General Event

Connecting Minds: Exploring the Intersection of AI and the Social Sciences

Join us on September 19th at 11:00am at the Walter C. Koerner Library (UBC ID needed for entry), Research Commons’ Presentation Room (548/552), for "Connecting Minds: Exploring the Intersection of AI and the Social Sciences."  The morning will start with an engaging series of 5-minute lightning talks exploring the dynamic intersection of Artificial Intelligence with education, sociology, economics, politics, culture, and language, followed by a networking lunch at noon. This event, co-sponsored by the Centre for Computational Social Science (CCSS) and the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Decision-making and Action (CAIDA), will bring together faculty, researchers, and students from fundamental AI disciplines—such as computer science, statistics, mathematics, and electrical and computer engineering—and the humanities and social sciences. Our goal is to foster meaningful connections, enhance mutual understanding, and spark collaborations that advance both AI development and social science research.    

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Speakers

Faculty of Arts:
Jesse Perla (Associate Professor, Vancouver School of Economics): "AI and Economics"
Laura K. Nelson (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology): "AI for Cultural and Historical Reasoning"
Fatemeh Salehian Kia (Assistant Professor of Teaching, School of Information): "AI in Education"

Foundational AI:
Cristina Conati (Professor, Computer Science): "AI-driven personalization for effective, user-centered Human-AI Collaboration."
Renjie Liao (Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering): "Probabilistic and geometric deep learning."
Vered Shwartz (Assistant Professor, Computer Science): "Cultural Competence in AI Models."
Dongwook Yoon (Associate Professor, Computer Science): "AI-Augmented Educational Ecology: Beyond AI Tutors."

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