Members of the UMD community and the public are invited to the 2024 Sieur du Lhut Creativity Conference. This year's theme is "AI and its Implications for Society" and will feature talks by Tinglong Dai, Ph.D., and Saleem Alhabash, Ph.D., followed by a Q&A session.
This conference is organized by UMD's Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (RSCA) subcommittee and the UMD's chancellor's office. Minnesota Sea Grant's Alex Frie is a member of RSCA and is supporting the organization of this event.
This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.
Location:
Kirby Ballroom, University of Minnesota Duluth Kirby Student Center
1120 Kirby Dr, Duluth, MN 55812
When:
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. CT
Registration:
This event is free to attend, but advance registration is required.
Presenter Info:
- Tinglong Dai is a Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business at Johns Hopkins University. He is an expert in human-AI interaction, healthcare analytics, and global supply chains. His research focuses on integrating AI into clinical workflows and improving productivity, access, and equity in healthcare delivery. A member of the Johns Hopkins faculty since 2013, Dai is a dynamic and acclaimed MBA professor. He developed and taught the MBA course "Data Science: Artificial Intelligence," which is required for all full-time MBA students since 2021.
- Saleem Alhabash is a professor of advertising and public relations and associate chair at Michigan State University’s Department of Advertising and Public Relations, where he also co-directs the Media and Advertising Psychology (MAP) Lab. His research focuses on the processes and effects of new and social media within the context of persuasion. More specifically, his research investigates the cognitive and emotional responses, and psychological effects associated with using new and social media.
Event sponsors:
- Richard Paul Teske Sieur du Lhut Conference fund
- Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities subcommittee
- Office of the Chancellor, UMD
Contact:
Alex Frie, research and fellowship coordinator, Minnesota Sea Grant, University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Duluth.
Aerial view of a forest with green conifers and birch trees turning yellow in the fall. Image credit: University of Minnesota Duluth.