Adopting AI: How Artificial Intelligence is changing my work life
The benefits of using AI are extolled everywhere we look, but the proliferation of tools makes it hard to figure out what is useful and what to avoid.
This panel discussion will target professionals and emerging users, including students, aiming to share experiences and ideas on AI adoption.
The panel consists of four expert speakers. Each speaker will give an overview of themselves and discuss their own experiences using AI in their careers, giving insight into how AI is being used in industry and education today.
There will be plenty of time for questions from the audience.
All are welcome. You must register below; you do not have to be an IEEE member to attend.
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- Date: 06 Feb 2025
- Time: 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Starts 08 January 2025 12:00 PM
- Ends 06 February 2025 05:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Amber Hoak
Biography:
Amber Hoak is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft Research in the Special Projects group. Her work is centered around data analysis and visualization, evaluations of large language models, and machine learning engineering methodologies. She works on real-world performance-based model evaluations and engineering optimized workflows to support foundational models. Along with independent research, she collaborates with different product teams, enhancing data representation tools and delivering key metrics to enhance AI-user interaction. Her efforts are aimed at driving the next generation of research breakthroughs and deepening scientific insights for Microsoft customers.
Louvere Walker-Hannon
Biography:
Louvere (Lou) Walker-Hannon is a MathWorks application engineering senior team lead who provides technical guidance and strategic direction on implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science workflows for various applications. She has a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and a master’s degree in geographic information technology, specializing in remote sensing. Louvere has worked in three engineering roles throughout her 20-plus-year career at MathWorks. In both her fields of study and professional career, she has developed code for applications that explore how AI could be used to address societal issues. Her focus is on societal issues that impact marginalized communities while balancing addressing bias in AI. Louvere has presented her AI work and demonstrated her expertise at the Grace Hopper Celebration, Women in Data Science (WiDS), and other conferences. She was a keynote speaker at the Black in AI workshop for NeurIPS 2021 and continues to present at various events.
Lauren Jessop
Biography:
Lauren Jessop, a journalist since 2021, is now a contributor for The Center Square, covering issues in Pennsylvania since 2023.
She has also written a series of articles exploring the challenges of electric vehicle adoption, drawing on the insights of Robert Charette, author of “The EV Transition Explained,” published by IEEE Spectrum. Lehigh Valley Section IEEE member James Daley also contributed his knowledge to the project.
She loves her newfound career, as it provides her with ongoing learning opportunities.
Prior to writing, Lauren worked in a community college library for nearly 30 years.
Peter Shea
Biography:
Peter Shea, M.A. is a learning professional with extensive experience as a designer, instructor, editor, writer, and professional development manager. He currently serves as the assistant dean for digital innovation and AI integration at Middlesex Community College of Massachusetts. He is co-editor of the book Transforming Digital Learning and Assessment: A Guide to Available and Emerging Practices and Building Institutional Consensus.
