Join us for an engaging event that brings together educators, researchers, and practitioners to explore how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping learning, research, and work. 

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The event is held each Spring and features three engaging parts:

  • Teaching Workshop: 20-minute faculty talks on integrating AI into teaching, including practical demonstrations to enhance pedagogy.
  • Research Presentation: 20-minute talks highlighting innovative AI applications across various fields, emphasizing impactful methodologies and solutions to complex challenges.
  • Poster Competition: Interactive poster sessions showcasing emerging ideas, ongoing research, and applied projects related to Human–AI Collaboration, with opportunities for discussion and feedback.

For more information on the event and how to get involved, please reach out by sending an email to AIinAction@unt.edu. 

AI in Action Workshop & Presentation Schedule: April 10, 2026

Poster Session starts at 12:00 in the Lobby

Opening Session: Room 125

Time

Title of the Talk/ Presenter

1:00 pm

Welcoming Remarks: Sarah Quintanar, Data Analytics& Statistics, Ryan Boettger, Technical Communication

1:15 pm

At Home in the Uncanny Valley: The play and promise of a latent space, David Stout, UNT, College of Music

Session 1A, Research Presentation, Room: 110, Chair: Orhan Erdem

2:00 pm

Theoretical Framework on Knowledge Completeness & Consistency (Jagged Intelligence), Thuan Luong Nguyen, UNT, Data Analytics & Statistics

2:15 pm

Comparing LLM and human financial decision-making, Orhan Erdem, UNT, Data Analytics& Statistics

2:30 pm

Detecting and Quantifying Hallucinations in LLM-Generated References, Ankur Bhattacharjee, UNT, Data Analytics& Statistics

Session 1B, Teaching Workshop, Room: 125, Chair: Kim Campbell

2:00 pm

Leveraging AI and Automation to Alleviate Instructor Burnout, Erin Friess, UNT, Technical Communication

2:15 pm

AI as Design Partner: Co-Creating an Immersive Technical Communication Simulation, Eric Williams, UNT, Technical Communication

2:30 pm

Teaching SEO in the Age of AI: A Classroom Case for Understanding Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), Jiaxin Zhang, UNT, Technical Communication

Session 2A, Research Presentation, Room:110

3:00 pm

Human Expertise Enabling the Transition from AI Users to AI Contributors through a University-Led AI Data Solutions Hub, Zeynep Orhan, UNT, Data Analytics & Statistics

3:15 pm

Coherense: Gamified Human-AI Collaboration for Executive Digital Transformation Training and Decision-support, Scott J. Warren, UNT, Learning Technologies

Session 2B, Teaching Workshop, Room: 125

3:00 pm

Teaching Algorithmic Auditing as User-Centered Practice, Ashley Rea, UNT, Technical Communication

3:15 pm

Sillion: Context-Aware AI Teaching Assistants for Personalized High-School Instruction, Kai Gu, TAMS

Plenary Talk, Room: 130

3:30 pm

 

From Stack Overflow to Digital Twin: How AI Changed My Work as a Data Scientist in 3 Years, Cagri (Chad) Akkoyun, Senior ML Engineer, DoorDash

Session 3A, Research Presentation, Room: 110

4:00 pm

Human-Centered and Trustworthy AI for Fair Environmental and Health Monitoring, Masoud Rostami, UTA

4:15 pm

Can College Instructors Tell AI from Human Writing? Evidence from 400 Classification Trials of STEM Reports, Mason Pellegrini, UNT, Technical Communication

Session 3B, Research Presentation, Room: 130

4:00 pm

The Autonomous Strategist: Agentic AI and MCP for Real-Time Inventory Intelligence, Deepeka Gurunathan, UNT, Data Analytics& Statistics

4:15 pm

Multi Agent Orchestration to solve a complex Healthcare business problem, Sonali Sabnam, Optum, UNT

4:30 pm

Answering IBM's Call for a Systems Theory: Agentic AI as Open Systems, Stephen Penn, UNT, Data Analytics& Statistics

 

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