Shady Side Academy will host The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Pittsburgh and Beyond, a community event featuring a panel of local experts exploring the promise of artificial intelligence and how it is shaping business, education and economics in Pittsburgh and beyond, in a way that is relevant to high school and college students and parents.

The panel will be held Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, from 6-8 p.m. in the Hillman Center for Performing Arts on the SSA Senior School Campus, located at 423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238.

The event is open to the community and admission is free; however, space is limited and advance RSVP is required. Please RSVP online by Oct. 3.

The panel will be moderated by author and Science magazine correspondent Ann Gibbons Scherlis, who is also an SSA trustee and past parent. The panelists, who include several members of the Shady Side Academy community working in the AI field, are:

• Dr. Tuomas Sandholm, Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University; SSA parent
• Dr. Shiv Rao '97, Executive Vice President, UPMC Enterprises; SSA alumnus
• Eben Adams '89, Vice President, Growth and Partnerships, LegalSifter; SSA alumnus and parent
• Dr. Katerina Fragkiadaki, Assistant Professor of Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University