Research
Seminar: Craig Zilles, Exams with More Learning and Less Stress with a Computer-Based Testing Facility
Learn how the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign implemented frequent testing through its Computer-Based
Testing Facility (CBTF).
NLP Seminar: Environmentally Sustainable AI: Challenges and Solutions
This talk will characterize the complex relationship between AI and the environment, as exemplified by LLMs.
MassAITC Webinar | Listening to the Heart: In-Ear Infrasonic Technology for Blood Pressure and Beyond
This talk will highlight the results of MindMics’ recent feasibility study on non-invasive blood pressure monitoring using in-ear infrasonic signals.
PhD Thesis Defense: Chenghao Lyu, Intelligent Cost-Performance Optimization for Big Data Analytics
PhD Thesis Defense: Chenghao Lyu, Intelligent Cost-Performance Optimization for Big Data Analytics
PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense: Mashrur Rashik, Human-Centered Design of Contextually Appropriate Conversational Agents for Enhancing Public Interaction, Engagement, and Multimodal Experiences
PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense: Mashrur Rashik
Data Science for the Common Good (DS4CG) Poster Session
Join the 2025 cohort of DS4CG students for lunch and a poster session where you will get to learn about each project directly from students.
MassAITC Webinar: Advancing Fair & Effective AI for Older Adults
Artificial intelligence holds promise to transform care for older adults, yet today’s AI systems routinely underperform for this population.
PhD Thesis Defense: James Kostas, Coagent Networks: Reinforcement Learning with Asynchronous Stochastic Neural Networks
PhD Thesis Defense, James Kostas
CSSI Seminar: Nathan Wycoff (UMass Mathematics & Statistics)
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SOLAR Lab Seminar: Aditya Akella, Man-Made Heuristics Are Dead. Long Live Code Generators!
This work suggests a focus on AI’s ability to generate code and replace traditionally human-designed components (heuristics) in research.
Parul Gupta, Fairness in AI: Preventing AI Systems from Bias
Join us on Apr. 3 for a virtual presentation held by Parul Gupta, a senior engineer at Meta and CICS alum, as she explores ideas like equity and fairness.
CSSI Seminar: Graduate Student Spotlights
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