Computer Science Colloquium "Navigating the Future of AI-Augmented Research and Education"
Friday, October 20, 2023 | 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm
McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 020
Friday, October 20, at NOON at McGlothlin-Street Hall 020
(Reception following at 1:15PM)
Computer Science
Homecoming Colloquium
(Part of the Schmidt Family Distinguished Lecture Series)
Title: Navigating the Future of AI-Augmented Research and Education
Speaker: Douglas C. Schmidt
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor and Associate Chair of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University
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Abstract: This presentation examines the evolution and impact of AI augmented research and education. Generative AI models provide both opportunities and challenges to software and AI engineering. This talk will concentrate on two integral domains: AI-augmented software development and the engineering of AI-enabled systems. This presentation will explore the potential of generative AI tools in aiding various software engineering stages, ranging from requirements gathering to architecture and design. Finally, drawing from personal experiences teaching upper-division computer science courses at Vanderbilt, the speaker will demonstrate the pros and cons of applying generative AI tools in the classroom. Although there are many benefits, these advances are not without challenges, necessitating a reimagining of the assessment we apply in computer science courses in an increasingly AI-centric world.
Bio: W&M alumnus Douglas C. Schmidt holds the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professorship of Computer Science and serves as the Associate Chair of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. He is also a Visiting Scientist at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was the Chief Technology Officer from 2010 to 2012. He's also been the Associate Provost of Research and the Co-Director of the Data Science
Institute at Vanderbilt. Dr. Schmidt has an extensive background in commercial technology, having served as CTO for Zircon Computing and PrismTechnologies, and in government, where he was a Deputy Office Director and Program Manager at DARPA from 2000 to 2003.