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DALL-E the Sheep
FOCI LLM Users Group: "Beyond Autocomplete: Instruction Following & Chain-of-Thought Reasoning in LLM Agents" (15 Nov)
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Twed Talk (01 Nov 2023): Brenden McCarthy on "No Metadata, No Future"
TWed Talk (01 Nov 2023): Brenden McCarthy on "No Metadata, No Future"

TITLE: “No Metadata, No Future”
PRESENTER: Brenden McCarthy (Rensselaer Libraries)
WHEN: 6p, Weds, 01 Nov 2023 (pizza & salads at 5:30)
WHERE: Winslow 1140
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/C8o_lygVpDU
EVENT PAGE: https://tw.rpi.edu/media/twed-talk-01-nov-2023-brenden-mccarthy-no-metadata-no-future

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OpenAI DALL-E rendering of an AI sheep...
FOCI LLM Users Group: "A Guide to Open-Source Large Language Models and Fine-Tuning Techniques" (18 Oct)

WHAT: "A Guide to Open-Source Large Language Models and Fine-Tuning Techniques"
LEADERS: Inwon Kang and Tripp Lyons 
WHERE: Carnegie 113 (New location!)
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/5Ul0Wz9p9vU

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"Splitting the World With My Grandfather's Axe"
TWed Talk: Jamie McCusker on "Splitting the World With My Grandfather's Axe"
TWed Talk: Jamie McCusker on "Splitting the World With My Grandfather's Axe"

TITLE: "Splitting the World With My Grandfather's Axe"
LEADER: Jamie McCusker
WHEN: 6p, Weds, 11 Oct 2023 (pizza & salads at 5:45)
WHERE: Winslow 1140
WEBEX: https://rensselaer.webex.com/meet/erickj4
TWed Web: https://tw.rpi.edu/about/twed

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DALL-E rendering of an AI sheep
OpenAI DALL-E rendering of an AI sheep...
FOCI LLM User's Group: "Introducing the FOCI LLM User's Group Series"

WHAT: The FOCI LLM User's Group Series
WHERE: AE 217 and Carnegie 113
WEBEX: https://rensselaer.webex.com/meet/erickj4 (will be recorded)
WHEN: 6p, 20 Sep; 18 Oct; 15 Nov
LEADER: Aaron Green <greena12@rpi.edu>

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TWed Lightning Talks (Spring 2023)
TWed Lightning Talks (Spring 2023)
TWed Lightning Talks (Spring 2023)

TWed Lightning Talks (Spring 2023) 
When: Tues, 25 Apr (6p) 
In-person: Winslow 1140 
Webex: https://rensselaer.webex.com/meet/erickj4 
Pizza, pie, etc.: Starting at 5:30p 
Who: THIS IS AN "ALL HANDS" for TWC grad students; this means ALL students of Hendler/McGuinness/Seneviratne! 

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TWC Guest Speaker: Kim Becker on Designing and Testing a Coordinated Knowledge System to Improve Service Quality and Treatment Engagement for Youth and Families
TWC Guest Speaker: Kim Becker on Designing and Testing a Coordinated Knowledge System to Improve Service Quality and Treatment Engagement for Youth and Families
TWC Guest Speaker: Prof. Kim Becker on Designing and Testing a Coordinated Knowledge System to Improve Service Quality and Treatment Engagement for Youth and Families

Abstract: Low treatment engagement is a ubiquitous challenge in youth mental health services, such that many youths discontinue treatment after only 1-2 appointments (Saloner et al., 2014).

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"Deep Learning for Data Management"
Dr. Jeff Hefflin on "Deep Learning for Data Management"
TWC Guest Speaker: Prof. Jeff Heflin (Lehigh Univ) on "Deep Learning for Data Management"

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Thesis Defense: "Employing Ensemble Reasoning to Support Clinical Decision-Making" (Sabbir Rashid)

DESCRIPTION: The combination of multiple forms of reasoning in conjunction is often used by physicians making clinical decisions. The Select and Test Model, which involves various forms of reasoning including abstraction, deduction, and abduction, is an epistemological framework that represents how reasoning can be employed in a clinical setting.

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TWed Talk: "Employing Ensemble Reasoning to Support Clinical Decision-Making"
TWed Talk: Sabbir Rashid on "Employing Ensemble Reasoning to Support Clinical Decision-Making" (21 Mar 2023)

TITLE: "Employing Ensemble Reasoning to Support Clinical Decision-Making"
LEADER: Sabbir Rashid (TWC)
DATE: TUES, 21 Mar, 6p (pizza, salad and pies!! at 5:30p)
LOCATION: Winslow 1140
Webex: https://rensselaer.webex.com/meet/erickj4
TWed VIDEOS: http://bit.ly/twed_twc_rpi

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