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AI and Robotics: A Brief Overview of a Career

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Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics are rapidly transforming industries, offering exciting career opportunities and driving innovation. This workshop aims to introduce participants to the dynamic fields of AI and robotics, exploring their growing impact on industries. The workshop will provide an overview of career pathways within AI and robotics. Veloso’s extensive background in both academic research and industry application offers a unique perspective, showcasing real-world examples of AI’s transformative power in both robotics and the financial domain. This session is ideal for students, professionals, and enthusiasts interested in pursuing a career in AI and robotics or learning more about the future of these rapidly evolving technologies.

Speaker:  Manuela Veloso

Bio: Manuela Veloso is Head of AI Research at JPMorgan Chase and Herbert A. Simon University Professor Emerita in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Veloso pursues research interests in core AI as AI robot and digital agents with perception, cognition, and action. She further aims at a seamless human-AI symbiotic interaction. Veloso is a member of the National Academy of Engineering for “her contributions to artificial intelligence and its applications to robotics and to the financial domain.” She is a past president of AAAI, and a co-founder of RoboCup. Veloso is a fellow of AAAI, IEEE, ACM, and AAAS. She has a BSc. and MSc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from IST, an MA in Computer Science from BU, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from CMU. Veloso has doctorate honorary degrees from the Catholic University of Portugal, University of Bordeaux, ISCTE, and University of Orebro. See www.cs.cmu.edu/~mmv for detailed information.

Moderator: Somosmita Mitra

Bio: Somosmita is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, specializing in Machine Learning and Computer Vision. Her research focuses on developing deep learning models for real-world applications, including image segmentation and haze mitigation in outdoor scenes.

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