Join Hispanic Heritage Month Panel on Language Inclusion in Computer Science
October 17, 2024
In celebration of Iberoamerican Heritage Month, also known as Hispanic Heritage Month, ACM is hosting a panel focused on language inclusion in the computer science field. Organized by ACM DEI Council member Cristiano Maciel, the discussion panel, “Language as Inclusion of Exclusion: Can Artificial Intelligence Make a Difference?” will explore ways to reduce language barriers in computer science and how AI can address these disparities in underrepresented languages. The panel will take place on October 23, 2024 at 5 PM EST.
Panel Participants
- Indira Guzman (Moderator) has a decade of industry experience in information technology (IT) management and compliance in banking, and sixteen years of academic and administrative experience in online doctoral programs in business and information systems.
- Franci Suni is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Lima, where he leads the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. His research focuses on affective computing and developing AI algorithms to detect human emotions, with the goal of improving the adaptability of software services.
- Vinicius Pereira holds a PhD and Master's in Literary Studies from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Letters and research supervisor of the Graduate Program in Language Studies at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT).
- Nayat Sanchez-Pi was a professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and a visiting researcher at the Universidade de Lisboa in 2009 and at University College Dublin in 2010. Her research interests encompass artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of things, ambient intelligence, and human-computer interaction.
