Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) thru its training center, Taylor Center for Professional Development held the 1st International Forum on Real-Life Applications for Artificial Intelligence Technology last August 23, 2018 with Dr. Florent Seichepine, Head of Research Facilities, Hamlyn Centre Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine as the international guest lecturer.

The forum highlighted  practical uses of Artificial Intelligence Technologies. It also underscored the current uses of AI in addressing challenges that the world experience by defining the right direction and out-comes of AI projects.

Dr. Aris Ignacio, Dean of College of Information and Technology of SISC and Mr. Rex Wallen Tan, Chief Technology Officer of Southville Global Education Network also shared their expertise during the forum.

This academic year,  Southville launched two additional tracks in its BS Information Technology program – Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Applications. Students majoring in Mobile Apps will learn how to design and host mobile apps good for gaming, entertainment, and productivity while students majoring in AI will tackle real-world projects such as handwriting/speech recognition and stock trading with neural networks.

“Southville IT degree holders will be equipped with the knowledge and confidence that will help them transform an organization into a more innovative, efficient and sustainable one,” said Dr. Aris Ignacio, Dean of Information Technology.