New Lucy Ins(AI)ghts video series: Using AI to detect misinformation and address impacts to democracy
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With the 2024 U.S. elections only a week away, many are wondering, “How does AI impact democracy?” Faculty researchers at the University of Notre Dame are tackling this question by working to minimize misinformation, explore AI's challenges and opportunities and advance democracy for the common good.
In the first installment, "Using AI to detect misinformation and address impacts to democracy," listen as the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society's Dmitry Zaytsev and Brian Fogarty reflect on the implications of AI's influence in democracy, and hear from David Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame and the director of the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative.
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| Attention University Faculty: Sign up to be an iTREDS scholar faculty mentor!
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Would you like to work with an interdisciplinary team of iTREDS scholars?
The Interdisciplinary Traineeship for Socially Responsible and Engaged Data Scientists (iTREDS) Scholars Program prepares undergraduate students at the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College in data science, emphasizing social responsibility and community engagement.
As a faculty mentor, you will guide a team of students through a Capstone project.
To participate, submit a project topic/theme and any questions to Sugana Chawla by November 9th.
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| "Can LLMs Reason and Plan?"
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TODAY October 30 | 3:30pm
Room 101, Jordan Hall of Science
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Renowned AI expert and professor of computer science at Arizona State University, Kambhampati studies fundamental problems in planning and decision making, motivated in particular by the challenges of human-aware AI systems.
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Co-Sponsored Invited Speaker:
Cristos Goodrow, Vice President of Engineering at YouTube
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| "Data Science as a Profession Speaker Series"
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November 1 | 12:30pm
Hesburgh Library Room 246
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Join the Technology and Digital Studies Program as they host Cristos Goodrow as part of the "Data Science as a Profession Speaker Series."
This event is student-focused, but all are welcome! Lunch will be provided.
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“Tech Ethics, Design, and Engineering at YouTube”
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November 1 | 3:00pm
Debartolo Hall Room 102
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In this talk, Cristos Goodrow will explore ethical challenges and considerations behind designing YouTube’s recommendation systems, focusing on balancing user value with social responsibility. He will highlight the importance of prioritizing well-being and transparency in algorithm development, advocating for an approach that fosters both user value and responsible discovery while addressing misinformation and autonomy.
This event is open to the public and welcomes everyone to join. Co-sponsored by the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society.
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| “AI, Generative AI, and the Real World: The What and How and the 7 Secrets of Making AI Work in the Enterprise”
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November 7 | 2:00pm
Debartolo Hall Room 208
RSVP here
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Usama Fayyad is the inaugural executive director of the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University and professor of the practice at Khoury College of Computer Sciences. He is Chairman of Open Insights, a technology and consulting firm he founded in 2008 after leaving Yahoo! to help enterprises deploy Data-driven solutions to grow revenue from AI and Data assets.
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| “Multi-modal Large Language Models for Prompt Guided Image Analysis”
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November 8 | 1:30pm
Debartolo Hall Room 120
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Lawrence O. Hall is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida and the co-Director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence + X. His research interests lie in learning from big data, distributed machine learning, medical image understanding, bioinformatics, pattern recognition, modeling imprecision in decision making, and integrating AI into image processing.
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GIS Day 2024: Call for Lightning Talk Proposals
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Proposal deadline: FRIDAY, November 1
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Hosted by the University of Notre Dame's Hesburgh Libraries, the GIS Day planning team invites proposals for short presentations (either podium or poster) for the annual event. Share how GIS contributes to your real-world research and projects that make a difference in our community and around the world.
If you’re interested in presenting a lightning talk, please submit a brief abstract with a title and all author affiliation(s) to Matthew.Sisk@nd.edu by November 1, 2024.
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| PhD Student Opportunity at Brandeis University: Visual Analytics
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Application Deadline: January 15, 2025
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Dylan Cashman, assistant professor of computer science at Brandeis University, is seeking a PhD student who is researching Visual Analytics to start in Fall 2025 at Brandeis University.
The project will be related to reproducible visual analytics research systems. The ideal student should be interested in data visualization systems (i.e. OS, networking, databases experience is a plus). Enthusiasm for this project can be matched with advising, training, and direction. Please share with any interested students that you know. Interested applicants should mention their interest in working with Dylan Cashman, and can apply directly via this link.
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"The Lucy Family Institute will be an intellectual and interdisciplinary beacon that produces impactful and equitable data-driven solutions for the good of society."
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– Nitesh Chawla, Founding Director
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