January 2025 - Sanghani-faculty

Sanghani Faculty Meeting - Friday, Feb. 7 at 12 pm
by Shalaby, Wanawsha 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

Hi All, Hope everyone's first week of classes is going well. To avoid conflicts with departmental meetings, we will be shifting our Sanghani Center Faculty meetings to the first Friday of every month at 12:00 - 1:30 pm in semester. Our next faculty meeting will be Friday, Feb. 7 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 5. I have updated the recurring calendar invite for the semester. Those of you in Blacksburg will be meeting in D&DS 337 and those of us in the D.C. area will be meeting in IC 5740. Below is the Zoom information for anyoen who needs to join remotley. Please note that it's the same link for all our Sanghani Faculty meetings this semester. Join Zoom Meeting Https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/89087118458 Meeting ID: 890 8711 8458 --- One tap mobile +16469313860,,89087118458# US +19294362866,,89087118458# US (New York) --- Dial by your location • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) 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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FW: WiDS Blacksburg save the date
by Brian Mayer 31 Jan '25

31 Jan '25

From: DeHart, Stephanie <spdehart(a)vt.edu> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2025 8:53 AM To: Van Mullekom, Jennifer <vanmuljh(a)vt.edu>; Brian Mayer <bmayer(a)cs.vt.edu> Subject: RE: WiDS Blacksburg save the date Good morning. I'm following up to let you know that registration for our event is now open through Feb 14. Please feel free to pass along the update and new flyer (attached). Thank you for your support. Have a great weekend! https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/wids-blacksburg-2025/registration <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.goo gle.com%2Fvt.edu%2Fwids-blacksburg-2025%2Fregistration&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2 %40vt.edu%7C46b573b8c381499a708d08dd41fea28d%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a 37a%7C0%7C0%7C638739284197029976%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnR ydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C 0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fYG9h%2B%2FLecMvjVhlBqoxuwTPWUdu4UkWj0w58ev3oV0%3D&reserved =0> Stephanie P. DeHart

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CS Graduate Seminar Series
by Shalaby, Wanawsha 31 Jan '25

31 Jan '25

Hi All, Please take a look at the link below featuring the schedule for this semester's CS Graduate Seminar Series. The first speaker is Professor Wen-Hsiang Lu from the CS department at National Cheng Kung University. The seminar is Friday, February 7 at 11:15 am - 12:15 pm https://people.cs.vt.edu/~clu/Course/CS5944/2025S/schedule.html 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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Updated invitation: Monthly Sanghani Center Faculty Meetings @ Monthly from 12pm to 1:30pm on the first Friday from Fri Feb 7 to Sat Jun 6, 2026 (EST) (sanghani-faculty@cs.vt.edu)
by Wanawsha Shalaby 23 Jan '25

23 Jan '25

This event has been updated Changed: time Monthly Sanghani Center Faculty Meetings Monthly from 12pm to 1:30pm on the first Friday from Friday Feb 7 to Saturday Jun 6, 2026 Eastern Time - New York Location D&DS 337 https://www.google.com/maps/search/D%26DS+337?hl=en Join Zoom Meetinghttps://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/89087118458Meeting ID: 890 8711 8458---One tap mobile+16469313860,,89087118458# US+19294362866,,89087118458# US (New York)---Dial by your location• +1 646 931 3860 US• +1 929 436 2866 US (New York)• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)• +1 305 224 1968 US• +1 309 205 3325 US• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)• +1 360 209 5623 US• +1 386 347 5053 US• +1 507 473 4847 US• +1 564 217 2000 US• +1 669 444 9171 US• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)• +1 689 278 1000 US• +1 719 359 4580 US• +1 253 205 0468 US• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)Meeting ID: 890 8711 8458-- Organizer Wanawsha Shalaby wanah92(a)vt.edu Guests Wanawsha Shalaby - organizer Barbara Micale Joyce Newberry sanghani-faculty(a)cs.vt.edu View all guest info https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=Nmc0M2xmaXUyNDRq… Reply for sanghani-faculty(a)cs.vt.edu and view more details https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=Nmc0M2xmaXUyNDRq… 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. 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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FW: LDC January Special License Agreements
by Brian Mayer 13 Jan '25

