Faculty Presentations
Upcoming Presentations
RESAW Conferences – the first 10 years, and what’s next?
June 2025 - James Hodges, Assistant Professor at SJSU’s School of Information, will be participating in an invited roundtable discussion at the 2025 RESAW Conference! RESAW (The European Research Infrastructure for the Study of Archived Web Materials) unites leading national web archives, research institutions, and the Internet Archive to advance cross-border web history and archival research.
Libraries in 2035: What Publishers Need to Know
June 2025 - Dr. Sandra Hirsh [pdf] will present at Library Insights Summit, an ALA Annual Event in Philadelphia, about the future of libraries, how libraries are changing and need to change to stay relevant, how those changes will affect book publishers, and how publishers and information service providers might prepare for what's ahead.
Exploring Culturally Competent Research In Library and Information Science: Initial Findings and Ongoing Research
July 2025 - Dr. Michele Villagran will be presenting at the joint conference of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR) and the Regional Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) in Brisbane, Australia on July 1 from 10:05-11:20am.
Developing Your Inclusive Awareness
September 18, 2025. Dr. Michele Villagran will be presenting a workshop "Developing Your Inclusive Awareness" at the National REFORMA Conference (NRC) VIII in Long Beach, CA on September 18. https://www.reformaconference.org/
Navigating the Future: Change Management for the Next Generation of Libraries
October 2025 - Dr. Sandra Hirsh [pdf] will present at the Long Island Library Resource Council's Annual Conference on Libraries and the Future. Her presentation will highight how library professionals can embrace change to drive innovation and remain agile. She will highlight key trends, essential skills, and strategic approaches to help leaders turn change into opportunity and ensure their institutions thrive in the decades ahead.
Shaping What’s Next: Key Visions from Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries
October 2025 - Dr. Sandra Hirsh [pdf]will offer the opening keynote at the Wisonsin Library Association Conference. Drawing from the book Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries, this session explores the key themes and bold ideas shaping the future of our field. From ethical integration of artificial intelligence to global collaboration, climate resilience, and inclusive design, these visions offer a hopeful, practical roadmap for libraries as agents of equity, innovation, and connection.
Library 2035: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Path Ahead
November 2025 - Dr. Sandra Hirsh [pdf]will present at the 12th Sharjah International Library Conference. Inspired by Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries, this session will explore emerging trends from AI ethics to climate resilience and the bold ideas reshaping the profession. We’ll examine future scenarios, essential skills, and the evolving role of libraries as hubs of equity, innovation, and global connection. Attendees will gain insights into how libraries can lead transformative change and remain vital in a rapidly shifting world.
Past Presentations
2025 PLLIP Diversity Summit: "No DEI or New DEI: Reimagining the Next Few Years"
March 7, 2025 - Michele A.L. Villagran, Associate Professor in the School of Information, presented "No DEI or New DEI: Reimagining the Next Few Years" at the 2025 PLLIP Diversity Summit.
Wellness Strategies: Dealing with Anxiety and Incivility During a Time of Uncertainty
March 6, 2025 - Dr. Anthony Chow and Loida Garcia-Febo from the School of Information co-moderated ALA Think Tank's free virtual event presented by the American Library Association and the SJSU School of Information.
AI and Emerging Technologies: Friend and Foe
February 4, 2025 - Dr. Anthony Chow presented an engaging event at the Mountain View Public Library. Attendees discovered how artificial intelligence (AI) evolved over the past year and explored cutting-edge demonstrations of how the SJSU iSchool is leveraging AI and emerging technologies. The interactive session included a live demonstration of innovative tools and a thought-provoking community conversation about the role of AI in learning, libraries, and the future.
Sandra Hirsh Presents on The Future of Libraries
Gleaning off key themes from her book Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries, Sandra Hirsh [pdf], Associate Dean for Academics at the College of Information, Data and Society, has presented at the following events.
