AIIS Lab | Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Systems Laboratory

About the Lab

The Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems (AIIS) Laboratory at California State University, Fresno conducts interdisciplinary research in artificial intelligence and intelligent systems, with an emphasis on developing AI technologies with scientific and societal impact.

Machine Learning & Intelligent Decision-Making: deep learning, generative AI, reinforcement learning, optimization, intelligent control, and multiagent systems.
AI for Sustainable Cyber-Physical Systems: climate-smart agriculture, energy and smart buildings, transportation, scientific computing, sensing, and the Internet of Things.
AI, Society & Human Agency: human–AI interaction, explainability, trustworthy AI, education, public history, and the societal implications of AI and automation.

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Selected Projects

Hibiki-AI : a generative-AI platform for source-grounded, interactive historical learning based on Japanese American incarceration testimony.
CIWA & CIWA+ : machine learning, computer vision, and multimodal sensing for intelligent precision irrigation and crop water-stress estimation.
CompactAI : hybrid machine-learning surrogate modeling for rapid scientific and engineering simulation.
Agr-IoT: low-cost, expandable, open-source Internet of Things infrastructure for irrigation automation and sustainable agriculture.
ROLLAM: research on improving and evaluating the robustness of large language models.

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Research Outputs

AIIS research has resulted in peer-reviewed publications, open-source software, interactive research systems, and datasets spanning artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, sustainable computing, and AI for science.

Publications → | Software & GitHub →

Research Support

Our research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Google/CAHSI, the California Learning Lab, the California Energy Commission, the Agricultural Research Institute, and California State University, Fresno.

Interested in working with us?

AIIS welcomes motivated undergraduate and graduate students interested in artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, intelligent systems, and interdisciplinary applications of AI.

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AIIS Talks

AIIS organizes talks, workshops, and public conversations connecting students, faculty, and the broader community with leading researchers and practitioners in artificial intelligence and related fields.

AI, Power and Society — conversation with Yanis Varoufakis and Laurent Richard.
AI, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity — talk by Bill Marczak.
Adaptive Exploration: From Uncertainty to Safety — talk by Leonidas Bakopoulos.
AI Solutions for Ethical and Sustainable Tourism for All — talk by George Chalkiadakis.
Game Design Feedback Session — workshop with Hirokazu Yasuhara, lead game designer of Sonic the Hedgehog.