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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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TWed Talk: "Bibliometrics: The limitations and possibilities"
TWed Talk: Brenda Thomson on "Bibliometrics: The limitations and possibilities" (28 Feb 2023)

TITLE: "Bibliometrics: The limitations and possibilities"
LEADER: Brenda Thomson (TWC)
DATE: TUES, 28 Feb, 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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TWed Talk: "Working with Wikidata" (6p, 21 Feb 2023)
TWed Talk: Sola Shirai on "Working with Wikidata" (6p, 21 Feb 2023)

TITLE: "Working with Wikidata"
LEADER: Sola Shirai (TWC)
DATE: TUES, 21 Feb, 6p (pizza & salad 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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TWed Talk: John Erickson on "Care and Feeding of the TW Portal"
TWed Talk: John Erickson on "Care and Feeding of the TW Portal" (17 Jan 2023)

DESCRIPTION: The TW Portal <http://tw.rpi.edu> is the Tetherless World's public face. Now in its second generation, this Drupal-based service provides a rich set of resources about ongoing TWC research, publications, courses, students and staff. It also features integrated media such as announcements, news items and videos.

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Bruce F. Chorpita, Ph.D.
Bruce F. Chorpita, Ph.D. (he/him) is Professor of Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Tetherless World Invited Talk: Prof. Bruce F. Chorpita (UCLA) (18 Jan 2023, Winslow 1140)

Prof. Bruce F. Chorpita, Professor of Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA will provide an overview of historical models for addressing mental health challenges in clinical science, articulating how they evolved, and outlining some of the current limitations and opportunities.

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