Artificial Intelligence at NTID

As the premier technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, situated at RIT, a leading technology university, NTID is focused on harnessing the power and potential of AI to advance teaching, learning, research, and more, in support of our mission to provide the education and opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students that prepare them to live and work in the mainstream of a rapidly changing global community.

AI Task Force

The NTID AI Task Force brings together faculty, staff, alums, and external stakeholders to help shape the direction of NTID and the deaf and hard-of-hearing community in the AI space.

The task force convenes regularly to discuss the future of AI and make recommendations for how NTID can lead the way in application of AI for classroom tools, academic programming, research, and employment, and provide guidance on how AI impacts deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

Learn more about the task force

 AI Events

AI in Action: Empowering Teaching, Learning, Accessibility, and Futures 

 Monday, May 11, 12-5 p.m. and Tuesday, May 12, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

The AI in Action Symposium will highlight how artificial intelligence is being used across NTID to enhance teaching, learning, accessibility, research, and career preparation. NTID faculty and staff will share practical, applied, and ethical AI work—including classroom practices, pilots, demos, and works in progress.

Machine Learning and Data

 Wednesday, March 18, noon-1:00 p.m.

Quintina Campbell, NTID Science and Mathematics Department faculty member, will lead this presentation.

Deep Learning and Agentic AI

 Monday, March 30, 11:00 a.m.-noon

Chris Kurz, NTID Department of Deaf Education faculty member, will lead this presentation.

AI in Practice

 Date: TBD

This presentation will be led by Bakar Ali, faculty member in the NTID Business Studies Department; Suryo Sahetapy, faculty member in the NTID Department of Deaf Education; and Joshua Butler, faculty member in the NTID Information and Computing Studies Department.

AI Ethics and Integration

 Thursday, May 7, noon-1:00 p.m.

 CSD 1300/1310

Hayden Orr will lead this presentation.

More AI-related Events  

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Additional Resources

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