{"id":43163,"date":"2026-05-28T11:24:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/?p=43163"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:26:59","slug":"engineering-celebrates-first-graduates-in-new-ai-and-data-science-masters-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/engineering-education\/engineering-celebrates-first-graduates-in-new-ai-and-data-science-masters-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering celebrates first graduates in new AI and data science master\u2019s programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UF honored its first MSADS and MSAIS graduates in an intimate ceremony on May 6.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MSAIS fuses math,\u00a0engineering\u00a0and ethics, using the\u00a0HiPerGator\u00a0supercomputer for\u00a0real-world\u00a0projects.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MSADS blends statistics and\u00a0business\u00a0to meet\u00a0tech sector\u00a0demand.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In an occasion marked by snacks,&nbsp;happy&nbsp;tears and pride, engineering faculty&nbsp;members&nbsp;in May&nbsp;celebrated the first graduates to earn the&nbsp;University of Florida\u2019s new master\u2019s degrees in artificial intelligence systems and applied data science.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty-one students graduated with their&nbsp;master\u2019s in&nbsp;Applied&nbsp;Data&nbsp;Science&nbsp;(MSADS), and 24 graduated with UF\u2019s first AI&nbsp;Systems&nbsp;(MSAIS)&nbsp;master\u2019s degrees.&nbsp;The new degrees are the latest steps to position UF as a leader in AI and data systems as demand soars in the workforce.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interdisciplinary curriculum in the&nbsp;MSAIS&nbsp;program combines computer science, mathematics,&nbsp;engineering&nbsp;and ethics.&nbsp;Students use UF\u2019s supercomputer&nbsp;HiPerGator&nbsp;and&nbsp;engage in hands-on software experiments.&nbsp;The program prepares graduates for&nbsp;careers in IT, healthcare, finance,&nbsp;robotics&nbsp;and telecommunications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eed.eng.ufl.edu\/2026\/05\/28\/engineering-celebrates-first-graduates-in-new-ai-and-data-science-masters-programs\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eed.eng.ufl.edu\/2026\/05\/28\/engineering-celebrates-first-graduates-in-new-ai-and-data-science-masters-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an occasion marked by snacks,&nbsp;happy&nbsp;tears and pride, engineering faculty&nbsp;members&nbsp;in May&nbsp;celebrated the first graduates to earn the&nbsp;University of Florida\u2019s new master\u2019s degrees in artificial intelligence systems and applied data science.&nbsp; Thirty-one students graduated with their&nbsp;master\u2019s in&nbsp;Applied&nbsp;Data&nbsp;Science&nbsp;(MSADS), and 24 graduated with UF\u2019s first AI&nbsp;Systems&nbsp;(MSAIS)&nbsp;master\u2019s degrees.&nbsp;The new degrees are the latest steps to position UF as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2592,"featured_media":43169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-templates\/single-sidebar-none.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"featured_post":"off","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[57,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","category-engineering-education"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2592"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43167,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43163\/revisions\/43167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}