The SCI Institute

Empowering our students and scholars to impact society through multidisciplinary transformative computing research

A culture of multidisciplinary, collaborative and translational research underpins the history of the SCI Institute. SCI faculty members come from a range of backgrounds and are united by a passion for collaborative, interdisciplinary science and engineering.

Components of SCI

One-U Responsible AI Initiative at SCI
A campus-wide, transdisciplinary effort to harness AI for societal good
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Center for High Performance Computing at SCI
Research computing and data support for the entire university
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Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Co-Op at SCI
The SCI CIP Co-Op is a voluntary community of research computing and data experts at SCI working together in supporting and sustaining SCI’s world-class research efforts
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News from the Institute

Huntsman Mental Health Institute contributes to new framework ensuring ethical and fair use of AI in health care
March 16, 2026

Salt Lake City, UT — Huntsman Mental Health Institute today announced the publication of a…

Three SCI Faculty Among Recipients of RAI Seed Grants
March 11, 2026

The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) will award its first…

NASA Lands at the U
March 9, 2026

Connecting leaders in exploration with Utah’s integrated research community. Amanda Ashley, Director of Communications for…

Building AI to Transform Health Care: Meet Gianfranco Doretto, SCI’s First Joint Hire with the School of Medicine
February 20, 2026

As health-care costs soar, the global population ages, and patient needs grow more complex, biomedical…

How a Scientific Visualization PhD Student Became an Award-Winning Sports Journalist
February 20, 2026

As U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles surged in the final stride to win the men’s 100‑meter…

Rohan Basu Roy Recipient of Computing’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals for 2025
December 23, 2025

The IEEE Computer Society is pleased to recognize Computing’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals for…

Arzani Receives ASME 2026 Y.C. Fung Early Career Award
December 18, 2025

Amir Arzani, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, has been selected as the 2026 Y.C. Fung…

Karli Gillette and Utah colleagues receive grant to advance cardiac digital twin technologies
December 10, 2025

Dr. Karli Gillette, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering along with University of Utah Faculty, Dr….

BME Alumnus Interview with Dr. Quan Ni: Co-founder of Inspire Medical and Current founder and CEO, Restora Medical Inc.
December 10, 2025

Founder and CEO of Restora Medical Inc., Quan Ni, reminisces about his time at the…

One-U RAI Welcomes 12 New Faculty Fellows Driving Responsible AI Across Disciplines
December 4, 2025

The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) at the Scientific Computing…

Guang Tian, SCI’s First Urban Planning Faculty Member, Envisions Utah as a National Model for Smart Growth
November 6, 2025

For Guang Tian, a new assistant professor at the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and…

Malaria parasites are full of wildly spinning iron crystals. Scientists finally know why
November 4, 2025

Reposted from @theU. The following Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute members contributed to this research…

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