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Invitation to the Taskar Center's 2024 Annual Ben Taskar Memorial Event

Hello!

We are thrilled to extend an invitation to the Taskar Center's 2024 Annual Ben Taskar Memorial Event, themed "Transportation and Responsible AI," featuring a talk delivered by Drago Anguelov, VP and Head of Research at Waymo.

📅 Date: January 25, 2024  🕛 Time: 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM 📍 Location: Bill  <https://www.washington.edu/maps/#!/cse2> & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). MAP <https://www.accessmap.app/?region=wa.seattle&lon=-122.3070265&lat=47.6532424&z=16&poi=-122.304846_47.6531444> . Add to your calendar. <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MXA2aTFxcWQ4MzRudHU4YzNjdjkzbmVnaWcgb2xpdmlhZ3FAdXcuZWR1&tmsrc=oliviagq%40uw.edu> 

RSVP: Attendees must register in advance. <https://forms.gle/5PsfQHuErXv4KQPq9>  Secure your spot by January 15.

Schedule:

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM: Project Poster Viewing and Team Discussions Explore innovative projects from the course on "Responsible Data Science in Urban Spaces" under the guidance of Anat Caspi, TCAT director, contributing to Dr. Caspi's recent Human Rights Education Award.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Community Townhall Meeting with Dragomir Anguelov, VP and Head of Research at Waymo (this session will not be recorded and not available to remote participants) Join us for a captivating discussion with Dragomir Anguelov as he shares Waymo's insights into operating an autonomous ride-share fleet, covering over 7 million miles. The session, moderated by Anat Caspi, focuses on responsible AI in transportation.  <https://forms.gle/oBDcd7EYAwSHiYAD9> Submit your questions in advance through the registration form. 

2:00 PM- 2:15 PM: Coffee and Cookie break

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Spotlight on AccessMap Multimodal Discover the latest advancements in accessible transportation with a spotlight on the recent deployment of AccessMap Multimodal. The session will highlight the personalized trip planner for travelers with disabilities and provide insights into the user experience, including the use of screen readers.

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Ben Taskar Memorial Distinguished Lecture by Dragomir Anguelov We are honored to present this year's Ben Taskar Memorial Distinguished Lecture featuring Dragomir Anguelov, Vice President and Head of Research at Waymo. Drago's extensive career includes leading the Research team at Waymo, where he focuses on pushing the state of the art in autonomous driving using machine learning.

Dragomir Anguelov's Bio: Drago Anguelov joined Waymo in 2018, leading the Research team with a focus on advancing autonomous driving through machine learning. His earlier contributions at Google include work on 3D vision and pose estimation for StreetView, and leading a team that developed computer vision systems for annotating Google Photos. Drago also played a key role in inventing popular methods such as the Inception neural network architecture and the SSD detector, contributing to winning the Imagenet 2014 Classification and Detection challenges. Before joining Waymo, Drago led the 3D Perception team at Zoox.

Talk Title: Toward Total Scene Understanding for Autonomous Driving In this engaging lecture, Drago Anguelov will delve into recent Waymo research on performant ML models and architectures that handle the variety and complexity of real-world environments in autonomous driving. He will also discuss the impact of progress in building Autonomous Driving agents on people with disabilities and explore current open questions about enhancing embodied AI agent capabilities with ML.

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM: Reception Following the Distinguished Lecture, join us for a reception where you can network with fellow attendees and speakers, fostering connections and discussions.

Accessibility Services:

To ensure an inclusive environment, CART and ASL services will be available throughout the event.

Parking information:
Closest Disability Parking spots are found in areas C14, C15 and N22 on this map <https://transportation.uw.edu/files/media/UW-TS-Parking-Lots-2019-11-12.pdf> .

Please note that a UW parking permit is required for all vehicles parking on campus from Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to  9 p.m., and Saturdays from 7 a.m. until noon. Accessible parking costs the same as other UW parking areas. <https://transportation.uw.edu/park/visitor>   Permits are issued for a specific parking lot and are valid in any disability stall or other available general stall in that lot. Parking in a different lot, or without a UW parking permit, may lead to a citation. If you need to park elsewhere beyond the assigned lot associated with your permit, you will need to obtain an Out-of-area permit at a gatehouse <https://transportation.uw.edu/maps/gatehouses>  or online <https://uwts.t2hosted.com/Account/Portal> .

You can also use PayByPhone <https://transportation.uw.edu/park/visitor/pay-by-phone-parking>  to pay for parking in your desired lot. You should only pay for the length of time that you are parking in a specific lot. When you move to a new lot, you will need to pay for the duration you are parking in that specific lot.
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This event is being held in conjunction with the annual Ben Taskar Memorial Distinguished Lecture. It is co-sponsored by the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology and the Paul G. Allen School or Computer Science & Engineering

Best,
Olivia and the TCAT Team

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Olivia Quesada | she/her

TCAT Community Engagements and Partnerships Manager

 <mailto:oliviagq00 at gmail.com> oliviagq00 at gmail.com |  <mailto:oliviagq at uw.edu> oliviagq at uw.edu 

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