University of Texas

Collaboration with University of Texas, Austin

With an initial commitment of $10M spread over five years, Param Hansa Philanthropies is committed to long-term investment in the innovative partnership between The University of Texas at Austin’s Machine Learning Lab, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences and Dell Medical School that aims to accelerate the pace of discovery in cancer research and transform clinical care for cancer patients.

Drawing on the breadth and depth of UT Austin's expertise in computational science, machine learning, and clinical and medical research, this collaborative multidisciplinary effort is expected to deliver high-impact work that advances the ability to model and predict cancer, imagine new computational tools to aid diagnosis and decision-making, and translate research into improved patient outcomes.

Project Leadership

Adam Klivans, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Computer Science, UT Austin
Director, Machine Learning Laboratory
Director, National AI Institute for the Foundations of Machine Learning

Karen E. Willcox, Ph.D.
Director, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
Associate Vice President for Research
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, UT Austin

Tom Yankeelov, Ph.D.
W. A. "Tex" Moncrief, Jr. Chair in Computational Engineering and Sciences IV - Computational Oncology
Director, Center for Computational Oncology, Oden Institute

William Matsui, M.D.
Vice Dean of Research, Dell Medical School
Robert E. Askew, Sr. M.D. Chair in Oncology, Department of Oncology
Professor, Department of Oncology