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The AI and Education Initiative Human and Machine Learning Lunch aims to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, promote innovative ideas, and build a supportive community of researchers dedicated to exploring how AI can improve and make an impact in human learning and teaching. An informal lunch series that welcomes and gathers scholars from various disciplines across the university to discuss research at the intersection of AI and learning by sharing insights from published projects, seeking feedback on planned studies, and fostering a collaborative environment for advancing knowledge in AI and learning. <\/span>If you are interested in presenting, please contact Naomi Caselli<\/a>\u00a0and Ola Ozernov-Palchik<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

All Human and ML lunch events take place from 12:00-1:00 pm at the Boston University Duan Family Center for Computing and Data Sciences, 665 Commonwealth Avenue, CDS 1101, <\/span>unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n

Past Events<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Monday, April 14, 2025
\n<\/strong><\/span>12 – 1 pm at 665 Commonwealth Avenue, CDS 1101
\n<\/strong><\/span>Speaker:\u00a0<\/strong>Marc Maffei<\/a>, Speech-language Pathologist and Postdoctoral Researcher, BU
\n<\/span>Talk Title<\/strong>: Speech, Language, and Motor Skills in Late Talkers<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday, March 17, 2025
\n<\/strong><\/span>12 – 1 pm at 665 Commonwealth Avenue, CDS 1101
\n<\/strong><\/span>Speaker<\/strong>: Zhongkai Shangguan, PhD candidate, BU, Electrical & Computer Engineering, advised by Prof. Eshed Ohn-Bar<\/a>
\n<\/span>Talk Title: <\/strong>Scalability and Accessibility: How AI Shapes the Future of Intelligent Tutoring Systems<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 3, 2025
\n<\/strong><\/span>12 – 1 pm at 665 Commonwealth Avenue, CDS 1101
\n<\/strong><\/span>Speaker<\/strong>: Naomi Caselli, Associate Professor, BU, Deaf Education, Director of the Deaf Center; Director of the AI and Education Initiative
\n<\/span>Talk Title<\/strong>: Sign language recognition, generation, and translation: An interdisciplinary perspective<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday, January 27, 2025
\n12 – 1 pm at 665 Commonwealth Avenue, CDS 1101
\nSpeaker: <\/strong>Ola Ozernov-Palchik, Research Faculty, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development,\u00a0AI and Education Initiative,\u00a0Boston University; McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT
\nTalk Title: Neurocognitive mechanisms in reading development and the promise of AI\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, October 21, 2025<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Speaker: <\/strong>John Gabrieli, Professor, MIT, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Grover Hermann Professorship, Institute for Medical Engineering & Science; Director of the Athinoula A. Martinos Imaging Center at the McGovern Institute
\n<\/span>Talk Title<\/strong>: Predicting Risk and Resilience in Mental Well-Being<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday, November 18, 2025<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: <\/strong><\/span>Michael Chang, Assistant Professor, BU, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Faculty Fellow, Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS); Assistant Director, Earl Center for Learning & Innovation
\nTalk Title<\/strong>: Co-Designing Expansive Educational Futures: Envisioning Equitable AI-Ed Possibilities<\/a>
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