Την ερχόμενη Παρασκευή 6/12 θα έχουμε τη μεγάλη χαρά να “φιλοξενήσουμε” ως ομιλητή (εξ αποστάσεως) στα πλαίσια της σειράς εκδηλώσεων “Σεμινάριο CEID & Social Hour” και των ΔΠΜΣ ΥΔΑ, ΣΜΗΝ, ΟΣΥΛ τον κ. Δημήτρη Νικολόπουλο, λαμπρό μας απόφοιτο και διδάκτορα του Τμήματος (Διπλ. 1996, ΜΔΕ 1997, PhD 2000). Θα ακολουθήσουν συζήτηση, καφές, κ.λπ. (εκτός κυλικείου!)
Please note the following interesting and highly topical talk that will be presented in the context of the weekly event “CEID Seminar & Social Hour” organized by CEID, and the MS programs DDCDM, SMIN and IHSS.
CEID Seminar & Social Hour : “Sustainable AI from the Viewpoint of an AI Skeptic”, Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, Professor, Virginia Tech University.
Τίτλος: Sustainable AI from the Viewpoint of an AI Skeptic
Ομιλητής: Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, John W. Hancock Professor of Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA (εξ αποστάσεως)
Ημερομηνία-χώρος: Παρασκευή 6 Δεκεμβρίου, 3:15-5μμ, ΤΜΗΥΠ, αμφιθ. Γ
Abstract: In this talk, I will share my perspective on the ethical, technical, and societal challenges posed by artificial intelligence. As a computer engineer, my journey through academia and research has shaped my belief that we must approach AI with a critical and ethical mindset. I will discuss key challenges such as scalability, performance optimization, energy efficiency, data management, software portability, and fault tolerance. My focus is on advancing systems support for AI to benefit humanity, not profit motives, emphasizing the need for responsible and sustainable innovation in our field.
About the speaker: Dimitrios S. Nikolopoulos is the John W. Hancock Professor of Engineering at Virginia Tech, with appointments in both the Department of Computer Science and the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research in high-performance and distributed computing has significantly influenced industry standards and commercial software, notably the OpenMP parallel programming standard and RedHat Enterprise Linux. An IEEE Fellow and Royal Society Wolfson Fellow, Nikolopoulos has received numerous accolades, including the NSF CAREER Award and multiple Best Paper Awards. He has mentored over 40 Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers, securing substantial funding from agencies such as the NSF and DOE.
