Harnessing AI Tools For Writing, Research, and Evaluation

Harnessing AI Tools For Writing, Research, and Evaluation

When: April 3, 2025 from 12-1 p.m. ET

Free to Attend. Limited Registration Available.

Zoom details will be sent with registration

https://asem.org/event-6072676

Description: When you need to write or evaluate written work, as engineering managers we tend to put it off or have trouble getting started. Here's where generative AI can help. Professor Laura Roberts has evaluated hundreds of AI tools for their value in supporting research and writing tasks and curated them into an AI Toolbox. She'll demo some of these tools to show you how they can make your job easier. And, who among us faculty and adjuncts wouldn't mind a little help evaluating written work? Startup founder Erol Ozan may have cracked the code. He'll demo how to have ChatGPT evaluate written work based on your rubric. Larry Mallak, ASEM's Director of Professional Development, will moderate the webinar. Audience members will be able to ask questions during the Q&A segment. Please join us and learn something you can use today in your work.

Presenters:

Dr. Erol Ozan is the CEO and co-founder of Carolina-AI, a startup focusing on AI training & application development. Dr. Ozan is also a professor at the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. His research has been funded by prestigious institutions including NSF, DoD, and NCDOT. Dr. Ozan's current research interests include AI application development, IoT systems, and intelligent transportation systems

Laura Roberts is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Integrative and Global Studies Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the Director of the Worcester Community Project Center (WCPC). In her role at WCPC, she facilitates hands-on, community-driven research projects that empower students to address global challenges at the local level. With a background in nonprofit work focused on health equity, food security, and educational access, Laura brings real-world experience into the classroom. She is currently exploring responsible ways to integrate generative AI into education, working with students to co-create balanced AI use policies that enhance learning and ethical practices. Laura holds a BS from the University of Connecticut, an MPA from Seton Hall University, and an MEd from Eastern Nazarene College.

Dr. Larry Mallak is the Academic Director of Systems Engineering and a Professor of Practice in WPI’s System Engineering programs. He has spent his career building and using innovative methods to improve organizational systems and to design processes leading to better outcomes in complex systems. His work in empathic design sits squarely at the nexus of design, customer needs, and system requirements elicitation. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including TEDx, Engineering Management Journal, WORK, and Industrial Management. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) and serves as the Director of Professional Development and Continuing Education for ASEM. He’s a member of INCOSE and IISE. Prior to his academic appointments, he worked in Charlotte, North Carolina, for Premier Healthcare as a healthcare systems engineer and has worked as a science reporter for National Public Radio.