13 Jan '25

FYI From: Penn LDC <ldc(a)ldc.upenn.edu> Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2025 4:56 PM To: Penn LDC <ldc(a)ldc.upenn.edu> Subject: LDC January Special License Agreements Dear Member, Happy New Year, and welcome to 2025! This month LDC is releasing two data sets, one of which require a Special License Agreement (attached): LDC2025L01, Iraqi Arabic - English Lexical Database. It was developed by the Linguistic Data Consortium (LDC). It contains six interrelated tables presenting over 67,000 Iraqi Arabic words as orthographic forms in Arabic script and pronunciation forms in International Phonectic Alphabetic (IPA) format, along with more than 120,000 English tokens. All Members must sign and return the attached Agreement to access the corpus; however, this is optional, and can be done at any time. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Best regards, Taylor Membership Office Linguistic Data Consortium University of Pennsylvania T: +1-215-573-1275 E: ldc(a)ldc.upenn.edu <mailto:ldc@ldc.upenn.edu> M: 3600 Market St. Suite 810 Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Mehul and Hema Sanghani to Visit Innovation Campus
by Shalaby, Wanawsha 13 Jan '25

13 Jan '25

Hi Everyone, Happy New Year! Our donors, Mehul and Hema Sanghani, will be visiting our new Sanghani Center suite at the Innovation Campus on Tuesday, January 21st. We are inviting Sanghani Center faculty from both Blacksburg and the greater Washington, D.C. area to meet with them. We recognize that the timing is not ideal as it is the first day of classes, but we highly encourage you to attend, if your schedule permits. We want to ensure a good turn out with faculty from both campuses to showcase the diversity amongst our center. We are strongly encouraging attendance as the gift the Sanghani's have given our center support various efforts that all of our faculty and students benefit from including fellowships, travel funds, faculty startup grants, CAIA, CNH awards, etc. This is also an opportunity to see the new building Below is the tentative schedule for their visit: 12:00 pm -2:00 pm – Meet with Sanghani Center faculty, staff, and students on the 5th floor, ending with a group photo that will be incorporated into a recognition plaque in the 5th floor space. Lunch to be provided in Sanghani Center suite If you are interested in attending, please answer the following questions below. There will be a carpool leaving Blacksburg at 6:30 am, with a plan to return from Alexandria around 7/8 pm. Brian can help with the logistics of that based off the interest we get from faculty. We will be able to cover travel for carpool attendees. Name: Are you interested in attending? If so, what is your transportation preference? * I can carpool and am willing to drive * I can carpool but cannot drive * I will drive myself Please let me know as soon as possible if you are available to attend. Thank you, 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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Welcoming Sanmay Das
by Naren Ramakrishnan 08 Jan '25

08 Jan '25

Sanghani Colleagues, I hope you are enjoying the wintery return to campus. You would have seen Barbara's article about Sanmay Das joining the Sanghani Center: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/01/sanmay-das-joins-sanghani-center-at-in… This is a homecoming for Sanmay whom many of you will remember from his time on the Blacksburg CS faculty several years ago. We're thrilled to have him rejoin us, this time as part of the Innovation Campus faculty! In addition he will be leading an AI for Social Impact thrust that will bring together a lot of our current work and provide renewed impetus in this area. Welcome Sanmay to VT, to CS, to the IC, and to the Sanghani Center! Best, Naren (Wanawsha, if not already done, pl add Sanmay to the Sanghani lists.)

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FW: WiDS Blacksburg save the date
by Brian Mayer 07 Jan '25

07 Jan '25

Please see info for Women in Data Science event attached and below. Brian From: Van Mullekom, Jennifer <vanmuljh(a)vt.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 4:25 PM To: Brian Mayer <bmayer(a)cs.vt.edu> Cc: DeHart, Stephanie <spdehart(a)vt.edu> Subject: Fw: WiDS Blacksburg save the date Brian, Happy New Year! The MS DS approval from SCHEV was a great New Year's present! Hope all is well in the Sanghani Center. Please distribute the Women in Data Science flyer attached to the Center as well as to any relevant instructors of CS courses. Instructors should feel free to post on their Canvas page. We would love to have participation from a wide variety of folks under the data science umbrella! Stephanie (copied & new PoP in Stats directing SAIG with me) will send updates regarding the event as they become available. Best, Jen P.S. All are welcome, even though "women" is in the title of the event. Jennifer H Van Mullekom, PhD Director of SAIG Statistical Applications and Innovations Group www.saig.stat.vt.edu <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saig.s tat.vt.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C78093dd1dea249a8603708dd2f61c 6e5%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638718819227574969%7CUnknow n%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIs IkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=08v%2BRTzpDMbUAkXcFNEhUU sT7mFkiKaC9vBwB53Pydw%3D&reserved=0> Professor of Statistical Practice Virginia Tech Department of Statistics 416B Hutcheson Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 <mailto:vanmuljh@vt.edu> vanmuljh(a)vt.edu Click here to request a SAIG collaboration <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saig- app.stat.vt.edu%2FSAIGrequest.php&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C78093dd1d ea249a8603708dd2f61c6e5%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C6387188 19227594474%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAw MCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kqT% 2Bmz%2F%2BOlJqJhmC876trnoQHDO5e8nXxHswGtrCnII%3D&reserved=0> _____ From: DeHart, Stephanie <spdehart(a)vt.edu <mailto:spdehart@vt.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 3:20 PM To: Van Mullekom, Jennifer <vanmuljh(a)vt.edu <mailto:vanmuljh@vt.edu> > Subject: WiDS Blacksburg save the date Jen, The save the date flyer for the 2025 WiDS Blacksburg event is attached. Thank you for sharing with your contacts! Stephanie P. DeHart, PhD Associate Professor of Practice Assistant Director of <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsaig.stat .vt.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C78093dd1dea249a8603708dd2f61c6e5 %7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638718819227612229%7CUnknown%7 CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkF OIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Dn%2FeVxv6wrWm5af2lxdnPjg9o k7%2FEfrUh8ED72yRmdc%3D&reserved=0> SAIG Virginia Tech | Department of Statistics 416-A Hutcheson Hall (MC 0439) 250 Drillfield Drive Blacksburg, VA 24061 spdehart(a)vt.edu <mailto:spdehart@vt.edu>

