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GW Sponsored Workshop @ AAAS
The Innovator’s Journey: An Introduction to Lean Innovation
Saturday, February 17, 11:30 - 12:30 pm MST
City Park (Expo Level, Colorado Convention Center)
Presented by Bob Smith, Director of I-Corps at GW
For more than 10 years, George Washington University's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship has helped guide faculty, researchers, startups and other budding entrepreneurs in the U.S. and internationally along the innovator’s journey. We invite anyone interested in solving a global problem, tackling a new research question, starting a new business, or developing a new product to join us for this Introduction to Lean Innovation.
*Smith will also be available at the GW booth on Saturday, February 17, from 1:00 - 2:00pm. Check out GW programming below for more details.
Stop by Our Booth (#216)
Find the GW booth on one of the days and times below to talk with one of our experts.
Meet the Editor!
Friday, 1:00 - 2:00 PM MST
Expo Hall, Booth #216
Meet with Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of Science and Professor of Chemistry at GW, and Pamela Norris, Vice Provost for Research at GW and Editor-in-Chief of Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering.
AI’s Impact on Communications Disorders
Friday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM MST
Expo Hall, Booth #216
Meet with Shelley Brundage, Professor and Chair of GW’s Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. Learn how AI tools are impacting stuttering, deafness and acquired neurogenic disorders like Parkinson’s Disease.
*Brundage is moderating a Scientific Session on how voice AI assistants pose barriers to people with communications disorders. See Scientific Sessions below for more information.
GW’s MS Environmental and Green Chemistry Program
Friday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM MST
Expo Hall, Booth #216
Meet with Jakub Kostal, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Co-director of the MS Environmental and Green Chemistry Program at GW. Learn more about this 30-credit hour program and its five core focus areas: energy, environmental analytical chemistry, air/water chemistry, green chemistry processing and green toxicology.
*Kostal is participating in a Scientific Session on AI and chemical safety. See Scientific Sessions below for more information.
The Engineering Pipeline at GW: From Bachelors to Doctorate
Saturday, 10:00 - 11:00 AM MST
Expo Hall, Booth #216
Meet with Kinga Dobolyi, Associate Professor of Practice in the Computer Science Department at GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Benedict Vergara, an electrical engineering doctoral student who earned his bachelors and master’s degrees also at GW, will be available to talk about GW’s engineering programs and the journey from undergraduate to PhD student. Dobolyi’s research interests include automated testing for deep learning models and characterizing uncertainty in research on emerging infectious diseases. Vergara’s research interests include modeling urban district energy systems to study the tradeoffs between cost, performance and sustainability.
Lean Innovation and International Partnership Opportunities
Saturday, 1:00 - 2:00 PM MST
Expo Hall, Booth #216
Meet with Bob Smith, Director of GW’s I-Corps Program. Learn more about the innovator’s journey and tips for commercializing your technology or idea. International attendees can also meet with Bob at the booth to discuss opportunities for international collaboration with GW’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
*Smith is also leading a Sponsored Workshop on lean innovation. See Sponsored Workshop above for more information.
AAAS Scientific Sessions with GW Faculty
Chemical Safety Meets the AI Algorithm
Friday, February 16, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
GW’s Jakub Kostal will participate in the panel and discuss using computational approaches to safeguard environmental health.
Kostal is an associate professor of chemistry and co-director of the MS Environmental and Green Chemistry Program at GW. Kostal will also be available at the GW booth on Friday, 2/16, from 4 - 5 pm. Check out GW programming above for more information.
“I’m Sorry, I Don't Understand”: How Voice AI Poses Barriers and Some Solutions
Saturday, February 17, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
GW’s Shelley Brundage helped organize and will moderate this session on how the rapidly emerging science behind Voice AI (voice assistants) for social, vocational and safety uses has left some behind, in particular those with communication impairments or those who use different modalities.
Brundage is a professor and chair of GW’s Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences department. Brundage will also be available at the GW booth on Friday, 2/16, from 2 - 3 pm. Check out GW programming above for more information.
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