Supporting AI and Machine Learning Research at Princeton
Recognizing the emerging applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning across a broad range of research disciplines, the University has several information resources and computing infrastructures available to support research activities by members of the campus community.
Please submit corrections or descriptions of additional research-relevant generative AI resources to [email protected].
The Office of Information Technology manages a Service Desk with assistance for IT services to students, faculty, and staff. Contact OIT for support through the Princeton Service Portal.
Events
AI Lab Events
A list of AI-related events highlighted by a Distinguished Lecture Series open to the campus community.
AI for Accelerating Invention Events
A list of AI-related seminars and events for members of the campus community.
Center for Digital Humanities Events
A list of Humanities Research for AI activities and events that explore how machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and computer vision are both helping and challenging scholars in their goals of understanding and interpreting the human record.
CSML Events and Seminars
Weekly AI-oriented seminars open to the campus community.
Princeton Language and Intelligence Events
A list of AI-related seminars and symposia.
Engineering or Hardware Support
Princeton Language and Intelligence (PLI) Cluster
A specialized shared computing facility for researchers examining Large Language Models and applications, managed through Research Computing.
SEAS Cluster
A GPU-enabled cluster for School of Engineering and Applied Sciences investigators, managed through the Department of Computer Science ([email protected]).
Research Computing Systems
High Performance Computing infrastructure to support AI workloads. Information and support provided through Research Computing (mailto:[email protected]).
Licensed AI Tools
AI Sandbox for Faculty (Login required)
An environment for working with chatbots, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and public open-source Large Language Models (LLMs).
Licensing Cloud Services
The campus community can obtain assistance with AI product selection, licensing, and procurement from Research Computing ([email protected]).
Microsoft Copilot
The Office of Information Technology provides access to a Generative AI assistant that can be used to generate multi-modal content.
Policies and Guidance
Generative AI Teaching and Learning Guidance
AI usage and disclosure guidance developed by the McGraw Center for Teaching & Learning.
Usage of Generative AI in Academic Research and Related Activities (Login required.)
These guidelines outline practices to protect against risks associated with the usage of generative AI in research.
Research-related Educational and Professional Development Resources
Princeton University Library Research Guide on Generative AI
A guide to best practices in using Generative AI for research developed by the Princeton University Library.
AI and Machine Learning Tutorials
A collection of AI and machine learning tutorials curated by the Research Computing and PICSciE staff for campus researchers.
LinkedIn Learning (Login required)
A collection of generative AI-related courses available to all Princeton employees.
Research Centers
Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence (AI Lab)
An incubator for research initiatives involving faculty members across Princeton University.
AI for Accelerated Innovation
A research center of excellence supporting the integration of AI into engineering research.
Center for Digital Humanities
The Center for Digital Humanities convenes the “Humanities for AI,” a series of projects, initiatives, and conversations that centers humanities values and approaches in the development, use, and interpretation of the field broadly known as “AI.”
Center for Information Technology
The center works on AI policy and research identifying and mitigating emerging societal risks from AI and machine learning.
Center for Statistics and Machine Learning
A center for research and data science education focused on computation, machine learning, and statistics.
Natural and Artificial Minds
A center focused on connections between AI and human cognition.
Princeton Language and Intelligence
An interdisciplinary research center focused on developing and applying large AI models.
Princeton Precision Health
A research center of excellence applying AI to modeling an individual’s health outcomes.
Research Funding
AI Lab Seed Grants
The AI Lab offers a seed grant program for AI faculty and lecturers.
CSML Research Software Engineering Support
Research software development support is available to Principal Investigators through bi-annual proposal solicitations from the Center for Statistics and Machine Learning. Contact Andrea La Bella for more information ([email protected]).
Undergraduate Student Research Funding
Undergraduate student research funding is made available through the Student Activity Funding Engine (SAFE). This funding portal contains all types of undergraduate funding opportunities, potentially including any related to generative AI research.
Shared Community Resources
National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot
NAIRR provides a shared national research infrastructure for hosting AI research projects. It is available to US-based researchers and educators from US-based institutions submitting competitive proposals.
New Jersey AI Hub
The Hub seeks to bring together AI researchers, industry leaders, start-up companies, universities and colleges and others to advance research and development, ethical AI for societal impact, and promote workforce development.