Curious Conversations

Bimal Viswanath joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to chat about how the rise in artificial intelligence and large language models has changed the online threat landscape. He explained how this technology works and shared about a current project he’s involved with that aims to mitigate toxic language in chatbots. Viswanath is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science...

Cayce Myers fields questions on artificial intelligence’s impact on the workforce, regulations, copyright law, and more.  Myers is a professor and graduate director in the School of Communication. His work focuses on media history, political communication, and laws that affect public relations practice.

Each year, Virginia Tech produces the Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report, which provides a snapshot of the current state of agriculture and a projection of its future. Tom and Jessica, executive editor and managing editor, respectively, of the report, joined the podcast just prior to the 2023 release to explain what it is and how they hope it's used.

Walid Saad joined Virginia Tech’s "Curious Conversations" to field questions about the metaverse, digital twins, and artificial intelligence’s potential impact on the environment. Saad is a professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Next-G Faculty Lead for Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia. 

Christina Dimarino joined the podcast to chat about semiconductors, the importance of packaging in onshoring their production, and what Virginia Tech is doing to excel workforce development in this field. She is an assistant professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and assistant director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Power Electronics Systems, located at the Virgi...

Hesham Rekah, director of the Center for Sustainable Mobility at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, shares insights on the challenges and benefits of electric vehicles.