Beyond Adaptive: How Watson and Cognitive Computing Could Change Education

Wednesday, October 01, 2014 | 3:40PM–4:30PM | Meeting Room W205A
Session Type: Professional Development
Student engagement is vital to success, driving demand for personalizing delivery of educational content. A new era of computing using technologies such as natural language processing, analytics, machine learning, and visualization can create a new level of human/computer symbiosis. We will explore the intersection of these forces.


OUTCOMES: Clarify the trend toward cognitive computing * Investigate new value propositions using cognitive technology * Define initial steps for pursuing cognitive computing

Presenters

  • Katherine Frase

    VP and CTO, IBM Public Sector, IBM

  • Mike King

    VP - Global Education Industry, IBM

  • Satya Nitta

    Program Director Cognitive Computing for Education, IBM Research

  • Allyn Radford

    CEO, DeakinDigital