Indian-origin couple Anuradha and Vikas Sinha have donated $20 million to the University of North Texas to expand education and research in artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, according to the university’s press release.The university will name its new Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics in recognition of the gift, creating an academic centre focused on developing and using AI and intelligent systems.The donation will fund six permanent endowments covering college leadership, scholarships, professorships, entrepreneurship and incubation, advanced research and emerging technologies.The new college will bring together programmes in areas including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data science, health informatics, information science, library science and learning technologies.
It will also connect researchers and students across disciplines through shared infrastructure, research projects and industry partnerships.Vikas Sinha, who earned his PhD in information science from UNT in 2023, said the couple wanted the investment to expand what students can do with AI."Artificial intelligence will be one of the defining technologies of our generation, and universities have an essential role to play in preparing the people who will shape its future," he said.The college is expected to have two academic divisions.
