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08
Aug
11:00 am PhD Thesis Defense

PhD Thesis Defense: Mashrur Rashik, Human-Centered Design of Contextually Appropriate Conversational Agents for Enhancing Public Interaction, Engagement, and Multimodal Experiences

This dissertation advances conversational AI by showing how multi-agent chatbots, thoughtful avatar design, and personalized interactions enhance engagement...
08
Aug
2:00 pm PhD Thesis Defense

PhD Thesis Defense: Shib Dasgupta, Box Embeddings as Set-theoretic Representations for Information Retrieval and Recommender Systems

I develop a Gumbel random process-based approach that improves the optimization  landscape, resulting in a more stable and expressive variant of Box Embedding.
02
Sep
12:00 am Academics

First Day of Classes, Fall 2025

To review a full list of academic events, visit https://www.umass.edu/registrar/academic-calendar#spring%202024.
05
Sep
12:00 pm Career Development

Amherst Area Employers Internship Fair

Looking for an internship around Amherst? If so, local businesses across many industries are hiring part-time Interns at the Amherst Area Internship Fair.
10
Sep
9:00 am Career Development

CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference

CICS offers limited scholarship opportunities for students to attend the Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference or the Grace Hopper Celebration.

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