Expand your knowledge and build new skills by attending our various engaging speaker events and workshops hosted throughout the academic year.
Meet the Expert
Each semester, we host two to three speaker events featuring experts in emerging technologies. The event includes a Q&A session where students have an opportunity to engage with the expert and have their questions answered.
Unveiling the Secrets of Generative AI and Large Language Models
Date & Time: Wednesday, April, 26, 2024, noon-1 p.m.
Speaker: Dante Everaert, AI Researcher at Amazon
Dante Everaert is a leading AI Researcher at Amazon, holding the distinction of being the youngest research scientist in the company's history. With a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, Dante has made significant contributions to various projects at Amazon, including one of the world's most widely used neural networks, Amazon Search. His groundbreaking work in neural network research, synthetic data, and Large Language Models has been featured in prestigious AI conferences, including an upcoming spotlight presentation at ICLR 2024.
Leveraging Large Language Models
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 28, 2024, noon-1 p.m.
Speaker: Prashant Jain, Vice President of Business Transformation and NA SAP Leader at Capgemini, and Rémon Hogguer, Principal at Capgemini.
Prashant Jain is an innovative technology leader with over two decades of experience spearheading Digital transportation and enterprise information systems. In his current role as the Vice President of Business Transformation and the North American SAP Center of Excellence at Capgemini, Prashant has pioneered some of the earliest successful S/4HANA projects and global business transformation. Prashant holds an Engineering degree from IIT Delhi and MBA from UCLA Anderson.
A Business Perspective on Generative AI
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Speaker: Andrea Anderson, Global Head of User and Information Experience, Guidewire
Based in Silicon Valley, and a life-long learner, connector and instigator, Andrea has led global teams for many years, designing and developing user-friendly, profitable digital business solutions using a combination of practices from design thinking, business model innovation, and agile development. Ms. Anderson has worked for companies such as MEAD Corporation and SAP, and Guidewire in a variety of roles.
Data Science and Startup Strategies with Nexus
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Speaker: Chen-Chen Huo & Konstantin Weitz, Co-founder of Nexus
In the presentation, Chen-Chen and Konstantin shared their experiences in the startup space as well as strategies to overcome obstacles while building a company. They also discussed how data empowered their company to grow and how they leveraged this to build a successful company.
Workshops
Introduction to Large Language Model – Workshop 1
Date and Time: Fall 2024, TBA
Speaker: Lutfus Sayeed, Faculty Director, Graduate Program
Location: To be Announced
Introduction to Large Language Model – Workshop 2
Date and Time: Fall 2024, TBA
Speaker: Lutfus Sayeed, Faculty Director, Graduate Program
Location: To be Announced
Harnessing AI for Experiential Learning in Business Education
Date and Time: Fall 2024, TBA
Speaker: Yikuan Lee, Professor and Professor Chenwei Li, Associate Professor at San Francisco State University.
Location: To be Announced
In their workshop, Dr. Lee and Dr. Li will share their efforts in integrating Large Language Models
(LLM) and chatbots into their courses: Management Leadership (MGMT 648) and IBUS
Entrepreneurship (IBUS 590).
Introduction to Tableau for Analyzing Climate Change Impact on Supply Change Management
Speaker: Neetan Narayan, MSBA 2024, San Francisco State University
This introductory Tableau workshop explores how to visualize climate change data effectively. Using a dataset that includes variables like temperature changes, CO2 emissions, and sea level rise, users will learn to create interactive dashboards and visualizations in Tableau. This helps to analyze trends, identify patterns, and communicate the urgency of climate action through compelling data storytelling. This workshop was supervised by Lutfus Sayeed, Faculty Director of the Graduate Program, and supported by the Mini Grant for the Lam Larsen Initiative in Emerging Technologies.
Introduction to Tableau for Analyzing Stroke Analysis
Speaker: Neetan Narayan, MSBA 2024, San Francisco State University
This Tableau workshop focuses on visualizing stroke risk factors, emphasizing the relationship between smoking, Body Mass Index (BMI) categories, and stroke incidence. Through hands-on exercises, users will learn to create interactive dashboards with Tableau's powerful tools, highlighting correlations and trends to enable deeper insights and more informed health policy discussions. This workshop was supervised by Lutfus Sayeed, Faculty Director of the Graduate Program, and supported by the Mini Grant for the Lam Larsen Initiative in Emerging Technologies.
Cloud Computing: DevOps and Orchestration with Kubernetes
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Speaker: Sameer Verma, Professor and Chair, Information Systems Dept., San Francisco State University
Prof. Verma has been teaching computer networks at SF State for over 24 years. He loves to build things for learning and fun. His projects range from [digital] cloud computing infrastructures to [analog] vacuum tube amplifiers. In addition to his academic work, Professor Verma has worked with companies in a consulting capacity in the areas of content analysis, management, and delivery.
Micro Clouds and Micro Containers: Running Kubernetes on the Edge
Date & Time: Saturday, November 04, 2023
Speaker: Jean-Michael Arraki, Justin San Andres and Andrew Raul
Containerization and Cloud Computing
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 15, 2023,
Speaker: Sameer Verma, Professor and Chair, Information Systems Dept., San Francisco State University and Jean-Michael Arraki
Prof. Verma has been teaching Information Systems at SF State for over 5 years. He loves to teach using hands-on exercises like exchange the encrypted message with his students, use Google Cloud Platform to deploy virtual machines and many more.
How to Launch Your Online Business with Open-Source Cloud
Date & Time: Friday, May 12, 2023, 10 a.m.- noon
Speaker: Tai-Yin Chi, Assistant Professor, Information Systems, San Francisco State University
Prof. Verma has been teaching Information Systems at SF State for over 5 years. He loves to teach using hands-on exercises like exchange the encrypted message with his students, use Google Cloud Platform to deploy virtual machines and many more.