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Author: Soumik Sarkar
Soumik Sarkar is the director of TrAC and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. He works on AI algorithms for cyber-physical systems with applications in agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and autonomous systems.
How Iowa State University’s Translational AI Center is feeding the future with generative AI and computer vision on AWS
The Translational AI Center (TrAC) at Iowa State University is a pre-competitive research hub that bridges the gap between academic AI breakthroughs and real-world deployment. With over 70 affiliated faculty spanning seven ISU colleges, TrAC breaks down disciplinary silos and organizes research across thematic areas, including food and energy systems, healthcare, autonomy, materials design, and AI ethics.