Category: Presentations and Talks

Curious about Chat GPT, AI and machine learning and the impact they will have on the world? Attend presentations by two thought leaders in these areas. The National Institute for Research and Digital Transformation is pleased to welcome Dr. Monica Coley from Amazon Web Services and Andy Lin from Mark III to offer their perspectives and thoughts on this rapidly evolving technology.

• Coley, “AIML in a nutshell,” 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 2 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) provide promise for advancing the practice of medicine and improving patient treatment and outcomes. Though the future of AI/ML yields optimism, excitement and a platform for innovation, challenges and concerns also exist around algorithm development, accuracy, implementation, adoption and trust within the industry. Coley will examine the key themes around AI/ML from both the context of the advantages of the innovation and its implications for the healthcare industry.
• Lin, “AI/ML & Simulation: State of the industry & practical tips for the next five years,” 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 3 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room
  • Whether someone is focused on accelerating their research, building next-generation products and services in industry, or planning the next steps in their career, the impact of AI/ML, simulation, and the road to digital twins will touch almost everything done over the next decade. Come to this session to hear about how it got to this point with the steady rise of AI over the last decade, touch on the industry’s current “ChatGPT moment,” and ponder where to go from here. This session will also include some very practical tips on how to position an organization for the road ahead.

Wichita State students in 402U, “Instructional Strategies, Assessment and Management: Literacy Instruction for Upper Elementary,” instructed by Dr. Sun Young Lee, will showcase their research on how to integrate diversity through children’s literature in elementary classrooms from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, May 1 in 256 Rhatigan Student Center.

Learn about how future Shocker teachers are developing their pedagogical efforts to increase the representations of diverse student populations at “Diversity, #OwnVoices and Children’s Literature.” Light refreshments will be provided.

The presentation is co-sponsored by the School of Education and the Tilford Faculty Fellowship.

Pouya Jahanshahi is an Iranian-born graphic designer and scholar, currently an associate professor of graphic design and the coordinator of the MFA in graphic design program at Oklahoma State University. Jahanshai’s current exhibition, “Liminal Poetry,” is on display at the Clayton Staples Gallery on the second floor of the McKnight Art Center. He will give an artist talk at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27 in 210 McKnight, with a reception following from 2 to 2:30 p.m. on the second floor of McKnight.

Pouya Jahanshai migrated from Tehran, Iran as a result of the Iran-Iraq War, first to London and then to Los Angeles. He earned his MA at California State University, Fullerton, with a focus on the “anatomy of a visual message” and the realm of semiotics. He received his MFA in graphic design and integrated media from the California Institute of the Arts, where he focused on the global development of what he as termed “hybrid visual cultures” — where cross-pollination of cultures has resulted in the birth of new visual realms.

While working with a broad range of cultural organizations and clientele, he is the co-founder of Pasaj Collaborative and Local-Not-Local art and design collaboratives, and his 20×20 Posters for Peace collection is currently being exhibited internationally. When time permits, he pursues his hobbies of Persian calligraphy, silkscreening and concrete poetry.

Join the Ulrich Museum of Art for the visiting scholar talk, “Yes, no, maybe so: Connections between Japanese prints, anime and manga and the stories we tell about them” by Andrea Horbinski at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 27 in the Beren Gallery at the Ulrich Museum. Participants are invited to a reception starting at 5:30 p.m.

Focusing on art and society in the 19th and 20th centuries, when Japan underwent a rapid, self-imposed transition to modernity, this talk examines not only the linkages between anime/manga and printmaking, but also the limits of those connections, and how the evidence for and against them has been deployed to serve larger stories about race, modernity and culture in the Asia-Pacific and worldwide.

The exhibition “Nature in the Floating World: Images of Nature in Japanese and Chinese Art” and associated programs including this one, are generously supported by Pam Bjork, Trish Higgins, and Shoko Kato Sevart, in loving memory of her mother, Taka Kato. The Ulrich is grateful for the ongoing support of Ulrich Friends with Benefits members who make the Museum’s exhibitions and programs possible through their memberships. The Ulrich also receives funding for general operational support from the City of Wichita and Wichita State.

Join the Department of Physics for its next seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 26 in 226 Jabara Hall and via Zoom.

The speaker for the seminar is Doga Kurkcuoglu, Fermilab Quantum Institute. He will present “Optimal Strategies for Quantum Simulations.”

Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a public lecture by Dr. Keiko Kawamuro from the University of Iowa.

The lecture, titled “Diagrammatic left canonical form of braids and applications,” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, April 28 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

The College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Ben Kroposki, PE, IEEE Fellow and the director of the Power Systems Engineering Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 27 in 264 John Bardo Center.

Kroposki will present the last talk in the Energy Seminar Series, “Integrating Massive Amounts of Wind and Solar Into Electric Power Systems.” Students, staff, faculty and industry partners are invited to attend the talk.

The College of Applied Studies (CAS) Diversity Committee invites the campus community to its next CAS Faculty of Color Lecture Series event, “Amplifying Voices of AAPI Faculty in CAS,” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 27 via Zoom.

The panelists will be Dr. Sun Young Lee, school of education assistant professor; Dr. Jason Li, ISLE associate professor; and Dr. JaeHwan Byun, school of education assistant professor. The session will be moderated by Dr. Dosun Ko, school of education assistant professor. The event is to celebrate the research and contributions of Asian faculty within CAS and in early celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.

After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The event is part of the CAS Diversity Committee Faculty, Staff and Community of Color lecture series. For more information, contact Dr. Valerie Thompson at valerie.thompson@wichita.edu.

Lori Santos, art educator, uses art as a collaborative tool that creates conversations, builds community and enacts positive change, telling stories that inspire connectedness and honor difference. Tatiana Larsen found a visual way to permanently record a movement in time.

Both are faculty at WSU’s School of Art, Design and Creative Industries and artists featured in Transmissions: The XXIV Faculty Biennial, on exhibit until April 22 in the Polk/Wilson Gallery in the Ulrich Museum of Art. Join them at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 19 at the Ulrich Museum to learn about their inspiration and processes.

Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a public lecture by Taylor Carr and Kristen Hadipour, data scientists at Emprise Bank.

The lecture, titled “Presenting Data to Stakeholders,” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, April 21 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.