BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260726T014153Z DTSTART:20221018T233000Z DTEND:20221019T013000Z UID:20221018T233000Z-20221019T013000Z-2308@ndclubofaustin.com SUMMARY:2022 Hesburgh Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:The Notre Dame Club of Austin is thrilled and honored to o nce again host the Hesburgh Lecture Series on Tuesday\, 18 October 202 2 at 6.30p in the Executive Session Room at Austin City Hall.\nThis ye ar's event will feature Kevin Bowyer\, the Schubmehl-Prein Family Prof essor of Computer Science and Engineering\, as our guest speaker.  Pro fessor Bowyer's topic is entitled When Numbers Lie:  When Algorithms W ork Perfectly But Fail Miserably.\n\nThe famous saying Numbers Don't L ie may work when reporting the score of a football game\, but even the n\, they don't tell the whole story.  In this year's edition of the He sburgh Lecture Series\, attendees will learn the basics behind data sc ience and discover how easily human bias can be encoded into computer models.  The results of algorithms have implications for not only who may obtain a fair loan\, but with who stays in prison and who's releas ed\, and who will be favored by machine learning decisions.  With so m any parts of our lives impacted by Big Data\, how do scientists balanc e algorithms and ethics?  Join Professor Bowyer to find out.\n\nInspir ed by the late Father Hesburgh's legacy of lifelong learning\, the Hes burgh Lecture Series has brought University Faculty to Notre Dame Club s and their local communities since 1986.  Hesburgh Lectures serve as an opportunity for Notre Dame Clubs to share a piece of Notre Dame's c ampus and academic experience with Alumni\, Friends and the community by promoting an intellectual dialogue with a distinguished Member of t he Faculty.\n\nAdditionally\, Hesburgh Lectures are intended to showca se the depth and breadth of Notre Dame’s academic expertise and teachi ng.  To accomplish this goal\, the Alumni Association seeks as Hesburg h Lecturers faculty who are outstanding researchers and excellent teac hers\, and who are able to communicate specialized knowledge and schol arly perspectives to a diverse adult audience.  It selects lecturers a nd topics that reflect the values of Notre Dame\, and which can foster constructive and fruitful dialogue among members of the greater Notre Dame family.\n\nA brief video of Father Hesburgh's vision and purpose for this program can be found here.\n\nAustin City Hall is located at 301 West Second Street\, right in the middle of Austin’s Central Busi ness District.  The Executive Sessions Room is on the First Floor\, an d there will be signs directing you to the Room.  Space is extremely l imited\, however.  Accordingly\, we ask that you please RSVP here. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Notre Dame Club of Austin is thri lled and honored to once again host the Hesburgh Lecture Series on Tue sday\, 18 October 2022 at 6.30p in the Executive Session Room at Austi n City Hall.

\nThis year’\;s event will feature Kevin Bowyer\ , the Schubmehl-Prein Family Professor of Computer Science and Enginee ring\, as our guest speaker.  Professor Bowyer’\;s topic is entit led “\;When Numbers Lie:  When Algorithms Work Perfectly But Fail Miserably.”\;
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\nThe famous saying “\;Numbers D on’\;t Lie”\; may work when reporting the score of a footbal l game\, but even then\, they don’\;t tell the whole story.  In t his year’\;s edition of the Hesburgh Lecture Series\, attendees w ill learn the basics behind data science and discover how easily human bias can be encoded into computer models.  The results of algorithms have implications for not only who may obtain a fair loan\, but with w ho stays in prison and who’\;s released\, and who will be favored by machine learning “\;decisions.”\;  With so many parts of our lives impacted by “\;Big Data\,”\; how do scientists ba lance algorithms and ethics?  Join Professor Bowyer to find out.
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\nInspired by the late Father Hesburgh’\;s legacy of life long learning\, the Hesburgh Lecture Series has brought University Fac ulty to Notre Dame Clubs and their local communities since 1986.  Hesb urgh Lectures serve as an opportunity for Notre Dame Clubs to share a piece of Notre Dame’\;s campus and academic experience with Alumn i\, Friends and the community by promoting an intellectual dialogue wi th a distinguished Member of the Faculty.
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\nAdditionally\ , Hesburgh Lectures are intended to showcase the depth and breadth of Notre Dame’s academic expertise and teaching.  To accomplish this goal \, the Alumni Association seeks as Hesburgh Lecturers faculty who are outstanding researchers and excellent teachers\, and who are able to c ommunicate specialized knowledge and scholarly perspectives to a diver se adult audience.  It selects lecturers and topics that reflect the v alues of Notre Dame\, and which can foster constructive and fruitful d ialogue among members of the greater Notre Dame family.
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\ nA brief video of Father Hesburgh’\;s vision and purpose for this program can be found here.
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\nAustin City Hall is located at 301 West Second Street\, right in the middle of Austin’s Central Busi ness District.  The Executive Sessions Room is on the First Floor\, an d there will be signs directing you to the Room.  Space is extremely l imited\, however.  Accordingly\, we ask that you please RSVP here. URL:https://ndclubofaustin.com/events/2022-hesburgh-lecture-series/ ATTACH:https://ndclubofaustin.com/events/2022-hesburgh-lecture-series/ ATTACH:https://ndclubofaustin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Hesb urgh-300x164.jpg LOCATION:Austin City Hall\, 301 West Second Street\, END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR