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Comment: This article is written in a promotional tone, and mainly cites sources written by the Harvard University, which is affiliated with this institution. The independent sources only discuss the Institute's funding, and only gives a surface-level description.If you cannot find any more independent sources, that might be a sign that this subject matter is best merged into some other pre-existing article.I would recommend adding information about significant research this institute has contributed to. Ca talk to me! 12:28, 14 March 2025 (UTC)
| Established | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Research type | Basic and translational research |
Field of research | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, NeuroAI, Computational Neuroscience |
| Directors | Sham Kakade and Bernardo L. Sabatini |
| Location | Boston 42°21′48″N 71°07′38″W / 42.36333°N 71.12722°W |
| Affiliations | Harvard University |
| Website | kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu |
The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University is a research center located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[1] The institute, part of Harvard University, is focused on interdisciplinary research in biological as well as artificial intelligence (AI) [2]. The Institute focuses on the theory and application of AI systems, including artificial neural networks, as well as learning and memory, perception and sensation, brain function, and metaplasticity [3]
History
[edit]The Kempner Institute was launched.[2] in September 2022 with a donation from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg [4] [5], who are both alumni of Harvard College [3], alongside their philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which funds a variety of programs related to science, education and social development [6]. The institute is named after Zuckerberg’s mother, Karen Kempner Zuckerberg, and his grandparents, Sidney and Gertrude Kempner [2]
Organizational structure
[edit]The Kempner Institute is led by two co-directors, computer scientist Sham Kakade and neuroscientist Bernardo L. Sabatini [2] [3]. The current Institute Investigators are computational neuroscientist Kanaka Rajan [7] and computer scientist Kianté Brantley [8]. The institute is organized around three main priorities: research, education and computing.[9]
Computing Resources
[edit]The Kempner Institute offers its research community a supercomputing cluster to facilitate research in machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), and computational neuroscience [10]. The Kempner AI cluster comprises 144 Nvidia A100 40GB GPUs and 384 Nvidia H100 80GB GPUs.[10] [11]. It is one of the fastest academic AI clusters in the world, ranking 85 on the TOP500 ranking [12]. It is also positioned 32 on the Green500 ranking.[13] The cluster is located at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC).[14], in Holyoke, Massachusetts, which houses computing resources of several major universities in the region: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts, and Yale University. The center received power from the Holyoke municipal electric company, which delivers 100 percent carbon-free energy through a hydroelectric power station and several solar arrays [15] In addition to its HPC cluster, the Kempner has assembled a “full-stack” team of professional research engineers and research scientists with expertise ranging from distributed computing to data architecture to computational neuroscience.[9]
Space
[edit]The Kempner Institute is located on the 6th floor of Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)[1]. The SEC has been certified as one of the healthiest, most sustainable, and energy-efficient laboratory spaces in the world [16] [17].[by whom?]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A Space for Researchers to Meet – and AI and Natural Intelligence to Do the Same". Harvard Gazette. April 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Zuckerberg, Chan want new Harvard institute to answer questions about the brain, AI". The Boston Globe. September 22, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Science, Tech, and AI Leaders Convene to Launch Kempner Institute". Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Chan Zuckerberg Commits $500 Million to Harvard Neuroscience and AI Institute". Harvard Magazine. December 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Zuckerberg and Chan Pledge $500 Million to Create an AI Institute at Harvard". Forbes. December 8, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Priscilla Chan is running one of the most ambitious philanthropies in the world". Vox. July 10, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Kanaka Rajan to join Medical School faculty, will serve as founding faculty member within the Kempner Institute". Harvard Gazette. 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Kianté Brantley, Yilun Du and Michael Albergo to join the Kempner Institute". Harvard Gazette. 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "New University-wide institute to integrate natural, artificial intelligence". Harvard Gazette. December 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Kempner AI cluster named one of world's fastest 'green' supercomputers". Harvard Gazette. November 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Kempner Institute adds ~400 H100 GPUs to its computing cluster". Harvard Gazette. 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "TOP500 List - November 2024". Top500. November 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Green500 List - November 2024". Top500. November 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "The Kempner Institute: Unlocking Intelligence". MGHPCC. 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Kempner Institute's AI Cluster Named One of the World's Fastest Green Supercomputers". HPCwire. November 20, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Science and Engineering Complex named one of the world's healthiest lab buildings". Harvard Gazette. March 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ ""A 500 Year Building"". Harvard Magazine. December 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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