{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"77206","title":"AI Applications and Impacts Panel Discussion Series","campus":"Online event","locations":"Zoom","college_unit":"College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts - School of Applied Sciences and Arts","department":"","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cdiv\u003EPresented by STS@Poly.\u003C\/div\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cdiv\u003EPresented by STS@Poly. This panel discussion brings together experts from diverse fields to speak to the ways in which AI is being leveraged for positive outcomes throughout society as well as strategies for coping with its more concerning effects.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESTS@Poly is a series of engaging conversations that blend science, technology, and social impact, presented by interdisciplinary faculty in the School of Applied Sciences and Arts, as well as other guests from ASU\u0027s Polytechnic campus.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022uds-highlighted-heading\u0022\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022highlight-black\u0022\u003EPanelists\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-fluid\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/inline-images\/Durgesh_Sharma.png\u0022 data-entity-uuid=\u00222e755cd8-4181-4b59-aad7-a3af758838f6\u0022 data-entity-type=\u0022file\u0022 width=\u0022447\u0022 height=\u0022447\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022uds-highlighted-heading\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022highlight-gold\u0022\u003EDurgesh Sharma\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAI in Agriculture\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/3038002\u0022\u003EDurgesh Sharma\u003C\/a\u003E is an assistant teaching professor of information technology at Arizona State University. Sharma joined ASU in 2016 in the applied mathematics department on the Polytechnic campus and transitioned to information technology in 2023. She teaches courses including IFT 210, IFT 360 and IFT 512.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore joining ASU, Sharma worked as an AP Calculus teacher at a U.S. high school for two years and served as a computer science professor in India for more than a decade. Her interests include technology, programming, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mathematics and statistics. She holds a doctorate in mathematics and a master\u2019s degree in information technology. 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Since joining ASU in 2016, he has focused on expanding access and innovation in higher education through online learning and human-centered technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIn his current roles, Pacton leads collegewide initiatives that support faculty, staff and students in engaging with artificial intelligence in teaching, learning and professional practice.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-fluid\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/inline-images\/Shaurya%20Manglik%20Red.jpg\u0022 data-entity-uuid=\u00226a138ed3-db12-4e1c-a339-8551ab733dbd\u0022 data-entity-type=\u0022file\u0022 width=\u0022447\u0022 height=\u0022671\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022uds-highlighted-heading\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022highlight-gold\u0022\u003EShaurya Manglik\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlgorithmic Influence in Society\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4202010\u0022\u003EShaurya Manglik\u003C\/a\u003E is a student at Arizona State University studying robotics engineering and technological entrepreneurship. Originally from India, he is interested in the intersection of technology, leadership and society.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EManglik focuses on building systems and exploring problem-solving approaches that center both innovation and inclusion.\u003C\/p\u003E","phone":"","contactname":"Michael Gifford","email":"mike.gifford@asu.edu","delta":"0","alias":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/ai-applications-and-impacts-panel-discussion-series?id=0","ticketing_rsvp_txt":"Join webinar","ticketing_rsvp_txt2":"","ticketing_rsvp_url":"https:\/\/asu.zoom.us\/j\/88114696327","ticketing_rsvp_url2":"","website":"","image_url":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/2026-04\/AdobeStock_1070682976.jpeg","image_alt":"","image_title":"","start_date":"Apr 23 2026 - 3:00pm","end_date":"Apr 23 2026 - 4:00pm","time_description":"","very_start_date":"2026-04-23T15:00:00Z","very_end_date":"2026-04-23T16:00:00Z","event_types":"Webinar","interests":"Artificial Intelligence|Technology","audiences":"For current ASU students|For staff|For faculty|For new students","event_units":"College of Integrative Sciences and Arts|College of Integrative Sciences and Arts - School of Applied Sciences and Arts","event_topics":"Academic events|Free","download":"","event_map_url":"","event_map_title":"","event_video":"","location_term":"Online