AIM is a research lab in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Santa Clara University (SCU). Our students explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the intersection of language and vision, building innovative multimodal models, tasks, and datasets.

Our aim is to develop equitable AI models across diverse demographics, spanning income levels, languages, cultures, age groups, and gender.
We emphasize inclusive, responsible, and equitable approaches that address real-world challenges.

I will not be recruiting PhD students for Fall 2025. If you’re interested in graduate studies, consider the MS in AI at SCU!

To ensure impact beyond the lab, we collaborate with organizations such as the Miller Center for Global Impact and the Frugal Innovation Hub.

We co-organize the NLP for Positive Impact Workshop (NLP4PI).

We co-host the ACL Mentorship, global panel sessions with AI research experts from academia and industry. See recordings and join live as a Mentee or Mentor. Open to everyone, especially the underrepresented!

More info about the CSE PhD program at Santa Clara University (SCU).

Ultimately, research is for people and can enable demographic-aware technologies that make a lasting positive impact on society.