Summer Hangouts: Melanie Segado
The Cloud is Just Someone Else's Computer
RDDSX space outside the Collaborative Classroom
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, First Floor map
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All of the information we enter into a computer (broadly defined) is represented somewhere physical. As we rapidly move toward “AI everything,” the concepts of where information resides, how it moves, and how it is processed are becoming increasingly obscured. This talk covers a mix of computing fundamentals and more abstract networking concepts that can help build intuition about what is actually happening at the level of data when we use modern AI systems. The goal is to provide a framework for thinking about the practical implications of AI in research, including questions of data governance, privacy, security, and trust.
Learn More About Melanie Segado, Penn AI Fellow
DDDI’s 2026 Summer Hangouts program offers students the opportunity to participate in informal, hands-on tutorials led by Penn AI fellows. These tutorials are open to students from all backgrounds and skill levels and cover various data science methods and topics.
Our Hangouts series this year explores machine learning, clinical AI, language models, and causal inference across disciplines. Hangouts will be held from June 9th through June 23rd. A pizza lunch will be provided.