Nebraska's Hau Chan has been selected to be part of an international research effort focused on the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence. The project is part of a broader collaboration between the National Science Foundation and CSIRO (Australia's national science agency) to fund groundbreaking artificial intelligence research that ultimately solves environmental and societal issues. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will lead U.S. research efforts in collaboration with the New York-based Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of New South Wales. The work will concentrate on the development of AI-powered solutions to drought, harmful environmental emissions and infectious diseases. Chan, assistant professor in the School of Computing, will serve as principal investigator on a project that will use AI to determine appropriate allocation of resources such as water, vaccines, medical supplies and non-fossil fuel vehicle stations.