Milwaukee School of Engineering opens new Diercks Center with focus on artificial intelligence, robotics

The Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall is now open at the Milwaukee School of Engineering campus. A new academic center for next-generation technologies is celebrating its grand opening at Milwaukee School of Engineering. The Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall, funded by a donation from Dwight Diercks, a MSOE regent and alumnus, and his wife, Dian, was just completed at 1025 N. Milwaukee St. -- in the center of the downtown campus. It will prepare students for such growing fields as artificial intelligence, deep learning, cybersecurity, robotics and cloud computing. Artificial intelligence involves computers simulating human behavior to perform tasks.