January 2023 - Sanghani-faculty

Sanghani
by Shalaby, Wanawsha 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Hi All, Welcome back an! Hope everyone's first week of classes went well. Our first Sanghani Center Faculty meeting this semester is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 3 at 12:00 - 1:30 pm. As usual, if you have any recent news or updates since our last faculty meeting, please send them my way so that I may add them to our meeting slides. Updates include awards, proposals, grants, conference presentations, events, etc. Please send all updates by Wednesday, Feb. 1. I've booked Torg 1100C for those of you in Blacksburg who would like to join in person. Those of us in the DC area will still be joining via zoom. I'll be sending out a reoccurring calendar invite for our scheduled meetings this semester. Below is the Zoom information for our meeting, please note that it's the same link for all our Sanghani Faculty meetings this semester. Join Zoom Meeting Link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/82892613942 Meeting ID: 828 9261 3942 One tap mobile +13017158592,,82892613942# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,82892613942# US Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 828 9261 3942 Thanks, Wanawsha Wanawsha Shalaby Manager of Operations UrbComp Program Coordinator Sanghani Center for AI and Data Analytics - Virginia Tech 900 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: (571) 858-3361 E-Mail: wanah92(a)vt.edu<mailto:wanah92@vt.edu>

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FEB 6 - INFORMATION SESSION: Amazon-Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning (ML)
by Shalaby, Wanawsha 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

EVENT: Information Session on The Amazon-Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning (ML) - VIA ZOOM DATE: Monday, February 2nd TIME: 1 - 2 PM EST REGISTRATION: Please register via Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/information-session-amazon-virginia-tech-initi…> to receive the Zoom link Last year, Virginia Tech and Amazon announced their partnership to advance research and innovation in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Amazon - Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning<https://sanghani.cs.vt.edu/amazon-virginia-tech-initiative/> includes machine learning-focused research projects, doctoral student fellowships, community outreach, and an establishment of a shared advisory board. The first set of awards for fellowships and research projects were made in Fall 2022 and you can learn more about the awardees (link to this page: https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/10/amazon-virginia-tech-initiative-announc…). We will be hosting a virtual information session about this year's opportunities: Call for PhD student fellowships<https://sanghani.cs.vt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-Amazon-VT-CPF_Fe…>, Call for Research Projects<https://sanghani.cs.vt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-Amazon_VT-CFP_Pr…>. Funding for the research projects and fellowships would begin in Fall Semester 2023 (FY 2024). The information session will include an overview and objective of the initiative, funding experience from current VT faculty award recipient, and an overview of topic areas of interest from Amazon Science Teams. Faculty and PhD students interested in machine learning, data science, AI, and NLP are encouraged to attend and participate. Please register using the link below to receive the Zoom information. Eventbrite Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/information-session-amazon-virginia-tech-initi… If you have any questions leading up to the event, contact Wanawsha Shalaby at wanah92(a)vt.edu. Thanks, Wanawsha Wanawsha Shalaby Manager of Operations UrbComp Program Coordinator Sanghani Center for AI and Data Analytics - Virginia Tech 900 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: (571) 858-3361 E-Mail: wanah92(a)vt.edu<mailto:wanah92@vt.edu>

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Invitation: Sanghani Center Faculty Meeting @ Monthly from 12pm to 1:30pm on the first Friday from Fri Feb 3 to Fri May 5 (EST) (sanghani-faculty@cs.vt.edu)
by Wanawsha Shalaby 25 Jan '23

25 Jan '23

Sanghani Center Faculty Meeting Monthly from 12pm to 1:30pm on the first Friday from Friday Feb 3 to Friday May 5 Eastern Time - New York I've booked Torg 1100C for those of you in Blacksburg who would like to join in person. Those of us in the DC area will still be joining via zoom. Join Zoom Meeting Link:https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/82892613942 Meeting ID: 828 9261 3942One tap mobile+13017158592,,82892613942# US (Washington DC)+13052241968,,82892613942# USDial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)Meeting ID: 828 9261 3942Thanks,Wanawsha Organizer Wanawsha Shalaby wanah92(a)vt.edu Guests Wanawsha Shalaby - organizer sanghani-faculty(a)cs.vt.edu blmicale(a)vt.edu View all guest info https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=NG0zYWZpcGdvNGww… Reply for sanghani-faculty(a)cs.vt.edu and view more details https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=NG0zYWZpcGdvNGww… Your attendance is optional. ~~//~~ Invitation from Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ You are receiving this email because you are an attendee on the event. To stop receiving future updates for this event, decline this event. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organizer, be added to the guest list, invite others regardless of their own invitation status, or modify your RSVP. Learn more https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

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Please propose a project for CS4624 students to help you!
by Edward Fox 05 Jan '23

05 Jan '23

Happy New Year! I invite each of you to propose a team term project for the Spring 2023 semester so 1-6 computer science seniors can help you as they undertake a capstone project of your choosing. As you can see from the descriptions of over 225 completed projects made visible at https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/18655, a number of which have involved Sanghani faculty, CS4624 (Multimedia, Hypertext, and Information Access) projects can be carried out to help you with data/information collection, analysis and visualization of multimedia content, machine learning, websites, video documentaries, etc. There are 80 students already signed up for CS4624, so I expect at least 20 projects can be carried out. If you have a project idea, please fill in the attached template and send it to fox(a)vt.edu by 1/16/2023 at the latest. I will go over the list of proposed projects during the first CS4624 class, early on 1/17, so don't miss the deadline! I appreciate your interest in collaboration and mentoring, and hope our talented CS seniors can allow you to extend your research efforts, or try out a new idea for which you lack student support. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Warm regards, -- *Edward A. Fox, Ph.D., Professor* Virginia Tech | Computer Science (0106) 1160 Torgersen Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-5113 | fox(a)vt.edu

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