The fifth international John McCarthy AI Summer School event will take place this 12th and 13th of September at the RDI hub in Killorglin. This year’s theme is AI for Sport.
The event will be split into two themes, the first day will cover AI for Athletes and the second day will cover AI for the spectator/ fan experience.
The RDI hub building is dedicated to John McCarthy as a tribute to the Stanford University computer scientist.
McCarthy was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence and his father was born in Cromane, near Killorglin in Co Kerry.
In the late 1950s McCarthy invented LISP which became the programming language of choice for AI applications.
Some of the speakers who will address the virtual event over the two days include:
Patrick Lucey, Chief Data Scientist at Stats Perform,
Mark Hill, Leader of product development at Kitman labs,
Nancy Hensley Founding Member and Advisor at Mercury 13,
Kevin Farrar Head of Sport Partnerships, IBM UK, Wimbledon Partnership Executive,
Dr. Breda Dwyer of Munster Technological University leading a Panel Discussion on “How can data & AI overcome challenges in Sports”
Kerry football players Paudie and David Clifford
Kerry Senior Football team coach and Head of Sport at MTU Cian O’ Neill
Kerry Senior ladies footballer Siofra O’ Shea
Paralympic High Jumper Jordan Lee
Bjorn Rosenthal, Head of product at Bundesliga,
Kieran Collins, Technological University Dublin Head of Discipline Nutrition and Sports Science
Lucy Mills, Founder & Chief Catalyst Ready Sport Global
Rohn Malhotra Founder of SportsTechX
The core research elements of this summer school will appeal to professors, post docs, PhD students, researchers and graduate students in the fields of AI, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. The applied elements have a broader appeal and are accessible to anyone with an interest in Artificial intelligence and the various way it can be deployed.
The John McCarthy AI Summer school is a free, hybrid event, people are welcome to attend in person at the RDI hub or to join remotely.
Registrations can be made here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/5th-john-mccarthy-artificial-intelligence-summer-school-ai-for-sport-tickets-938314051587
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