event","venue_address":"","venue_city":"","venue_state":"","venue_zip":"","alias-indexed":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/ai-applications-and-impacts-panel-discussion-series?id=0","sport_tag":"","game_type":"","subtitle":"","season":"","athletic_conference":"","tv_network":"","radio_station":"","wear_color":"","game_theme":"","history":"","history_text":"","related_stories":"","related_stories_text":"","game_notes":"","game_notes_text":"","recap_link":"","recap_link_text":"","live_stats":"","live_stats_text":"","game_time_tba":"No","sda_all_day":"No","opponent_logo":"","related_videos":"","related_videos_text":""}},{"node":{"nid":"75096","title":"The Rhetoric of Deception: Why the Humanities Matter in the Age of Online Fraud","campus":"Tempe campus, Online event","locations":"Ross-Blakley Hall 196, ASU Live","college_unit":"College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts - School of Applied Sciences and Arts, Humanities Institute, Division of Humanities, Humanities, Humanities at ASU, Humanities Institute - Co-Sponsorships","department":"Humanities Institute","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cp\u003EAs online fraud accelerates globally, responses have largely centered on technological detection \u003C\/p\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cp\u003EAs online fraud accelerates globally, responses have largely centered on technological detection and behavioral nudges. This talk proposes a different starting point: scams are rhetorical performances. Drawing from classical rhetoric, persuasion theory and media studies, we examine how fraudulent communications construct credibility, stage emotional escalation and engineer identification. From romance scams to investment fraud, scammers rely on narrative sequencing, strategic ambiguity and linguistic framing to transform suspicion into trust. By situating online fraud within the tradition of rhetorical studies, we argue for an applied humanities framework that treats persuasion as infrastructure. Combating fraud, we suggest, requires not only better algorithms, but better rhetorical literacy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis event is hybrid, online attendees may join by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/video.ibm.com\/asutv\u0022\u003EASU Live\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the speakers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJens E. Kjeldsen\u003Cspan\u003E is professor of rhetoric and visual communication at the University of Bergen (Norway). His main research areas include visual and multimodal rhetoric and argumentation, rhetorical reception studies, speechmaking and speechwriting, royal rhetoric, political debates and rhetoric and expertise in the pandemic. He is the co-founder and longtime president of Rhetoric Society of Europe, the co-founder and longtime chief editor of the research journal Rhetorica Scandinavica. He is also the founder and leader of the national Norwegian speech competition \u201cSeize the word,\u201d which teaches high school students to take the word and exercise rhetorical citizenship. Kjeldsen is the winner of several teaching and communication awards and has received the Grand Award of the international Cicero Speechwriting Award, offered by the Professional Speechwriter Association. Presently, Kjeldsen is working on issues of ethos, trust and credibility, and on the rhetoric of deceit in online fraud.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAaron Hess\u003Cspan\u003E is associate professor of rhetoric and communication in the School of Applied Sciences and Arts, and Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Curricular Innovation within the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University. His research includes developing participatory approaches to rhetoric and public advocacy, examinations of rhetoric and digital technologies, and theorizing about issues of credibility, ethos and trust. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Norway for the 2022-2023 academic year, during which he studied issues of trust and ethos as they pertain to culture, technology and other social issues. He has authored, coauthored, or edited four volumes and his many essays are featured in the International Journal of Communication, New Media \u0026amp; Society, and Communication Monographs, among others. In 2016, his co-authored book, Participatory Critical Rhetoric, won the Outstanding Book of the Year award in the Critical and Cultural Studies Division at the National Communication Association. Together, Hess and Kjeldsen recently co-edited a volume, \u201cEthos, Technology, and AI in Contemporary Society.