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FW: Interdisciplinary AI Opportunity
by Brian Mayer 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

For those of you working with CAIA/CALS faculty this might be worth having a student submit/attend. Brian From: CAIA - Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture <vtcaia(a)vt.edu> Sent: Friday, January 3, 2025 12:28 PM To: caia_affiliate-faculty-g(a)vt.edu; cals-faculty-g(a)vt.edu Subject: FW: Interdisciplinary AI Opportunity Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year! Please find the following opportunity regarding AI application in agriculture. CAIA Team 4th Annual USDA, industry, and academia supported AI in Agriculture and Natural Resources conference The deadline to submit oral abstracts (2,000-2,500 CHARACTERS ONLY) is January 20th. Student poster abstract submissions are due February 14th. The submission links are located here <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aai.m sstate.edu%2F2025-ai-ag-conference%2Fabstracts&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.ed u%7C88f8c524fc174ebcd24b08dd2c1c0e33%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0% 7C0%7C638715221234484890%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlY iOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C% 7C&sdata=QZssxC5ZFIxf77ezipmajrHZLqIFg8fNna2qdOYQk84%3D&reserved=0> https://www.aai.msstate.edu/2025-ai-ag-conference/abstracts. The poster presentations, students only, provide cash awards for the top 3. More conference information.. Robert Strong, PhD <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org %2F0000-0001-5279-4808&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C88f8c524fc174ebcd24b 08dd2c1c0e33%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638715221234507757 %7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJ XaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=689pu30C7EaU%2F VOJonl5h19wd81sBQ%2Bnb2M1UxjxYJQ%3D&reserved=0> https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5279-4808 Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Texas A&M University Fellow - American Association for Agricultural Education Fellow - Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education Email: <mailto:robert.strongjr@ag.tamu.edu> robert.strongjr(a)ag.tamu.edu Phone: 979-321-5760 600 John Kimbrough Blvd. Suite 267 College Station, TX 77843-2116 <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Falec.tamu .edu%2Fpeople%2Fstrong-robert%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C88f8c524fc 174ebcd24b08dd2c1c0e33%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C63871522 1234524666%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwM CIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fDUAY NKe5K7472OyKPIxJS6h4diuBsPqrvHvSm2ot6U%3D&reserved=0> https://alec.tamu.edu/people/strong-robert/ <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org %2F0000-0001-5279-4808&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C88f8c524fc174ebcd24b 08dd2c1c0e33%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638715221234541682 %7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJ XaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BsnRmqCjul06mBb Oi1vQbDv%2F%2B%2B69BP5j2z%2BULh97jKY%3D&reserved=0> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c om%2FRobert_Strong16&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C88f8c524fc174ebcd24b08 dd2c1c0e33%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638715221234575393%7 CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXa W4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FQ0928oiEb5Swy1 9l0QzZ3M%2FxeihtsiIrUZFOTvW7Fk%3D&reserved=0> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.g oogle.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3DGoNJb_kAAAAJ%26hl%3Den&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2% 40vt.edu%7C88f8c524fc174ebcd24b08dd2c1c0e33%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a3 7a%7C0%7C0%7C638715221234592240%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRy dWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0 %7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FrNjDxdwAXAmLfmaSlilFCkluo1Sj4X9GonOmw8u9v8%3D&reserved=0> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to caia_affiliate-faculty-g+unsubscribe(a)vt.edu <mailto:caia_affiliate-faculty-g+unsubscribe@vt.edu> .

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