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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 1d

Aditya Nanda turned his Vanderbilt research on synthetic time-series data into dbTwin, a Nashville startup creating HIPAA-safe, statistically faithful clones of tabular health data—ready for analytics or model training.
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 4d

Check out the VALIANT Ventures section in our newsletter and see what our scientists have been up to!
Read it here: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 8d

Discover AI Courses taught by our Valiant Fellows Spring 2025! 🌟 Check out the September 2025 newsletter for details: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 11d

Oct. 7, the Engineering Librarians will lead a MASI Deep Dive on Understanding Bibliometrics from 2:00–3:30 PM in FGH 308—join us for insights and cookies!
Don't forget to check out the September 2025 newsletter for updates and events : www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 13d

Join VALIANT for "From Slices to Structure: Neural Networks for 3D Ultrasound" with Yimeng Dou (UW–Madison) on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 12 PM in FGH 308—snacks and coffee included!
Check out the September 2025 newsletter for more info: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 15d

Alchemists’ Corner
We’ve got a lot happening! Here’s a selection of recent publications from our community that have appeared on Scopus since last month.
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 18d

Prof. Zhongliang Zu has received two new NIH grants advancing the frontiers of machine learning and MRI.
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 22d

Prof. Yuankai Huo and Prof. Yalin Zheng’s project, “Launching the Vanderbilt–Liverpool Eye-AI Working Group: A Transatlantic Collaboration in Multimodal Medical Imaging AI,” has been awarded Liverpool–Vanderbilt Joint Research Seed funding.
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 25d

🤝 Welcome, Lenovo!
We’re thrilled to announce Lenovo as our newest industry affiliate partner
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · 29d

Andrew Plassard (PhD ’17) went from troubleshooting MRI analysis at Vanderbilt to shaping AI strategy at Shopify. Along the way, he’s learned that smarter models—not just bigger GPU budgets—drive efficiency.
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Medical Device Club invites students to join a collaborative forum this fall, offering hands-on experience in device development, technical problem-solving, and innovative design evaluation—guided by expert mentors.
Check out our August Newsletter: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 VALIANT Jobs!
VALIANT has launched a community jobs mailing list to connect talent with opportunities. To join or post a job, email us at [email protected].

Check out our August Newsletter: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Sep 5

💡 Can Patents Block My Research?
Join the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization on September 23 for a Lunch & Learn exploring the practical intersection of patents and research.

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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Sep 1

🎙️ VALIANT Pulse Summer Series Concludes! 
As we wrap up the series, we’d love your feedback to help shape future communication channels!
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 29

🔬 Alchemists’ Corner
We’ve been busy! Check out our July Newsletter and see what our community has published in Scopus since last month. Stay curious—more discoveries ahead!
Read more: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 25

Congratulations to Dr. Lianrui Zuo for receiving the prestigious MICCAI Outstanding Reviewer Award!
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 22

Congrats to Prof. Yuankai Huo on being promoted to SPIE Senior Membership!
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 20

Big news from VALIANT Ventures!

🌍 Congrats to Aravind Krishnan on earning a MIDL 2025 Travel Award for his research!

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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 18

Neurdy Lab & friends made a strong showing at OHBM Brisbane with 5 poster presentations! Dr. Catie Chang also spoke in a roundtable on advancing functional brain imaging in today’s tech-driven era.
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 15

We're excited to welcome Tissue Connect Systems as our newest industry affiliate partner! Looking forward to impactful collaboration ahead.
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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 13

Big news from VALIANT Ventures!

🎓 VALIANT will help lead MIDL 2026, with Dr. Yuankai Huo as Program Chair and Dr. Bennett Landman as Satellite Chair.

Read more: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 11

The VALIANT Pulse summer podcast series continues!

🎙️ In collaboration with Gemini, each episode turns cutting-edge AI research into engaging stories for everyone.
Listen on Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, or your favorite podcast app. Feedback welcome!
Read more: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 11

Closing summer with Valiant Pulse: The Loyvain Link — Unifying brain networks and machine learning through analytical connections.

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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 8

🚀 From Vanderbilt to the Bay Area, Fred Weitendorf (CS/Math ’18) is building the future of software with Accretional—the startup behind Brilliant, a tool that turns ideas into tested, deployed code in under a minute.

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Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) @vandyvaliant.bsky.social · Aug 6

Big news from VALIANT Ventures!

🎉 Drs. Yuankai Huo, Jason Valentine, and Bryan Millis secured a $1.2M NSF grant for iCMS: Intelligent Cyber Microscopy System—pushing the boundaries of long-term imaging.

Read more: www.vanderbilt.edu/valiant/2025...

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