Achieving Diversity in AI-focused Graduate Research Traineeships

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Cecilia O. Alm, Esa M. Rantanen, Kristen Shinohara, Ferat Sahin, Chelsea BaileyShea, Reynold Bailey

Published: 01 Jan 2024, Last Modified: 26 Nov 2025SIGCSE (2) 2024EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Our AI-focused traineeships for graduate students integrate research and education components to contribute to diversifying the AI research workforce. We describe the program and introduce multiple strategies to achieve interdisciplinarity, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Early evaluation results are included.