Emory University on board 19 new faculty members for Fall 2022 for Humanitarian Amnesty International initiative. The university plans to recruit a total of 60 to 75 new faculty members through artificial intelligence. Initiative.
Under the AI Humanitarian Initiative, experts in human health, social justice, business, law, arts and sciences are working to facilitate human progress by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI), according to Vice Chancellor and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Ravi. Bellamconda at Emory News Center Article.
The 19 staff includes faculty from six Emory colleges – Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Emory College of Medicine, Neil Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory College of Law, Goizueta College of Business, and Rollins School of Public Health. Recruiters’ experiences range from the computational underpinnings of AI to its practical use and ethical concerns.
Liebeskind wrote in an email to Wheel.
“[The amount of offers accepted] represents a close to 60% acceptance rate, demonstrating the great enthusiasm the candidates have for Emory’s signature vision of building an interdisciplinary community of scientists focused on advancing AI to serve humanity,” Liebeskind writes.
Emory University has hired 19 new faculty members for the fall of 2022 for its Humanitarian AI Initiative. Courtesy of Emory University
Libeskind stressed that 10 of the 19 new faculty members are women, and they are underrepresented nationally in STEM fields. 2021 survey from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics have found Women make up 26.7% of computer and information systems managers. In addition, the National Center for Education Statistics mentioned That women got 25.16% of Academic degrees and certificates awarded in computer and information sciences In the 2021-22 academic year.
Some of the new hires have expressed enthusiasm for the program. Associate Professor of Mathematics Julianne Chung said opportunities to collaborate with researchers in medicine, radiology, public health and nursing motivated her to apply.
“There is a large group of faculty working in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, with different applications that are very interesting to me,” said Julianne Chung.
Associate Professor of Mathematics Matthias Chong, also a new hire, echoed that sentiment.
“I am working a lot on the basis of these methods to give some good results, but good results are not good enough, if they are somewhere where they have an effect, and the effect is on humanity,” said Matthias Chong. “It gets me really excited because not only from the theoretical side or the computational side, but also because it goes a long way, and finding collaboration and building the community there can go a long way.”
Goizueta also plans to incorporate a new curriculum on “application of artificial intelligence” into its Master of Science in Business Analytics program starting in fall 2023, according to Ramnath Chellappa, associate dean and academic director of the Master of Science in Business Analytics program.
“New organizational processes and new products are emerging in marketing and they are all primarily driven by artificial intelligence,” Chilapa said.
Chilapa added that AI-based models can also help with consumer strategy, such as in product recommendation engines.
“How do I know what product to target for a particular consumer from simple statistical or predictive models, to more AI-based models that have the ability to monitor what the consumer is doing and therefore likely to recommend it,” Chilapa said.
Chilapa added that there will be a “huge focus” on professors who can research and teach an application.Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science for Business Problems.”
The AI.Humanity initiative will continue to add new courses and curricular tracks that focus on AI, as well as co-curricular activities such as short courses, summer experiences, and workshops.
“We will also offer new opportunities for faculty, staff, and students interested in AI to build community and connect with other researchers through networking events, speaker series, and seed funding programs,” said Liebsekind.
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