ChatGPT in the Classroom: Understanding Risks and Benefits of Large Language Models

Mechanical Engineering 5 King's College Rd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Abstract: With the rise of large language models such as ChatGPT, there is growing concern that students may use AI to partly or entirely write their assignments. Join us for an informative talk on how these models work, the potential cheating implications, and strategies to discourage their use. We will discuss methods to try to […]

OR Seminar: Placement Optimization in Refugee Resettlement

Mechanical Engineering 5 King's College Rd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Andrew C. Trapp (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) Abstract: Tens of thousands of refugees are resettled yearly from refugee camps to host countries. Local areas that host refugees are reluctant to open capacity, and most impose tight restrictions on the refugee family types they accept. We model this matching challenge as a 0-1 knapsack variant and explore […]

MIE Distinguished Seminar Series: Smart Infrastructure for Future Urban Mobility

Mechanical Engineering 5 King's College Rd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Stephen F. Smith (The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University) Abstract: Real-time traffic signal control presents a challenging multi-agent planning problem, particularly in urban road networks where (unlike simpler arterial settings) there are competing dominant traffic flows that shift through the day. Further complicating matters, urban environments require attention to multi-modal traffic flows (vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, […]