Technology
Stephen Kowel, Ph.D., received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He has held faculty positions at Syracuse University, the University of California, Davis, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the University of Cincinnati, where he also served as Dean of the College of Engineering. He was Director of Research Development for Science and Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, from 2012 to 2015.
Professor Kowel has contributed to more than 100 papers and patents in the fields of acoustooptics, electro-optics, liquid crystal adaptive lenses and 3D autostereoscopic displays. Among his professional recognitions are appointment as Professor and Dean Emeritus of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and election as Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA).
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The Robots Are Coming for Us
Humanity’s Greatest Opportunity or Most Ominous Threat?
Robots already negotiate with us on the phone,
predict the weather, assist with surgery and even
drive our cars. We are addicted to computer-driven
appliances for communications, education and
entertainment.
The ambiguity of the title mirrors the looming
consequences of artificial intelligence coupled with
advanced machinery. Machines are taking on
dangerous, routine labor and medical diagnostics,
assisting in the most intricate surgeries and providing
prosthetics of all sorts.
But what dangers lie with robots with independent
thought and action? How far off are machines that
can outthink and outperform us? What if machines
can do our work better? Will these machines be a
boon to humanity or a challenge to our relevance, if
not to our very existence?
Smart robots will be an enormous asset, beyond
anything in present technology, or the last stage of
human evolution. We review the robots among us
and predictions for our future.
Topics:
- Medical diagnostics, robotic surgery, prosthetics, self-driving cars.
- Artificial Intelligence; machines that learn from experience
- If machines cross the awareness barrier...
- Human evolution; will machines need us or even care about us?
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Course # F1T9 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Tuesday, December 4 2018 |
| Time: | 12 - 1:30 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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