Virginia Tech is growing its network of innovation in the greater Washington, D.C., area with the formation of a new Institute for Advanced Computing that will serve as a cross-cutting academic and research program at the forefront of computing and computing technology anchored at Academic Building One in Alexandria.

The institute will support new industry and government partnerships that advance research and learning opportunities and enable graduate students to address global-scale problems in close proximity to the nation’s capital. 

The university-level thematic institute will house a growing group of faculty that drive innovation in core computing, including in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and quantum computing, as well as advanced computing systems and applications such as next-generation wireless technology and intelligent interfaces. The institute will also manage Master of Engineering programs in computer science and computer engineering.

Kirk Cameron, professor of computer science, has been named interim director of the institute.

Read the university’s announcement in VT News.