Webinar Series

AI Webinar Series

Explore the cutting edge of artificial intelligence through expert insights from both academia and industry. Join us as we delve into AI's transformative potential and connect with fellow professionals.

Recordings of previous sessions are available on this page.

Interested in giving a talk? Email us at disc@ou.edu.

Session 1

April 21, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Speakers:

John Hassell - The Two Faces of AI: Prediction, Generation, and the Myths Between
Lindsey Mastin and Sheniqia Haynes – AI and Student Career Development
Marcos Stocco - Industry Perspective: Impacts of AI Incorporation in S/W Development Team Dynamics

Session 2

April, 30, 2025 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Speakers:

V. Nicholas LoLordo – The Future of Gen Ed Reading & Writing in the Age of Generative AI
Eric Day – Thriving with AI in the Workplace
Kofi Asarei – AI in Construction Science

Speakers:

Samuel J. Huskey – Sustaining and Accelerating Digital Humanities Research with AI When Funding is Scarce.
Ziyang Xu – Disciplinary Diversity in Academic AI Adoption: A Comparative Analysis of AI Tool Usage Declarations Across Scientific Fields.
Glen McGowan, Google Industry CX – Google: AI trends in Large Network and Cloud Service Provider Industries.

Session 4

May 16, 2025 12:00 PM -1:00 PM

Speakers:

Farrokh Mistree – Generative AI for Designing Policy and Business Strategy for Sustainable Development
Manika Lamba – Coconut Libtool: AI-Driven Document Analysis
Anany Gupta – Multiagent Reinforcement Learning for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading

Session 5

May 27, 2025 12:00 PM -1:00 PM

Speakers:

Stacey Tovino – AI and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Selena Feng - RegionDefiner: Democratizing Regionalization Algorithms Through Large Language Models