Full course description
Term: Fall 2025
Date: October 3rd, 2025
Time: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Location: Community Assembly in the Creativity + Innovation District Living-Learning Community
Instructor: Phyllis Newbill
Presented By: Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT)
Description:
The AI-Accessibility project brings together faculty and student researchers from architecture, computer science, human sciences, and marketing, to design and test new building technologies which aim to maximize the functionality of artificially intelligent navigation aids for individuals with disability. The project team works closely with stakeholders within and beyond the Virginia Tech community to explore the co-design of software and built space, deploying the latest advances in machine learning and material fabrication in high-impact recreational, residential, and institutional settings.
Speakers:
Dr. Andrew Gipe-Lazarou (PI), Accessibility + Design Lead, School of Architecture;
Dr. Luis Borunda Monsivais (Co-PI), Technical Lead, School of Architecture;
Dr. Meng Zhu (Co-PI), Marketing Lead Virginia Tech, Department of Marketing;
Dr. Na Meng (Co-PI), Technical Lead Virginia Tech, Department of Computer Engineering;
Dr. Abhijit Sarkar (Co-PI), Data + Analytics Virginia Tech Transportation Institute;
Ralisa N. Dawkins (Co-PI), Accessibility Virginia Tech, Dept. of Science and Technology in Society;