staff member, non-tenure track faculty member, research scientist or post-doctoral researcher prior to promotion with no more than ten years in their current beginning professional role at the time of nomination.  

AI Research Dissertation Award  

UF AI Research Dissertation Award is to honor UF PhD students who have successfully completed an outstanding PhD dissertation in AI. Sponsored by the UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute

Eligibility: Nominee must be a current or former UF PhD student that successfully passed their dissertation defense within the past one year at the time of nomination.

HiPerGator Pioneering Team Award  

The HiPerGator Pioneering Team Award is to honor research teams who have made impactful contributions using HiPerGator. Sponsored by UF Research Computing

Eligibility: Any student, faculty, or staff member at any Florida institution that is a user of HiPerGator.

HiPerGator Early Career Award  

The HiPerGator Early Career Award is to recognize early career rising stars for their individual contributions enabled by HiPerGator. Sponsored by UF Research Computing

Eligibility: Nominee must be a undergraduate or graduate student OR tenure-track faculty member (i.e., pre-tenure faculty) OR a staff member, non-tenure track faculty member, research scientist or post-doctoral researcher prior to promotion with no more than ten years in their current beginning professional role at the time of nomination. Nominees for this award are open to any individual meeting the above criteria at a Florida institution who is a user of HiPerGator.