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Distinguished Speaker Series
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida brings in globally recognized researchers that engage in cutting-edge and deeply impactful scientific R&D across all areas of computing.
The field of computing is witnessing explosive growth in so many diverse areas. The distinguished Seminar series represents the department’s commitment to ensure that our students, faculty, collaborators and all stakeholders are exposed to critical scientific advancements in the broad computing landscape that have significant impact to advancing our society as a whole. All are welcome to attend the talks.
Nitesh Chawla
Frank M. Freimann Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Traversing the AI + X Continuum for Impact
October 25, 2024
USF - Tampa Campus
USF Research Park
3814 Spectrum Level 1
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Carolina Cruz-Neira
Agere Chair Professor of Computer Science, University of Central Florida
Member of the IEEE VR Academy, IEEE Fellow, ACM Computer Pioneer, AWE XR Hall of Fame member, member of the Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame, and National Academy of Engineering Member
Unlocking the Future: 30 Years of Innovation at the Crossroads of Visualization, Immersion, and Digital Twins
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 1:00pm
USF - Tampa Campus
ENB 118, 3820 USF Alumni Drive
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Chandra Kambhamettu
Professor of Computer Science at the University of Delaware
Former research scientist at NASA-
Goddard, NSF CAREER Recipient, Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science at
Franklin Institute Recipient
A new way of looking at the 3D World for Better Representation and
Understanding
December 02, 2024 at 9:00am
USF - Tampa Campus
USF Center for Urban Transportation Research
3808 USF Alumni Drive
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Karen Panetta
Distinguished Professor, Tufts University School of Engineering
Fellow of NAI, IEEE, AAIA, NASA JOVE and AAAS and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
The Eye In AI: Human Visual System (HVS) Approaches for Robust Artificial Intelligence
December 12, 2024 at 9:30am
USF - Tampa Campus
USF Center for Urban Transportation Research
3808 USF Alumni Drive
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Mohit Bansal
John R. & Louise S. Parker Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, UNC Chapel Hill
Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (ECASE), IIT Kanpur Young Alumnus Award, DARPA Director's Fellowship, NSF CAREER Award, Army Young Investigator Award (YIP)
Planning Agents for Collaborative Reasoning and Multimodal Generation
December 16, 2024 at 10:00am
USF - Tampa Campus
USF Center for Urban Transportation Research
3808 USF Alumni Drive
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Spring Seminars
Avi Ma’ayan
Mount Sinai Endowed Professor and Director of Mount Sinai Center for Bioinformatics
Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Professor of AI and Public Health, Faculty at Icahn Genomics Institute
Universal Biomarker: One Assay to Diagnose and Track Most Human
Diseases
Time and Location: TBA