Recent Library 2035 presentations include:
- May 12, 2025 - Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries and the Transformative
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Hirsh pesented at the CALA Asian Pacific Chapter provided an overview of the key themes from Library 2035 and how to manage change into the future. - May 7, 2025 - Library Leadership in a Technology-Driven World
Hirsh presented at the AMICAL Consortium to a group of library leaders. Gleaning of the key forecasts of the future from Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of libraries, Hirsh explored what leadership may look like in the library's future, incuding key competencies that will be essential for leading that future. - February 25, 2025 - The Next Generation of Libraries: Looking Ahead to Library 2035
Hirsh presented the opening keynote at the North American Virtual Reference Online Conference: Applying the Trends of Tomorrow, Today. - January 24, 2025 - Greater Opportunities for Leadership Development
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Hirsh presented to a leadership development cohort of 14 middle managers about the future of libraries. - October 24, 2024 - Internet Librarian Connect
Hirsh, along with various thought leaders/authors of Library 2035, continued the discussion about the future of libraries and spark ideas about creating exciting new library structures, services, programs and more. - October 31, 2024 - Future Trends Forum
Dr. Hirsh discussed Library 2035 and the future of higher education. - November 7, 2024 - Library Journal's Directors' Summit
Hirsh highlighted key themes from Library 2035 in the keynote presentation. - November 13, 2024 - 49th Assembly of the Croatian Library Association
Hirsh offered a keynote titled "The Next Generation of Libraries: Looking Ahead to Library 2035".
Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala Calls for Urgent Regulation to Address Bias, Misinformation and the Environmental Impact of AI
January 8, 2025 - In a compelling discussion on a recent episode of Bay Area Innovators, Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, Faculty Member in the Department of Applied Data Science, emphasized the urgent need for regulations to mitigate AI’s potential harms. To learn more about Dr. Vishnu Pendyala’s insights, watch the full episode of Bay Area Innovators here.
Ethical Considerations in AI Research: An Examination of Elements in Current Research Projects
December 2, 2024 - Dr. Guannan Liu from the Department of Applied Data Science presented about the ethical considerations in AI research. The presentation explored these ethical considerations by examining three AI-driven research projects currently in progress, in human posture recognition, indoor localization, and human-machine interfaces. Critical ethical dimensions to be explored include data privacy, fairness, and algorithmic transparency. Key challenges include addressing the ethical implications of data collection and processing, mitigating bias in decision-making, and ensuring transparency to build trust in AI systems. This discussion emphasizes the importance of aligning technological innovation with ethical accountability to foster responsible research practices. By framing these considerations within the context of real-world applications, this presentation highlights the need to balance the pursuit of innovation with the imperative to uphold societal values, contributing to the broader discussion on ethics in AI.
IDEA in Action: Your Voices Best Practices – Empowering Students, Building Bridges
November 14, 2024 - iSchool students Kara Price and Laura Dowell, along with Associate Professor Dr. Michele Villagran, presented IDEA in Action: Your Voices Best Practices – Empowering Students, Building Bridges at the Library Marketing and Communications Conference 2024.
CIDS Faculty Talks About Navigating the AI Pitfalls
November 9, 2024 - College of IDS faculty, Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala spoke at the US-Taiwan High Tech Forum 2024 organized at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. The event was attended by over 200 delegates.
Explainability of AI/ML Models for a Socially Sustainable AI Growth
November 4, 2024 - For a third year in a row, CIDS faculty member, Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala delivered the inaugural lecture in University of Bolton's November to Remember series.
Dr. Ghosh at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting 2024
October 2024 - iSchool Assistant Professor, Dr. Souvick Ghosh, participated in a panel discussions and workshops at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting 2024, including:
- Annual Workshop on Social Media Research, Challenges and Opportunities
- Social Media and Crisis Informatics Research in LIS (SIG-SM)
- AI4LIS: Towards a Research Agenda
Simon Shim Presents at the AI Summit
October 27, 2024 - Simon Shim, Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Data Science, presented a session on Building and Evaluation of AI Assistants with RAG and Finetuning at the AI Summit and participated in a panel discussion on AI in Education at the AI Summit.
- Building and Evaluation of AI Assistants with RAG and Finetuning
Drawing from key insights from his research, Shim shared experiences from building and evaluating AI assistants. He discussed findings from various approaches and evaluation results of their impact on the relevance, similarity and accuracy of AI responses. - Panel Presentation on AI in Education
Shim participated on a panel with Peter Norvig with HAI and Sadid Hasan with Microsoft on AI in Education. The session was moderated by Walter Greenleaf, PhD. from Stanford.
The Ethical Imperative of the Artificial Intelligence Explosion
Sep 6, 2024 - Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, from the Department of Applied Data Science, delivered a talk on ”The Ethical Imperative of the Artificial Intelligence Explosion" on September 5, 2024 at Google as part of the Google Developer Groups' San Jose DevFest 2024.
