UAA IT Services (ITS), the UAA College of Engineering (CoEng), the UAA College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), UAA Office for Research, Dell and NVIDIA are pleased to invite employees and students to the UAA/Dell AI Showcase on Tuesday, April 21.

Whether you are an AI novice or a seasoned expert, this showcase offers a unique opportunity to explore the current landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its trajectory. Discover how Dell is re-engineering computers for the AI era and learn how they have partnered with higher education institutions to leverage AI Services and Solutions to transform the student and employee experience. Our very own, Dr. Kenrick Mock, CoEng Dean and Co-Director of the ADSAIL (Alaska's Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab) program, and Dr. Helena Wisniewski, CBPP Management, Marketing, Logistics and Business Analytics Chair, Marion Porter Chair, and Co-Director of the ADSAIL program, will also be sharing the vision for AI-driven Engineering and Business Education at UAA. Aaron Dotson, Vice Chancellor for Research at UAA, will be discussing their use of AI in the research field. Lastly, Joe Fugere, IT Service Center Director, will be demonstrating their new Conversation AI Support Tool.

We look forward to seeing you there as we explore the tools and strategies defining the next decade of innovation. Feel free to forward this announcement to your colleagues who may also have an interest in attending this event.

Event Details

• Date: Tuesday, April 21
• Time: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Main Showcase: 9 – 11:45 a.m.
  • Technical Deep Dive: 11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Location: Library 307 or Zoom (Link sent upon registration)

Note: Students are asked to attend via Zoom due to room capacity.

Online registration

Agenda

Agenda subject to change

• 9 a.m.: Welcome and Introduction – Ryan McDaniel, UAA CIO
• 9:05 a.m.: AI Overview and the Human Impact – Michael Shepherd, Dell Distinguished Engineer (Featuring Andi, Dell’s Virtual Assistant)
• 9:40 a.m.: AI for the Enterprise – James Austin, Dell AI Solutions (Strategies for AI Use Case Prioritization)
• 10:05 a.m.: AI in Higher Education – Craig Musheno, Dell AI Services
• 10:30 a.m.: Break
• 10:40 AM: The Current and Future State of AI at UAA:
  • College of Engineering - Dr. Kenrick Mock, Dean of the College of Engineering, Co-Director of the ADSAIL Program
  • College of Business and Public Policy - Dr. Helena Wisniewski, CBPP Management, Marketing, Logistics and Business Analytics Chair, Marion Porter Chair, and Co-Director of the ADSAIL Program
  • Office for Research – Aaron Dotson, Vice Chancellor for Research
  • IT Services - Joe Fugere, IT Service Center Director
• 11:20 a.m.: The GB10 Architecture and AI Medical Synthesis Preview – John McSwain (NVIDIA) and Dr. Amir Bahmanyari (Dell)
• 11:40 a.m.: Wrap-up - Andrew Romerdahl, Dell Account Executive
• 11:50 a.m.: Deep Dive: GB10/NVAIE Architecture – John McSwain, NVIDIA Senior Solution Architect
• 12:10 p.m.: Deep Dive: GenAI in Healthcare – Dr. Amir Bahmanyari, Dell Data Scientist (Synthesizing Medical Images using GenAI Algorithms)
• 12:30 p.m.: AI Showcase over

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