Workshops
Workshops
#1 - XR + AI for Empathy team on September 19, 2024
Planning Committee: Caroline Cao, Avinash Gupta, Joshua Neela, Jen Whiting, Kara Haley, Andrea Whitesell
Explore and exchange current best practices in education and training for empathic communication.
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#2 - UIUC XR + AI for Empathy community on February 6, 2025
Planning Committee: Caroline Cao, Jen Whiting, Chris Nelson, Duo Wang, Tian Sun, Kara Haley, Andrea Whitesell
Define key challenges and identify potentials of AI and XR for empathy training in workforce development, using healthcare and law enforcement as initial use cases.
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#3 - UIUC & external XR + AI for Empathy communities on April 10, 2025
Empowering Empathy 2025
Planning Committee: Caroline Cao, Mike Schlosser, Chris Nelson, Deana McDonagh, Jen Whiting, Duo Wang, Tian Sun, Kara Haley, Andrea Whitesell
Construct a roadmap/framework for research in empathy, and for the development of XR+AI technology to enable teaching of empathy.