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Brews and Economic Views brings together academia, government, business owners, and community organizations to discuss emerging technologies and trends in Nevada’s twelve economic sectors in an informal setting that fosters discussion, emceed by CBER’s Director, Andrew Woods.

UPCOMING BREWS & ECONOMIC VIEWS:

Artificial Intelligence

Thursday, April 11

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Location: Black Fire Innovation
8400 W Sunset Rd Suite 400, Las Vegas, NV 89113

Brews and Economic Views Panelists – Artificial Intelligence

Aya Shata, Ph.D.

Dr. Aya Shata is an assistant professor in digital media at the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies. Her current research focuses on studying how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the media landscape, with a particular emphasis on the role and impact of AI in public relations, advertising, and higher education. Dr. Shata’s overarching goal is to promote a more responsible use of AI, striving to bridge the gap between theory and practice across various industries. Her previous research delved into exploring attitudinal and behavioral changes brought about by interactive digital media, examining narrative persuasion and the messaging embedded in entertainment education, and investigating the effectiveness of persuasive communication campaigns and media advocacy efforts.

Brian Rosenberg

Brian Rosenberg has 25 years of experience selecting, implementing, and optimizing enterprise technologies. As a project and change leader, he has led transformation projects for many of the largest healthcare providers in the country. Here in Nevada, he led the electronic healthcare records transformation for UMC and UNLV. He is a regular presenter at Nevada events on topics related to changing technologies with a focus on the opportunities and challenges in AI. Brian is a Managing Director with KPMG in the Las Vegas office, where he advises clients on AI and other technology strategy.

Fatma Nasoz, Ph.D.

Fatma Nasoz, Ph.D. holds a joint appointment as an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and the Director of Data Science at The Lincy Institute. Her research interests are in machine learning, deep learning, and human-computer interaction. Her current research focuses on deep learning analysis of primary and secondary data across numerous domains like health, education, finance, and genomics. Most recently she is a co-investigator on the Genomics Acquisition and Analysis (GAA) Core that supports the genomics research projects of the $11.4M National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awarded to Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine (NIPM) to establish a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) at UNLV. She is also a co-principal investigator on a Teledyne-Brown Engineering grant to develop computer and video-based learning tools for the cadre as well as for the International Space Station (ISS) payload developers at NASA.