The Ken Kennedy Institute

The Ken Kennedy Institute, established in 1986, is an interdisciplinary group committed to addressing critical global challenges through foundational research in AI and Computing. The Institute fosters collaborative efforts to drive AI-powered discoveries across diverse scientific disciplines and champions ethical and responsible AI innovation.

Groundbreaking Research in Responsible AI

AI and Computational Biology for Health

Generative AI 2.0 Foundations and Beyond

Scientific Machine Learning

Optimization, Efficient Model Engineering, and Distributed Systems Design

Reactive Closed-Loop Computer Vision

AI for Climate Risk and Resilience

Research and Innovation News

Events and Activities

Apr
7
Monday All Day O’Connor Building for Engineering & Science Ken Kennedy Institute Retreat (Members/Affiliates)
Apr
24
Thursday 8:15 am - 2:45 pm TMC3 Collaborative Building, 7255 Helix Park Avenue, Houston, TX, 77030 Health Innovations in the Rice-TMC Ecosystem: Impacting Houston, Texas, and the World
Apr
25
Friday 12:00 am - 2:45 pm TMC3 Collaborative Building, 7255 Helix Park Avenue, Houston, TX, 77030 Health Innovations in the Rice-TMC Ecosystem: Impacting Houston, Texas, and the World
Apr
28
Monday All Day O’Connor Building for Engineering & Science Quantum Information Processing Systems 2025
Apr
28
Monday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative RAD Microbes Boot Camp 2025
Apr
29
Tuesday All Day O’Connor Building for Engineering & Science Quantum Information Processing Systems 2025
Apr
29
Tuesday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative RAD Microbes Boot Camp 2025
May
1
Thursday All Day O’Connor Building for Engineering & Science Texas Colloquium on Distributed Learning 2025
May
2
Friday All Day O’Connor Building for Engineering & Science Texas Colloquium on Distributed Learning 2025
May
7
Wednesday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative AI and Machine Learning Boot Camp
May
8
Thursday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative AI and Machine Learning Boot Camp
May
9
Friday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative AI and Machine Learning Boot Camp
Sep
22
Monday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative 2025 AI in Health Conference
Sep
23
Tuesday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative 2025 AI in Health Conference
Sep
24
Wednesday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative 2025 AI in Health Conference
Sep
25
Thursday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative 2025 AI in Health Conference
Feb
24
Tuesday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative 2026 Energy HPC Conference
Feb
25
Wednesday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative 2026 Energy HPC Conference
Feb
26
Thursday All Day BioScience Research Collaborative 2026 Energy HPC Conference

Collaborations and Partnerships

Corporate Partner Program - Ken Kennedy Institute

Partner with Us

Through our Corporate Partner Program, companies can develop research collaborations, sponsor graduate students, recruit top talent, and become a strategic arm in pushing artificial intelligence, data, and computing further. We aim to support your organization by creating valuable connections driven by our mission and the pursuit of innovation.

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VISIT


The Rice Ken Kennedy Institute is located on the campus of Rice University inside Duncan Hall. Click the map below for directions.


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CONTACT


Rice University
Ken Kennedy Institute
6100 Main Street, MS-39
Houston, Texas 77005

CONNECT


Phone: 713-348-5823
Email: kenkennedy@rice.edu


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