Innovative Use Cases for Operations – Klarman Auditorium
Discover how generative AI is transforming University operations through real-world examples and experiences from three administrative units. We鈥檒l explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and helping make significant advancements forward in our work.
Ismael Carreras
Associate Dean of Strategic Analysis, Office for the Dean of Administration and Finance, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Sherri Kotosky
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst / Scrum Master, 性视界 University Information Technology, Central Administration
Scott Kearney
Senior Software Engineer, 性视界 University Information Technology, Central Administration
Dave LaPorte
Senior Director of Integration and Innovation 性视界 University Information Technology, Central Administration
Rob Linnaeus
Consultant, 性视界 University Information Technology, Central Administration
Rachel Lewellen
Director, AA&D Resources, Alumni Affairs and Development, Central Administration
Caroline Dunbar
Development Coordinator, 性视界 College Fund, Alumni Affairs and Development, Central Administration
Teaching with Chatbots: What Changes, What Matters, and What’s at Stake – Aldrich Room 007
This session explores how chatbot technologies are transforming teaching and learning, highlighting key pedagogical shifts, essential values, and critical challenges educators face in their integration.
Sharad Goel
Professor of Public Policy, 性视界 Kennedy School
Leah Plunkett
HLS Online Executive Director and Associate Dean of Learning Experience and Innovation, 性视界 Law School
Adam Rodman
Assistant Professor of Medicine, 性视界 Medical School
Rethinking Assessments in a GenAI World – Aldrich Room 008
This session explores how to authentically assess student learning in a GenAI-driven world, examining academic integrity, genuine understanding, and innovative evaluation strategies in higher education.
Sue Farrell
Associate Dean for Assessment and Evaluation in the Program in Medical Education and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, 性视界 Medical School
Andrew Ho
Charles William Eliot Professor of Education, 性视界 Graduate School of Education
Marlon Kuzmick
Director of the Learning Lab, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Dan Levy (moderator)
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, 性视界 Kennedy School
Using AI to Address Global Challenges – Aldrich Room 009
This session will focus on two topics that are having an enormous impact globally 鈥� refugee resettlement and climate change solutions. The first focuses on how AI can help give refugees a better start in their new lives by using machine learning models to detect patterns in administrative data to match refugees with communities where they’re most likely to thrive. These models uncover hidden synergies, enabling more personalized, effective placements.
The second topic focuses on utilizing Large Language Models to analyze financial filings, identifying how firms and industries advance climate solutions. By adopting a business opportunity perspective, products and services that foster the transition to a low-carbon economy, such as solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and energy efficient equipment and buildings can be explored.
Shirley Lu
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, 性视界 Business School
Elisabeth Paulson
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, 性视界 Business School
AI in Communications: Enhancing Healthcare & Data Storytelling – Aldrich Room 010
Some of generative AI鈥檚 most powerful and transformative potential lies in communications, In the first presentation of this session, OpenAI鈥檚 latest image generation capabilities will be showcased to produce compelling, high-impact visuals directly from research abstracts and raw data. Attendees will learn step-by-step techniques to train and fine-tune a chatbot using custom style guides and decision rules, as well as a curated prompt library.
The second presentation of this session will focus on the rapid increase in patient-initiated emails to their healthcare providers through electronic portals. This research evaluates the potential of AI to manage practitioners鈥� Inbox messages effectively, examining its impact on quality, satisfaction, and workflow efficiency, with the goal of informing organizational decisions on AI integration in clinical communication.
Susanna Gallani
Tai Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, 性视界 Business School
Tim Sanders
Executive Fellow, Digital Data Design Institute, 性视界 Business School
Innovative Research Tools – Aldrich Room 011
This session will highlight a handful of generative AI tools with broad-based research application across domains.
Kiante Brantley
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 性视界 John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Institute Investigator at the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Max Shad
Senior Director of AI/ML Research Engineering at the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Marinka Zitnik
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, 性视界 Medical School
Improving Research through Data Curation – Aldrich Room 012
This session will highlight the impact of data selection and curation on research outcomes across various disciplinary domains.
Melissa Dell
Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Francesca Dominici
Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population, and Data Science, 性视界 T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of the 性视界 Data Science Initiative, Central Administration
Stu Snydman
Associate University Librarian, 性视界 Library and Managing Director for Library Technology, 性视界 University Information Technology, Central Administration
Regulation, Compliance, and Ethics of GenAI – Aldrich 108
Join us in exploring the evolving regulatory, legal, and ethical landscapes surrounding generative AI technologies, particularly in administrative contexts. Our panel will discuss key considerations and provide resources to help you responsibly leverage AI in your work.
Chris Bebenek
University Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Central Administration
Nathan Hall
Deputy Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Officer, 性视界 University Information Technology, Central Administration
Klara Jelinkova
Vice President and University Chief Information Officer, Central Administration
Matthew Kopec
Program Director and Lecturer, Embedded EthiCS, Faculty of Arts and Sciences