AI Experts Guest Lecture Series

Term: Spring 2025

Date: April 14th, 2025

Time: 2:30pm – 3:45pm

Location: Torgersen Hall 1080

Instructor: Junghwan Kim

Presented By: Geography (GEO)

Description:

Hosted by GEOG 4094/5094: Generative AI Applications in Social Science, we are excited to bring you another round of the AI Experts Guest Lecture Series, now featuring more extensive and diverse topics and renowned speakers from across the nation. Thank you for your great interest in last semester’s guest speaker series, which was a great success. Based on the positive response, we are expanding this series, which is open to the Virginia Tech community, providing an opportunity to engage with leading experts on AI applications across multiple disciplines.

Mark Your Calendar
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM ET
Location: TORG 1080 or via Zoom
When: March 5 – April 23, 2025

Topics & Speakers
- Geographic Information Science (GIS) & AI – Zhenlong Li, PhD, Penn State University (March 5)
- Transportation & AI – Seongjin Choi, PhD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (March 24)
- Law & AI (Begins at 3 PM) – Dyane L. O’Leary, JD, Suffolk University Law School (March 31)
- AI & Wildlife Conservation – Francesco Ferretti, PhD, Virginia Tech (April 2)
- AI Literacy and Social Impacts (Insights from Industry) – Jen García, Employ California (April 7)
- Recent AI Research Trends – Ismini Lourentzou, PhD, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (April 9)
- AI for Urban Planning/Design (Insights from Industry) – Damiano Cerrone, UrbanistAI (April 14)
- AI for Higher Education – Gamze Yilmaz, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Boston (April 16)
- AI for Smart & Sustainable Cities (Insights from Industry) – Jenna Fortunati, HaydenAI (April 21)
- Ethical Issues of AI: AI Ethics Lab – Nate Walker, PhD, Rutgers University (April 23)

This series provides an opportunity to explore cutting-edge AI applications and their impact on society, policy, and industry. More details, including the Zoom link, will be shared as each event approaches. For questions, contact Dr. Junghwan Kim (junghwankim@vt.edu). We look forward to your participation in this exciting and insightful lecture series.