Speaker: Kangwook Lee, PhD, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UW-Madison College of Engineering
Date: Monday, September 11th, 2023
Time: 10:00AM Central Time
Location: WIMR 1022 and WebEx (https://uwmadison.webex.com/uwmadison/j.php?MTID=mde2ca9476d26e661f2336ef0765e5ef2)
Title: “Exploring Generative AI: An Introduction to Large Language Models and Diffusion Models”
Abstract: This talk aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to two cutting-edge generative AI technologies: Large Language Models (e.g., GPT) and Diffusion Models. We will delve into the fundamentals of these innovative AI technologies and examine their transformative impact across various scientific and engineering fields.
Bio: Kangwook Lee is an Assistant Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department and the Computer Sciences department (by courtesy) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously, he was a Research Assistant Professor at the Information and Electronics Research Institute of KAIST and was a postdoctoral scholar at the same institute. He received his PhD in 2016 from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at UC Berkeley. He is the recipient of The IEEE Joint Communications Society/Information Theory Society Paper Award (2020) and the KSEA Young Investigator Grants Award (2022).