AI For Non-Tech Workshop

Date and Time: June 25th, 3 PM - 5 PM

Location: Olin Hall of Engineering, Room 400, University of Southern California

Event Description: Join us for an engaging and insightful workshop designed for non-technical individuals interested in the world of AI. This workshop will provide an introduction to AI concepts, applications, and its impact on various industries. Whether you are a beginner or looking to expand your knowledge, this workshop is perfect for anyone eager to learn about AI without a technical background.

Agenda:

2:30 pm Checkin

3:00 pm A Gaze Into the AI Future - Andrew Bi

3:30 pm Reinforcement Learning for LLMs - Ragheb Raad

4:00 pm Practical Day to Day AI Usages - Yan Hong

4:30 pm Q&A and Networking

Guest Speakers:

Ragheb Raad
Ragheb Raad, PhD, is a versatile professional blending expertise in academia and industry. As an accomplished author, university instructor, and machine learning engineer specializing in computer vision, Raad brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the field.
He earned his PhD from the University of Southern California, graduating from the esteemed Computation and Data Discovery Group. Currently, Raad serves as an adjunct lecturer at the university's Industrial & Systems Engineering Department where he imparts knowledge to budding engineers through courses covering Python programming, statistics, deep learning, and blockchain systems.
In addition to his academic endeavors, he actively contributes to groundbreaking projects in the industry. He has lent his expertise to renowned organizations such as OpenAI and ScaleAI. Notably, Raad is instrumental in the OSTRICH project at OpenAI, focusing on enhancing the capabilities of ChatGPT through meticulous improvements of generated code.
At ScaleAI, Raad serves as a reinforcement learning engineer, specializing in tuning and training large language models. His contributions to projects like Vanilla, Flamingo, Dolphin, and Bulba showcase his prowess in harnessing AI for real-world applications.

Andrew Bi

Graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology with a major in Optoelectronics, formerly employed at the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) from the University of Notre Dame, USA, with a full scholarship. Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of California, USA, honored as a Top 5% graduate.
30 years of extensive IT high-tech and business experience in both the US and China. Worked at leading American semiconductor technology companies, including the core product development division at AMD CPU, and served as CEO and executive director of both publicly listed and startup companies in China.
Holds a Certificate in Business Management from UCLA. Completed a Sino-American Business Strategy Seminar at Harvard Business School. Chief representative of academic exchanges at the University of Cambridge (Materials Science). Certified in Artificial Intelligence Education from MIT.
Founder of BIXORY AI in the USA and Chengdu BiXing Technology Co., Ltd. Dedicated to empowering AI to build superhuman intelligence.

Yan Hong

Founder of HackHub, Co-Founder of AI recruitment startup ProMatch.ai.President of the Canadian Youth Golf Association (NPO), and Founder of the Snowly.Software Development Engineer in AmazonCore team member of AI healthcare company MetaOptima (Series A funding of $8.6M) and AI legal company TextIQ (acquired by the publicly listed company Qualtrics).
Awarded Forbes U30 Scholar in 2018, recognized as an Outstanding Young Entrepreneur in North America. Invited lecturer at Siemens, Ping An Insurance, the University of Washington, and Simon Fraser University.

Free food and drink will be provided :)

Event Sponsor: ProMatch.ai

ProMatch revolutionizes the hiring using AI to automate and accelerate corporate hiring, saving businesses $1,000's in otherwise tediously labour intensive processes. Vague job need to comprehensive candidate short-list in 3 minutes.

Event Co-Host

James Wang is a private equity investor at Marlin Equity Partners where he focuses on software and tech-enabled services. Prior to joining Marlin, he was at Barclays' tech group in Menlo Park where he worked on multiple high profile transactions including Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, AirBnB's IPO, eBay's Classified Business spin off etc. James earned a B.S. in Economic from University of Southern California

Host or Publisher HackHub