Artificial Intelligence: What, Where, Why, and When

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all over the news, with people saying it will destroy the world, cure cancer, or both. Please join us for a free presentation by UNH Professor of Computer Science Wheeler
Ruml, who has been doing research in AI since 1992. He'll talk aboutthe history of field, how it has evolved over time, and some of its milestones and applications. There will be lots of time for questions, discussion, and speculation about the future.

presenter: Wheeler Ruml is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of New Hampshire, co-founder of the International Symposium on Combinatorial Search, a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, a Senior Member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, and a former Associate Editor of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. His research papers have been cited more than 7,000 times. He received his PhD from Harvard in 2002 and the UNH Outstanding Assistant Professor Award in 2012. Before joining UNH, he led a team at Xerox's PARC lab that used AI planning techniques to build the world's fastest printer.

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