Science Café: Discovering AI

Name: Science Café: Discovering AI
Start: 2024-12-19T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-19T20:00:00-05:00
Location: The Daily Planet Cafe

Schedule

Thu Dec 19 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Daily Planet Cafe | Raleigh, NC

The Nobel Prize That Shaped Machine Learning
Grab a bite from the Daily Planet Café and join host Chris Smith for our monthly Science Café. Gather with other curious minds at this after-hours event for an informal presentation and conversation about current science topics with guest experts. The Daily Planet Café is open 5–8pm with a full menu during the Science Café.
Every year, the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University joins us to talk about the winning science behind the Nobel Prize in Physics. This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics honors groundbreaking research that laid the foundation for artificial intelligence, so we reached out to NCSU Computer Sciences for help. Join NC State University professor Dr. Xipeng Shen as we delve into how two visionary scientists combined the principles of physics and computing to revolutionize AI, driving technologies that are reshaping our world today.
Dr. Xipeng Shen is a Professor of Computer Science at NC State University, specializing in intelligent computing. His research contributions have earned him prestigious accolades, including the DOE Early Career Award, NSF CAREER Award, and Google Faculty Research Award. He is an ACM Distinguished Member, ACM Distinguished Speaker, and a Senior Member of IEEE. Dr. Shen co-founded CoCoPIE Inc. and serves as a consultant or advisory board member for leading IT companies such as Facebook, Intel, Microsoft, Huawei, and Cisco.