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Nov 9, 2024 • 19min

Data Privacy and Security in the Age of AI with Dr. Umar Iqbal

Hello Neural Network listeners! Today, we discuss the complexities of Data Privacy and Security with Dr. Umar Iqbal from Washington University in St. Louis, especially with a focus on AI advancements. You won't want to miss our discussion on technology policy in the past and future!
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Oct 27, 2024 • 21min

LLMs and Alleviating Loneliness with Dr. Stefano Puntoni

Hello NN Listeners! In this week’s episode, we were joined by Dr. Stefano Puntoni, a professor at The Wharton school with research around marketing, artificial intelligence, and decision-driven analytics. We had an insightful conversation spanning education systems across different continents to the community at UPenn to his work with large language models. We hope you enjoy!
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Oct 19, 2024 • 15min

The Last Mile Problem with Dr. Vahideh Manshadi

In the second part of our interview with Dr. Manshadi, we discuss the implications of the decision-making and algorithmic processes behind these initiatives that benefit non-profits. Furthermore, we discuss our thoughts on the last mile problem. We hope you enjoy and tune in next week for another episode!
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Oct 11, 2024 • 19min

AI in the Social Sector with Dr. Vahideh Manshadi

Hello NN Listeners! In this week's episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Vahideh Manshadi, a professor and the Research Director for Operations Research at the Center for Algorithms, Data, & Market Design. She provides insight into the growing use of algorithms and AI in modeling, especially in the field of operations research, along with applications in matching platforms. Listen to hear about her work in the sector of societal good. Hope you enjoy!
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Sep 27, 2024 • 16min

AI-Powered Consulting and Chess with Dr. Santiago Segarra

Hello NN Listeners! Here's the second part of our interview with Dr. Santiago Segarra, a W. M. Rice Trustee Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. He provides insight on his startup in progress, Acumen, which helps streamline consulting tasks with AI. Stick around till the end to hear Dr. Segarra's answer to some more fun questions, including his favorite hobbies and what other field he'd like to be an expert in. Hope you enjoy!
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Sep 24, 2024 • 22min

Signal Processing and Shakespeare with Dr. Santiago Segarra

Hello NN Listeners! In this week's episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Santiago Segarra, a W. M. Rice Trustee Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. We discuss his research interests, primarily graph signal processing, and interdisciplinary applications. Stick around till the end to hear about his work on Shakespearean play attributions. You can catch the second part of the interview next week. Hope you enjoy!
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Sep 13, 2024 • 17min

AI and the Brain with Dr. Michael Frank

Hello NN Listeners! In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Michael Frank, a cognitive, linguistic, and psychological professor at Brown University. We keep up our discussion about the evolutionary role of AI in cognitive neuroscience with applications tied to the development of signal processing and language models. Dr. Frank also shares his favorite scientist and things to do in Rhode Island towards the end of the episode. Hope you enjoy!
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Sep 6, 2024 • 21min

Cognitive Neuroscience and AI/ML's Role with Dr. Michael Frank

Hello NN Listeners! In this week's episode, we were joined by Dr. Michael Frank, a professor of cognitive, linguistic, and psychological science at Brown University. We got to discuss his research and projects, from hierarchies of cognitive control to reinforcement learning. It was nice to hear his insights from a wide range of experiences and disciplines. Stay tuned for next week's episode for the second part of the interview!
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Aug 30, 2024 • 21min

Image Processing and Robotics with Dr. Jason Corso

Hello NN Listeners! In this week's episode, we were joined by Dr. Jason Corso, a professor of robotics and EECS at the University of Michigan. We discuss his computer vision startup, Voxel51, going through the challenges and nature of its founding. Tune in till the end to hear about his robotics research and the UMich community. We hope you enjoy!
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Aug 24, 2024 • 18min

The Interdisciplinary Nature of AI in Healthcare with Shawn Coe

Hello NN Listeners! In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with CTO Shawn Coe from Care.Trials. We talk about Cairo, a specialized language model used by the company, the interdisciplinary aspects of AI in healthcare, and how Shawn maintains a work-life balance. We hope you enjoy!

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