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor a full listing of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHumanities Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;events, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/events\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eour events page\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","phone":"","contactname":"Victoria Day","email":"VictoriaDay@asu.edu","delta":"0","alias":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/rhetoric-deception-why-humanities-matter-age-online-fraud?id=0","ticketing_rsvp_txt":"RSVP","ticketing_rsvp_txt2":"","ticketing_rsvp_url":"https:\/\/specialevents.asu.edu\/ereg\/newreg.php?eventid=875230\u0026amp;","ticketing_rsvp_url2":"","website":"https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/","image_url":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/2026-03\/Image%20for%20ASU%20Events.jpeg","image_alt":"","image_title":"","start_date":"Apr 28 2026 - 10:00am","end_date":"Apr 28 2026 - 11:00am","time_description":"","very_start_date":"2026-04-28T10:00:00Z","very_end_date":"2026-04-28T11:00:00Z","event_types":"Lecture","interests":"Academic and Professional Enhancement|Academics|Inclusion|Humanities","audiences":"For alumni|For current ASU students|For staff|For faculty|For donors","event_units":"College of Integrative Sciences and Arts|College of Integrative Sciences and Arts - School of Applied Sciences and Arts|Humanities Institute|Division of Humanities|Humanities|Humanities at ASU|Humanities Institute - Co-Sponsorships","event_topics":"Inclusion|Free|Open to the public","download":"","event_map_url":"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/uAQJoXmLEWg8EAZu9","event_map_title":"","event_video":"","location_term":"Tempe campus, Online event","venue_address":"1102 S McAllister Ave","venue_city":"Tempe","venue_state":"Arizona","venue_zip":"85287","alias-indexed":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/rhetoric-deception-why-humanities-matter-age-online-fraud?id=0","sport_tag":"","game_type":"","subtitle":"Why the Humanities Matter in the Age of Online Fraud","season":"","athletic_conference":"","tv_network":"","radio_station":"","wear_color":"","game_theme":"","history":"","history_text":"","related_stories":"","related_stories_text":"","game_notes":"","game_notes_text":"","recap_link":"","recap_link_text":"","live_stats":"","live_stats_text":"","game_time_tba":"No","sda_all_day":"No","opponent_logo":"","related_videos":"","related_videos_text":""}},{"node":{"nid":"77071","title":"The Future of Music: Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Music","campus":"Downtown Phoenix campus","locations":"CRONK 440","college_unit":"College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts - School of Applied Sciences and Arts","department":"","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cdiv\u003EA part of the Humanities Lecture Series, presented by CISA Downtown Phoenix.\u003C\/div\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cdiv\u003EA part of the Humanities Lecture Series, presented by CISA Downtown Phoenix. Join us for a dynamic panel discussion exploring\u0026nbsp;The Future of Music: Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Music. This will be a panel-based conversation bringing together Phoenix-based artists, producers, scholars, and technologists to examine how AI is reshaping creativity, authorship, and the music industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFrom algorithmic composition to ethical questions around ownership and originality, the panel will consider both the opportunities and challenges AI presents for the next generation of music-makers and listeners. Whether you\u0027re a musician, student, or curious listener, this lecture invites you to critically engage and directly participate with the evolving relationship between technology and artistic expression.\u003C\/div\u003E","phone":"","contactname":"Michael Pfister","email":"mpfister@asu.edu","delta":"0","alias":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/future-music-artificial-intelligence-and-its-impact-music?id=0","ticketing_rsvp_txt":"Register","ticketing_rsvp_txt2":"","ticketing_rsvp_url":"https:\/\/na.eventscloud.com\/future-of-music","ticketing_rsvp_url2":"","website":"","image_url":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/2026-04\/pexels-hermaion-104084.jpg","image_alt":"","image_title":"","start_date":"Apr 30 2026 - 6:00pm","end_date":"Apr 30 2026 - 8:00pm","time_description":"","very_start_date":"2026-04-30T18:00:00Z","very_end_date":"2026-04-30T20:00:00Z","event_types":"Other, Panel","interests":"Artificial Intelligence|Arts and Creative Expression|Music|Technology","audiences":"For current ASU students|For staff|For faculty|For new students","event_units":"College of Integrative Sciences and Arts|College of Integrative Sciences and Arts - School of Applied Sciences and Arts","event_topics":"Arts and entertainment|Free|Science","download":"","event_map_url":"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/RuhobLDXTPcGaJtE8","event_map_title":"","event_video":"","location_term":"Downtown Phoenix campus","venue_address":"555 N Central Ave","venue_city":"Phoenix","venue_state":"AZ","venue_zip":"85004","alias-indexed":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/future-music-artificial-intelligence-and-its-impact-music?id=0","sport_tag":"","game_type":"","subtitle":"Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Music","season":"","athletic_conference":"","tv_network":"","radio_station":"","wear_color":"","game_theme":"","history":"","history_text":"","related_stories":"","related_stories_text":"","game_notes":"","game_notes_text":"","recap_link":"","recap_link_text":"","live_stats":"","live_stats_text":"","game_time_tba":"No","sda_all_day":"No","opponent_logo":"","related_videos":"","related_videos_text":""}}]}