Beyond Adaptive: How Watson and Cognitive Computing Could Change Education
Beyond Adaptive: How Watson and Cognitive Computing Could Change Education
Wednesday, October 01 | 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