Vasco Singh

Wednesday, February 26th 12-1 pm | 1400 18th Ave S A2009

ChatEDU was started as four students attempting to dream up the future of education. Through iterations, they built knowledge graphs of entire majors, a “search engine” for different learning paths, and even PDF-to-video lessons. Yet, time and time again, students would try these tools briefly before reverting to their usual study habits. Much like breaking other habits, students are rigid in how they study—introducing AI successfully isn’t about giving them a new tool, but embedding AI into the ways they already learn.

 

Vasco Singh, a ChatEDU founder, will walk through the evolution of ChatEDU, from V1 to V5, and the hard lessons learned before it finally gained traction with students. He’ll dive into the technical challenges of structuring AI for education, the trade-offs between different models in practice, and surprising insights from real student usage data. Whether you're interested in pedagogy, AI infrastructure, or the realities of getting AI into students’ hands, this session will explore what it really takes to build AI tools that students don’t just try once—but actually use. Pizza lunch will be provided. 

Hosted by the Data Science Institute, AI Days 2025 will be held on March 5–6, showcasing the latest advancements in artificial intelligence. Whether you're new to AI or actively incorporating it into your teaching and research, this event provides valuable insights into cutting-edge training methods, architectural models, and emerging applications. Engage with interactive sessions, expert panels, and hands-on workshops designed for educators, researchers, and students looking to stay ahead in this rapidly evolving field.

 

LIVE AI Days Sessions

 

ChatBots, Intelligent Agents, & Robots for Learning

Wed March 5th 1:00–2:00 PM 

 

AI Learning Innovation Demos 

Wed March 5th 2:15–3:15 PM

 

AI Days Featured Speakers

 

Ben Hunt, Creator of Epsilon Theory, Chief Investment Officer at Second Foundation Partners

"Reading the Rhyme of History: Using Generative AI"

 

Curtis Northcutt, CEO and Co-Founder of Cleanlab

"Modern Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)"

 

Dr. Charreau Bell, Director of Data Science Minor at Vanderbilt

"Bridging Disciplines through AI Innovation"

 

Dr. Jesse Spencer-Smith, Director of Vanderbilt Data Science Institute

"From Research to Reality: Implementing AI"

LIVE Spark Research Grants stimulate applied exploration of novel learning technology ideas and directions with strong potential for impact in formal, informal, or workplace learning contexts. We encourage proposals that include novel applications of emerging learning technologies and particularly those that explore the use of AI and analytics to improve learning and/or training. 

Spark Research Grants provide financial support as well as generous in-kind resources. Proposal budgets will be carefully evaluated with priority given to those that are well-justified and clearly support project's goals.

 

Applications are due March 21, 2025

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Digital Lab is now accepting applications for new and emerging digital projects to sponsor in spring and summer 2025. Vanderbilt faculty with projects requiring digital  

technology or seeking to develop a proof of concept for larger funding opportunities are encouraged to apply. Selected projects should be culturally significant, globally impactful, and designed for long-term preservation. The Digital Lab will provide grants of up to $4,000 per project, along with staff support and potential collaboration on future grant applications.

 

Proposals are due March 21, 2025

Over the past four years the Gates Foundation K-12 team has funded partnerships with education technology providers to help school districts and researchers understand student learning through everyday tools. This year, real-world math learning datasets generated through those tools are being made available as part of a forthcoming Request for Proposals, in partnership with Digital Promise. Preliminary information and an link to sign up for updates are available at the link below and the full call will be released March 1st, 2025. If you have specific questions related to a proposal idea that you would like to discuss with a program office, please reach out to live@vanderbilt.edu to get connected.

You can find the latest information about the LIVE Learning Innovation Incubator and the LIVE Learning Innovation Series on our website and sign-up for our mailing list to receive periodic updates and invitations to our events.

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