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Pitt Cloud Innovation Center, Powered by AWS

The University of Pittsburgh Cloud Innovation Center (CIC), powered by AWS, partners with Pitt faculty, staff, and researchers to turn real-world challenges into open-source AI solutions. Our student developers, supported by solutions architects, take on problems from across the university and build proof-of-concept tools using the latest in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Have a challenge worth solving? We want to hear from you.

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Innovation That Inspires

Playground for Progress

AWS provides the tools. Pitt provides the know-how. Students provide the possibilities. The result is a playground for progress where the only limit is how fast we can say “yes!”

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Solve Your Next Problem

The CIC invites university leadership, staff, and administrators to suggest ideas for future projects. Do you have a process or workflow that could be improved? An idea for an innovative project to support research? Submit your project for a chance to have the CIC group tackle your next challenge.

CIC Success Stories

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Automatic Highlight Reel Generator

The CIC team partnered with Pitt Diving to reduce their time spent manually reviewing video footage with an automated AI solution.

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Diving Analytics Platform

The CIC team created a user-friendly web application that empowered Pitt Diving coaches to save time by analyzing athlete performance faster with AI.

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Smart Outreach Hub

The CIC team developed an AI-driven SMS engagement system that enhances outreach to fans, alumni, and philanthropic prospects.

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EHR Code Mapper

The CIC team partnered with Pitt Health Sciences researchers to develop an open-source tool to save hundreds of hours in medical code mapping work.

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Survey Analysis Agent

The CIC team partnered with Pitt Athletics to create a conversational GenAI tool that delivers insights instantly from fan survey data.

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PHI De-Identification

The CIC team partnered with the School of Medicine to develop a tool that reduces the weeks-long data de-identification process to hours.

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Internship Opportunities

Shape the Future

Access AWS's industry-leading training, build open-source prototypes, make proofs of concept, and solve real-world data challenges as a student intern.

Internship opportunities are available for students looking to gain experience at the apex of technology and innovation. Gain hands-on experience, work on cutting-edge projects, and collaborate with industry experts in a pioneering environment.

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Utilizing AWS’s Cutting-Edge Machine Learning and AI Technologies

Our collaboration aims to revolutionize the University’s legacy of academic excellence and championship sports, paving the way for advancements in the healthcare and sports industries. By combining the University’s leadership, knowledge, and resources with AWS's technology and expertise, the Cloud Innovation Center will develop cutting-edge applications to address the latest challenges in health sciences and athletics.

“By integrating cutting-edge technology with our vast research capabilities, we will drive transformative solutions that improve health outcomes and accelerate medical breakthroughs.”

- Anantha Shekhar, Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences, John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

“The Cloud Innovation Center connects cutting-edge technology with real-world solutions to support our researchers’ efforts in health sciences, equip our students with the skills they need for an AI-driven future, and enhance the performance of our sports programs and athletes.”

- Mark D. Henderson, Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer, University of Pittsburgh

“AWS and Pitt share a vision of using generative AI and machine learning to improve learning opportunities and health outcomes, enhance the future of athletics, and advance the responsible use of emerging technologies at a collegiate level and in the broader research community.”

- Dominic Delmolino, Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector Technology and Innovation, AWS