Mechatronics Goes to DC: Michigan Tech Educators Share Workforce Training Program with National Policymakers
Michigan Tech's influence on artificial intelligence education and workforce development took the national spotlight as faculty members traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus.
Alex Sergeyev (AC) and Vinh Nguyen (MAE) represented Tech at the Sept. 19 caucus — a nonpartisan, educational gathering on Capitol Hill. The event brought together AI experts from academia and government to inform policymakers about the technological, economic and social impacts of advances in AI.
Sergeyev and Nguyen discussed with policymakers how AI will shape the future national workforce and presented their NSF-funded grant project, “Beginnings Track: Experiential Learning for the Mechatronics Workforce in the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan,” which aims to train community college and university students, working professionals and others in advanced manufacturing.
Read more about how Michigan Tech is shaping the future of advanced technology education at Michigan Tech News.