Artificial Intelligence

Anti-missile defense launch

March 9, 2026

Mizzou Engineering will contribute to missile defense SHIELD

Researchers recently received a 10-year federal contract to support development of advanced, multi-domain defenses against hypersonic, ballistic and cruise missiles.

Mahdi Pourmirzaei and Alex Morehead

Feb. 27, 2026

Mizzou researchers crack the code of protein geometry

Tech company NVIDIA powered the development of an AI tool that will enable scientists to efficiently design bespoke proteins for pharmaceuticals and materials.

Jianlin

Feb. 18, 2026

Making AI-based scientific predictions more trustworthy

University of Missouri researchers have developed a free-to-use software tool to verify the accuracy of artificial intelligence-based protein structure predictions.

Brandon Gomes

Feb. 17, 2026

Computer science students take on neuroscience

Engineering students demonstrated creativity, problem-solving and teamwork in NSF-funded research projects that applied advanced technology to the human nervous system.

Upasana Roy

Feb. 2, 2026

Mizzou researchers find chemistry in collaboration

An interdisciplinary team is blazing a trail to the efficient and effective production of compounds essential to common drugs.

Prasad Calyam, Ramakrishna Surya, Upasana Roy, Mauro Lemus Alarcon, Kannappan Palaniappan and Filiz Bunyak.

Jan. 29, 2026

Innovation gives scientists remote control of high end instruments

A major push by Mizzou Engineering researchers will make advanced instrumentation as accessible as cloud computing.

Khurram Khalil and Khaza Anuarul Hoque

Jan. 29, 2026

Turning an impossible defense problem into a manageable one

Advanced generative AI systems are susceptible to devastating hardware attacks, but Mizzou Engineering researchers have found an efficient, cost-effective way to defend them.

Kody McNamara, Seth Keenan, Seth Ek, Angela Amaro, Seohyun Kim.

Jan. 5, 2026

Filling a gap with an innovative use of AI

For their capstone project, computer science students developed an app that leverages LLMs to create targeted experiences for intermediate-level language learners.

Caden Davis

Dec. 10, 2025

Industrial engineering grad has a passion for designing solutions

Caden Davis graduates in December 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and a wealth of leadership experience in the lab, the workplace and on the court.

Jordan Malof

Dec. 4, 2025

Empowering community-driven solutions to a global issue

Researchers are using satellite data and AI to produce a granular inventory of greenhouse gas emissions sources around the world.