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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Since this project will most benefit from LLM expertise, and since most such expertise resides in CSSE, I would like to give you all the first opportunity to
consider this collaboration request. If you want to participate, please email Dr. Murrah
<b>ASAP</b> and <u>cc me and Gerry</u>. Since the deadline is coming up quickly and he needs to find collaborators fast,
<u>if I don’t receive cc of an email from any of you to him by tomorrow 12 noon</u>, I will post his request to the university-wide AI@AU mailing list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">- Hari<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> William Murrah <wmm0017@auburn.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> N Narayanan <naraynh@auburn.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Gerry Dozier <doziegv@auburn.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Google Accelerator: Generative AI Open Call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">Hari,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">I am looking for both/either collaboration within computer science and software engineering, and the AI@AU community. Please share the message with that mailing list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">Thank you very much,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">William M. (Hank) Murrah III, Ph.D.<br>
Associate Professor and Department Head<br>
Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology<br>
College of Education<br>
Auburn University<br>
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4038 Haley Center<br>
Auburn, AL 36849-5221<br>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">N Narayanan <<a href="mailto:naraynh@auburn.edu">naraynh@auburn.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>William Murrah <<a href="mailto:wmm0017@auburn.edu">wmm0017@auburn.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Gerry Dozier <<a href="mailto:doziegv@auburn.edu">doziegv@auburn.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: Google Accelerator: Generative AI Open Call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hank,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thank you for reaching out.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I certainly agree that building a LLM trained on research methods and making it available to the wider scientific community as a resource is a project idea that
fits the call well.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">If you are looking for faculty collaborators with expertise in LLMs from the department of computer science & software engineering, Gerry can help.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">If you are looking for collaborators from other departments, I am happy to send your message below to the AI@AU mailing list – just let me know.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">- Hari</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">N. Hari Narayanan<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">John H. and Gail Watson Professor and Department Chair<br>
Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering (CSSE)<br>
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering<br>
Auburn University<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> William Murrah <<a href="mailto:wmm0017@auburn.edu">wmm0017@auburn.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gerry Dozier <<a href="mailto:doziegv@auburn.edu">doziegv@auburn.edu</a>>; N Narayanan <<a href="mailto:naraynh@auburn.edu">naraynh@auburn.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Google Accelerator: Generative AI Open Call</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gerry and Hari,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I have been working with the College of Education’s ADR, our development office, and Ari to prepare a proposal for the Google Accelerator call. I am reaching out to see if there is interest and
expertise in the AU@AI group on this project. Below is a brief overview of our thinking:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This project proposes creating a domain-specific LLM that evaluates the rigor of scientific studies by extracting factors like study design and statistical metrics, rather than
just summarizing findings. By integrating methodological standards, human-in-the-loop processes, and domain expertise, we aim to produce an open-source, AI-enhanced research tool applicable across diverse fields. The long-term vision is to enhance human scientific
understanding and accelerate credible discovery, while documenting development and securing funding for continual improvement.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We believe this fits best with the second focus are of the call “Scientific Advancement”. While we have domain-specific knowledge around research methods, we feel the project would be strengthened
by collaboration with someone in computer science or elsewhere in the AI@AU community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Let me know if you have any questions or want more information about our thinking on this project. I am also open and eager for any feedback you wish to provide.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hank</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">William M. (Hank) Murrah III, Ph.D.<br>
Associate Professor and Department Head<br>
Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology<br>
College of Education<br>
Auburn University<br>
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4038 Haley Center<br>
Auburn, AL 36849-5221<br>
334-844-3806<br>
Fax: 334-844-3072</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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