About

The UT Austin-Amazon Science Hub, launched in 2023, is a world-class partnership dedicated to advancing research in a variety of areas including information retrieval, machine learning and robotics. Together, we create an environment for local, regional, national and international participants to accelerate the advancement of science and solve challenges of societal and real-world impact.


Our Pillars of Collaboration

By fostering collaboration between students, faculty and Amazon partners, we create an environment for participants to accelerate scientific knowledge and solve big challenges facing society. The UT Austin-Amazon Science Hub is built around three collaborative pillars:

Technical Ambassadors

Our technical ambassadors are comprised of representatives from UT who strengthen technical connections within the hub. Together with UT and Amazon leadership, they provide strategic direction and governance of the Hub.

Texas Engineer Luis Sentis

Luis Sentis (Interim Director)

Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and UT Austin-Amazon Science Hub Interim Director

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Sujay Sanghavi (Associate Director)

SFAI Ambassador
Science Hub Associate Director; Associate Professor, Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Associate professor Joydeep Biswas

Joydeep Biswas

Consumer Robotics Ambassador
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science

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Assistant professor David Harwath

David Harwath

Prime Video Ambassador
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

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Texas Engineer Todd Humphreys

Todd Humphreys

Kuiper Ambassador
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

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Professor Adam Klivans

Adam Klivans

Build-on Trainium Ambassador
Professor, Department of Computer Science

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Matt Lease

Last Mile Ambassador
Professor, School of Information

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