University of Miami
FL · AI Readiness #66 of 227
AIREDEX™ Score: 8.0 /10
University of Miami students can earn standalone BS and BA degrees in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, with AI woven into coursework across law, business, and medicine.
David Wayne, appointed Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer in 2025, leads AI strategy across the university and UHealth. The Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing, directed by Nick Tsinoremas, houses the Pegasus supercomputer and coordinates AI seed grants campus-wide. Undergraduates in the Herbert Business School can pursue a 12-credit AI minor, and IBM has partnered with Miami since 2013 on supercomputing infrastructure. Private research universities of Miami's size and scale typically pair this kind of foundation with a chartered cross-campus governance council and a flagship federal research grant.
Pillar grades
- Commitment: B+
- Curriculum: A-
- Partnerships: C-
- Research: A
A(I)ttitude™: progressive
Selected Highlights
- David Wayne confirmed as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer with university-wide and UHealth scope, PhD in Mathematics, primary AI role.
- Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) is a named cross-disciplinary hub with Dr. Nick Tsinoremas as Founding Director and Dr. Yelena Yesha as Knight Foundation Endowed Chair of Data Science and AI; active programming confirmed including generative AI seed grants and Smart Cities conference.
- Standalone BS and BA in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence confirmed in the academic bulletin; separate Major in Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Business also confirmed at Herbert Business School.
- Multiple named AI ethics initiatives confirmed: Office of AI in Medical Education, IDSC Center for Data Ethics and Society directed by Kenneth W. Goodman, and Associate Vice Chair of AI Research and Ethical Use (Dr. Fernando Collado-Mesa) in Radiology.
- Multiple named AI training programs confirmed: AI Enablement Team with Office Hours and newsletter, Teaching with AI certificate course, AI-Assisted Research Skills Workshop series (Dr. Lina Shehadeh), Miami CFAR AI in Research Workshop, and University Libraries Mastering AI for Research sessions.