Eberly College of Science

'Mathematical Understanding of Artificial Intelligence': A free public lecture on Feb. 12

4:00 PM / February 12, 2022

Jinchao Xu, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Mathematics at Penn State, will present a free public lecture titled "Mathematical Understanding of Artificial Intelligence" at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. The lecture is part of the 2022 Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures in the Eberly College of Science and will be held live via Zoom Video Webinar.

This year’s series consists of six weekly lectures with the theme of “The AI Revolution: Using Artificial Intelligence for Socially Responsible Science.” Admission is free and no registration is required. Previous lectures can be viewed at the Ashtekar Frontiers of Science website.

In this talk, Xu will give an elementary introduction of basic deep learning models and training algorithms from a mathematical viewpoint to explain how some popular deep learning models work. Most of the talk will be accessible to audience members who have a basic knowledge of calculus and matrices. Xu will also touch on advanced topics to demonstrate the potential of new mathematical insights for improving the efficiency of deep learning technologies.

The remaining event in the 2022 Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures, which begins at 11 a.m., is:

  • Feb 19: “Importance of Human Agency in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” by S. Shyam Sundar, Director of CSRAI and James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects at Penn State

 

About the Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures

The Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science was founded by Abhay Ashtekar in 1995, soon after he arrived at Penn State as director of a new research center that subsequently evolved to become the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos. Barbara Kennedy, who presided over the series during its first 25 years, helped to make it one of the most successful science outreach events in central Pennsylvania.

For more information or access assistance, contact the Eberly College of Science Office of Communications at sci-comm@psu.edu.