  {"id":230971,"date":"2026-03-19T14:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=230971"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:59:40","slug":"hilo-scientist-ai-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/19\/hilo-scientist-ai-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> computer scientist to expand <abbr>AI<\/abbr> learning nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/system-ai-handshake-gnrc.jpg\" alt=\"human hand shaking a digital hand\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/system-ai-handshake-gnrc.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/system-ai-handshake-gnrc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/system-ai-handshake-gnrc-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the University of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at Hilo, Winston Wu is helping shape how artificial intelligence (<abbr>AI<\/abbr>) is taught both in <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and across the country. Wu, a <a href=\"https:\/\/cse.uhh.hawaii.edu\/\">computer science<\/a> assistant professor, has been selected as one of 25 educators nationwide for the inaugural National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource <abbr>AI<\/abbr> Education Fellows program, led by the National Science Foundation. The cohort represents 23 states.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230986\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hilo-computer-sci-wu-w-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wu smiling\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-230986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hilo-computer-sci-wu-w-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hilo-computer-sci-wu-w-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hilo-computer-sci-wu-w.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winston Wu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a fellow, Wu will develop new <abbr>AI<\/abbr> courses, tools, and teaching materials that integrate <abbr>NAIRR<\/abbr> high performance computing resources. He will also support other faculty in bringing these materials into their classrooms and help guide the program\u2019s national direction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This opportunity will help expand awareness of NAIRR\u2019s resources across campus and support our growing <abbr>AI<\/abbr> initiatives,&rdquo; said Wu. &ldquo;I\u2019m also excited to apply these resources to support locally impactful research, including my ongoing work to develop <abbr>AI<\/abbr> tools for the Hawaiian language.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo, Wu\u2019s work connects advanced technology with local needs. His research focuses on language and machine learning, with an emphasis on multilingual tools and support for language revitalization.<\/p>\n<p>He teaches courses ranging from introductory programming to advanced topics in natural language processing and deep learning. He also coaches <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s competitive programming teams.<\/p>\n<p>Wu\u2019s fellowship runs through early 2027 and includes a stipend and national visibility as an <abbr>AI<\/abbr> educator.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These Fellows will serve as ambassadors for <abbr>AI<\/abbr> education across the country,&rdquo; said Jeff Forbes, who leads the national program. &ldquo;By elevating their leadership and connecting them nationally, we\u2019re amplifying both their impact and the broader goals of the [program].&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winston Wu has been selected as one of 25 educators for the inaugural National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource <abbr>AI<\/abbr> Education Fellows program. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[1602,541,14],"class_list":["post-230971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-ai","tag-computer-science","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230971"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231365,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230971\/revisions\/231365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}