The Semantic Web and Artifical Intelligence: December 9th, 2009
Toronto Girl Geek Dinner: The Semantic Web and Artificial Intelligence
When: Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Where: Fionn MacCools (181 University Ave at Adelaide) (map)
Fee: $10.00 (This nominal fee holds your spot and will pay for your first drink.)
TGGD #17: Dr. Sheila McIlraith, Computer Science, University of Toronto
What is the Semantic web and how will it change our lives and how we use the Internet? How far off is Artificial Intelligence - the stuff of dreams, books and movies? What type of research is happening in the robotics field right in our own city?
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sheila McIlraith, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, as our featured speaker for our final Toronto Girl Geek Dinner of 2009.
Here are two examples to get you thinking:
Hunch is a decision-engine designed to take our question responses and calibrate them. It is a teaching engine that gets smarter the more your share your responses. Who knows where that will lead us!
Or, take this new beta project by Xtranormal which allows simple instructions to build animation. Creating this web content is very intuitive and is just steps away anticipating your style or your content needs.
More TGGD Details:When: Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Where: Fionn MacCools (181 University Ave at Adelaide) (map)
Fee: $10.00 (This nominal fee holds your spot and will pay for your first drink.)
TGGD #17: Dr. Sheila McIlraith, Computer Science, University of Toronto
What is the Semantic web and how will it change our lives and how we use the Internet? How far off is Artificial Intelligence - the stuff of dreams, books and movies? What type of research is happening in the robotics field right in our own city?
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sheila McIlraith, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, as our featured speaker for our final Toronto Girl Geek Dinner of 2009.
As our guest speaker, Sheila will touch upon the following topics:
Sheila McIlraith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto. Prior to joining U of T, Prof. McIlraith spent six years as a Research Scientist at Stanford University, and one year at Xerox PARC. McIlraith's research is in the area of knowledge representation and reasoning. She has 10 years of industrial R&D experience developing artificial intelligence applications. McIlraith is the author of over 50 scholarly publications. She is an associate editor of the journal Artificial Intelligence and past program co-chair of the International Semantic Web Conference. McIlraith's early work on Semantic Web Services has had notable impact. Her research has also made practical contributions to the development of next-generation NASA space systems and to emerging Web standards.
We're also really thankful for our awesome sponsor Hover. Check them out at Hover.com for your Domain and Email needs.
What's the Semantic web? - cognitive robotics -- creating thinking robots
- what cognitive robotics has to do with the semantic web
- some of the long-term societal influences of AI research
Sheila McIlraith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto. Prior to joining U of T, Prof. McIlraith spent six years as a Research Scientist at Stanford University, and one year at Xerox PARC. McIlraith's research is in the area of knowledge representation and reasoning. She has 10 years of industrial R&D experience developing artificial intelligence applications. McIlraith is the author of over 50 scholarly publications. She is an associate editor of the journal Artificial Intelligence and past program co-chair of the International Semantic Web Conference. McIlraith's early work on Semantic Web Services has had notable impact. Her research has also made practical contributions to the development of next-generation NASA space systems and to emerging Web standards.
We're also really thankful for our awesome sponsor Hover. Check them out at Hover.com for your Domain and Email needs.
Here are two examples to get you thinking:
Hunch is a decision-engine designed to take our question responses and calibrate them. It is a teaching engine that gets smarter the more your share your responses. Who knows where that will lead us!
Or, take this new beta project by Xtranormal which allows simple instructions to build animation. Creating this web content is very intuitive and is just steps away anticipating your style or your content needs.
The formal portion of the program kicks off at 7:00. Folks usually gather between 6:00 and 7:00. Meals/drinks are cash & carry. We charge a $10.00 fee to sign up for the event. This money will be directly allocated to your first drink at dinner. If you sign up to attend, please come. Our events frequently sell out and we have many people on the wait list. If you can't attend, please change your RSVP asap so that it opens the door to others who might want to join us.
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