Keynote Presentation:
“Shaping the Future of Voting with Technology Innovations“
As AI and technology become more pervasive in our society, what is the future of technology in voting? Will we ever be able to vote online, if not why? What about the long lines for voting, can technology eliminate them? Voter ID has been an issue, can technology and AI help? In this talk, Dr. Gilbert will take a look at innovations from the lab and scientific findings of voting technologies to address these questions and many more.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Juan E. Gilbert is the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor, UF Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department at the University of Florida where he leads the Computing for Social Good Lab. He is a Fellow of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Dr. Gilbert was named a laureate of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Joe Biden. President Biden also appointed Dr. Gilbert to the National Science Board in 2024.