Please join us for the next USA by the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series event to be held Thursday, June 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the University of South Alabama Baldwin County Campus in downtown Fairhope. Dr. Todd Andel, professor and dean of the School of Computing at the University of South Alabama, will present a talk titled "AI at the Crossroads: Unleashing Generative Power While Safeguarding Our Digital World." This event is free and open to the public. A reception will be held after the talk. Seating is limited and online registration is required at southalabama.edu/speakerseries
During the talk, Andel will introduce the exciting advancements of generative artificial intelligence, showcasing its transformative power from artistic creation to scientific discovery. He will also examine its unprecedented potential to revolutionize society while addressing the need for ethical considerations and security measures to minimize inherent risks.
"Generative AI has the potential to reshape industries and even human interaction itself," Andel says. "However, with its great power, we must also address the significant risks and ethical considerations that generative AI introduces to our digital landscape."
Andel earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Florida State University (2007), M.S. in Computer Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (2002), and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Central Florida (1998). Prior to joining the USA School of Computing, Andel was a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2012.
Andel is a retired Major in the U.S. Air Force, serving more than 23 years, specializing in cyber systems defense, research, and education. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers and journals related to computer and information security, side-channel analysis, embedded systems security, network security protocols, and formal methods. During his 13 years at South, Andel has shared more than $11.5 million of external funding as a principal investigator, co-PI, or project lead. Andel also graduated as the USA School of Computing’s first Ph.D. student during the spring 2018 semester, working in the area of automotive security.
Andel is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery. He is also the co-lead of the University of South Alabama’s Artificial Intelligence Exploratory and Advisory Committee.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m., and the event begins at 5:30 p.m.
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