Auburn hosts multinational technology company for lunch and learn session

Auburn University continues to lead the way in the implementation of cutting-edge technologies into the education space. The Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (Biggio Center) recently hosted a lunch and learn in collaboration with NVIDIA, the American multinational corporation and technology company. Focused on the NVIDIA technology roadmap and its application in research, this unique opportunity assisted those interested in leveraging NVIDIA resources to improve and further their work.

“We look forward to working with the fantastic, passionate people at Auburn,” said Dani DeVito, account manager for NVIDIA. “There are a lot of ‘outside the box’ thinkers that are looking at unique ways to incorporate AI into the student curriculum and experience and that will help set Auburn and the students at Auburn up for success and shorten the time to research for the researchers on campus and assist Auburn in becoming an AI-centric University.”

Faculty and graduate students at Auburn gained valuable insights into utilizing innovative tools to enhance their scholarly and creative endeavors.

“There is great potential for our faculty and graduate students to benefit from NVIDIA's resources in enhancing their research and teaching capabilities,” stated Ash Abebe, chair of the Auburn University Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Faculty participants echoed this sentiment after an opportunity to discuss the use of NVIDIA AI products in the classroom with participants and NVIDIA representatives.

“Now that I have an idea of the far-reaching effects of their AI products, I will look for ways to employ it in my class,” said JD Irwin, Emeritus department chair of Auburn's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The Biggio Center is committed to offering opportunities through collaboration to explore and utilize AI, not only for faculty and graduate students but for the greater Auburn University community, our state and beyond.

“This is a great time for researchers and practitioners to explore how AI can supercharge their work,” said Asim Ali, executive director of the Biggio Center. “Working with partners like NVIDIA, the Biggio Center is able to provide programming that invites our colleagues to discover these possibilities.”

The collaboration will help the Biggio Center build on the success of its Teaching with AI course available online. The course has been adopted by the SEC’s 14 institutions and is used throughout the Alabama Community College System’s 24 two-year schools. It is provided at no cost to Auburn University faculty and staff. Institutions interested in a site license for their campus should contact the Biggio Center via email at biggio1@auburn.edu.