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Industry Job Readiness Workshops Led by IAB Members
4 concurrent workshops, 30 min each. Session 1: 10:15AM-10:45AM, Session 2: 2:00PM- 2:30PM, Session 3: 2:45PM- 3:15PM
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Workshop Title: Coupling Mathematics and AI for Workplace Problem-Solving
Speakers: IAB Past Chair Andrew Gillette (Computational Mathematician, Lawrence Livermore National Labs) and IAB Member Ashley Anhalt (Director of Data Science, Genworth Financial)
Description: Mathematicians are great at critical thinking and framing vague questions into precise statistical, analytical, or modeling tasks; AI tools are great at following precisely phrased prompts. Partnering human mathematical thinking with AI suggestions and task execution is an essential skillset for staying competitive in the current job market. In this session, we will present real-world problems from industry and government research, and brainstorm how to pair mathematical expertise with AI tools to produce accurate solutions in a timely fashion.
LOCATION: ENR2, S215
Workshop Title: Aiming Your Job Pitch
Speakers: IAB Member Teri Suzuki (Senior Principal, Belltree Consulting, LLC) and IAB Member Brie Finegold (Mathematician, Rincon Research Corporation)
Description: Companies want employees with mathematical skills but do not always recognize which skills are applicable to their problems and domains. Practice communicating your relevant skills with Industry professionals who will provide feedback on an elevator pitch that you create. We will provide job descriptions for you to look at and pitch to as well as examples of "good" and "not-so-good" pitches. Use all the tools at your disposal (including AI) to shape your research accomplishments and skills into a tailored elevator pitch. Please bring a CV or résumé as this will be an interactive workshop.
LOCATION: ENR2, S217
Workshop Title: History and Postulation: How AI & Machine Learning are Changing Industry Work
Speakers: IAB Member Bridget Kennedy (Principal Scientist, AeroVironment) and IAB Member Dan Champion (Experimental and Design Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Labs)
Description: In this workshop we will explore several technology transformations, paradigm shifts, and computing advancements from history that resulted in fundamental changes in the way the mathematical sciences were used in industry. The goal is to postulate about how AI/ML will change math in industry in the coming decades.
LOCATION: ENR2, N595
Workshop Title: Demystifying Agentic AI: Tool Calling, Skills, and Modern Architecture
Speakers: Chair Kyle Pounder (Chief Technology Officer, Wealth, Inc.) and IAB member Toby Shearman ( Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Woven by Toyota)
Description: Beyond prompt engineering lies the world of agentic AI: building systems that can reason, iterate, and act. This session demystifies how modern AI agents function under the hood. We will explore the concept of tool calling, define how "skills" scope an agent's capabilities, and examine how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) establishes a clean architecture for connecting data to intelligence.
LOCATION: ENR2, S225
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