LatinX in AI Social at AAAI 2021

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LatinX in AI (LXAI) is hosting our third annual virtual social to connect LatinX identifying AI Researchers and Engineers following the Conference on Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence taking place February 2nd -09th, 2021.

*Registration to AAAI is not required to attend our social*

REGISTRATION

 

Mission

This LatinX in AI (LXAI) social is aimed at LatinX individuals working on or interested in AI with a goal to increase the visibility of researchers of LatinX origin. Those already working in AI will have the opportunity to connect with fellow LatinX and make their own work known, while those new to the field will benefit from the scientific exchange, guidance and advice of researchers with their same background. Participants will be able to engage in discussions about AI (formal and informal) and to share their thoughts on how to increase the presence of LatinX in AI.

During this social, we’ll feature invited talks from prominent LatinX in AI community members and host roundtable discussions facilitating conversations among attendees.

 

 Schedule

February 9th, 2021 | 2:00 - 5:00 pm PST

2:00 pm | Opening Remarks (Zoom)

2:15 pm | Invited Talk: Mentoring LatinX in AI by Matias Valdenegro (Zoom)

2:45 pm | Roundtable Discussions (Gather.town - English, Spanish, and Portuguese)

3:45 pm | Short Break

3:55 pm | Roundtable Discussions Continued (Gather.town - English, Spanish, and Portuguese)

4:55 pm | Closing Remarks

Roundtable Discussions


We’ll be hosting roundtable’s via the Gather.town space and facilitating these discussions in English, Spanish, and Portuguese to accommodate the native languages of our community members.

Topics

  • Role of AI Research in the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Doing AI Research and developing products responsibly and ethically

  • Inclusion in AI

  • Importance of Networking in our Community

  • Research Directions for the LatinX community

 ORGANIZERS

Social Chairs:

  • Matias Valdenegro Researcher at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Bremen, Germany

  • Andres Rodriguez PhD Student in Machine Learning and Remote Sensing at ETH Zurich

  • Vinicius Carida Manager of Digital Customer Service Platforms, Data and AI at Itaú-Unibanco, Google Developers Experts in Machine Learning, Postgraduate Professor at FIAP

  • Vinicius Arruda MSc Student in Deep Learning and Computer Vision at UFES (Federal University of Espírito Santo) Brazil

  • Pablo Samuel Castro, Senior AI Researcher, Google AI

  • Maria Luisa Santiago Operations and Logistics Coordinator, Accel.ai

  • Laura Montoya Executive Director, Accel AI Institute, President, LatinX in AI (LXAI)

Become an LXAI Member Today!