Seminars & Colloquiums

Electrical & Computer Engineering Seminar Hands on Large Language Model (LLM) API Introduction  Justin Au-Yeung Graduate Student, Dept of ECE, Clarkson University Abstract: Introduction into using Large Language Models (LLM) through APIs. This will go through some quick examples of easy usages such as calling chatgpt from a notebook and more advanced examples of talking to your

Electrical & Computer Engineering Seminar Catherine Sajna, Director of the Writing Center at Clarkson University Will present a talk entitled: Conference Presentation: “Do’s and Don’ts” CAMP 176 Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 4pm-5pm Abstract: Presentations are stressful, so speakers respond by narrowing their focus to getting the information right, rather than making the information interesting.  During this

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringSeminar “Effect of Temperature, Air Exposure, and Gas Mixture on Pd-Ag-Y Membranefor Hydrogen Separation”Omid Jazani AbstractEnergy consumption is significantly increasing due to population and economic growth worldwide. As a result, more CO 2 is emitted into the environment by burning fossil fuels to provide energy. Hydrogen is considered the clean

Electrical & Computer Engineering Seminar Utilizing UAV’s to Monitor Environmental Parameters Peter J. Spacher, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology Abstract: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as drones, can be equipped with cameras, sensors, and other instruments which can measure various environmental parameters and store the data. The data collected can be processed to monitor changes in

Electrical & Computer Engineering Seminar Large Language Models: An Overview Mahesh Banavar Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University Abstract: In this presentation, a high-level overview of large language models will be covered. Topics include tokenization, predictive modeling, and how to make the predictive model creative. Problems such as hallucinations, bias, and cost will also be briefly addressed.  Mahesh

Electrical & Computer Engineering Seminar Underwater Communication and Sensing at Near-zero Power Sayed Saad Afzal PhD Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abstract: This talk presents Piezo-Acoustic Backscatter (PAB), the first technology that enables backscatter networking in underwater environments. PAB relies on the piezoelectric effect to enable underwater communication and sensing at near-zero power. Its architecture is