SAS and NC State Launch AI Research Partnership

SAS and NC State launched the SAS Think & Do Tank, a research partnership focused on human health, nutrition and environmental resilience, the organizations announced in a press release. The two year pilot will integrate SAS software and technical expertise into research through NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

One of the first projects will study translational predictive biology, which combines biological models, data and AI to predict how diseases and possible treatments may behave in humans. Researchers will connect studies in living systems with lab models such as organoids and organ chips.

The teams will explore statistical and AI methods for datasets that contain detailed information from relatively few biological subjects. The models will account for biological relationships, quantify uncertainty and provide explanations for their conclusions. SAS will also provide guidance on data practices and AI governance to participating faculty and students.