University of South Dakota Invites Local Residents to Fourth Annual AI Symposium

The University of South Dakota (USD) is preparing to host its fourth annual AI Symposium. This free event, open to the public, will gather AI and data engineering experts from academia, industry, and government. They will discuss current issues and potential collaboration areas. The symposium will focus on sectors facing big data challenges, such as health care, cybersecurity, quantum computing, sustainable agriculture, and risk management.

The symposium will include two keynote speakers, short presentations, and a discussion session. The speakers include Michael Littman, Ph.D., from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Brown University, and James Joshi, Ph.D., from the NSF Directorate of Technology, Innovation and Partnership (TIP) and the University of Pittsburgh. Littman will talk about the role of machine learning in task automation and AI at the NSF. Joshi will discuss privacy, ethics, and responsible AI in cybersecurity. Other speakers include Lee Baugh, Ph.D., from USD, and Matthias Plum, Ph.D., from South Dakota Mines.

Mandie Weinandt, Ph.D., director of the USD Center for Teaching and Learning, will lead a panel discussion at 2:30 p.m. A workshop titled 'AI for Good – From Engineering to entrepreneurship' was held on April 5. It featured speakers like USD alumnus Kurtis Van Gent from Google SenseAI, and Naveen Rokkam from Mygo Consulting Inc.

The AI Symposium is organized by the USD Department of Computer Science. For more details and registration, visit the official website.

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