David L. Reed, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Inaugural Director

Dr. David Reed is the associate provost for strategic initiatives at the University of Florida and the founding director of the university’s AI² Center. Dr. Reed has been at the forefront of the AI initiative at UF. From the initial discussions about the gift of HiPerGator AI, to the buildout of AI Across the Curriculum, Reed has helped to steer the University of Florida on this new path. Dr. Reed created the Artificial Intelligence Academic Initiative Center (AI² Center) to support faculty interested in learning about AI and building out new AI courses. The Center also supports UF students who want to learn AI skills and move into AI-empowered jobs. Dr. Reed has worked across the entire campus to make this large initiative a reality. Before leading UF in its artificial intelligence initiative, Dr. Reed was the PI of a genetics/genomics lab that was funded by the National Science Foundation for 20 years in the Florida Museum of Natural History.

dlreed@ufl.edu
352-273-0987