KNIME Success Stories and GenAI Learnathon / Data Connect: Dallas

The KNIME Data Connect event will take place at the UTD Campus on April 2, 2025, starting at 4 PM.

Event Highlights:

4:05 – 4:15 PM: Introduction and welcome (Dr. Gasan Elkhodari)

4:15 – 4:45 PM: KNIME Success Stories (Wali Khan)

• A session highlighting how KNIME has been effectively utilized in various industries.

4:45 PM – 5:15 PM: Simple Workflow Overview (Rabih Neouchi)

5:15 PM – 7:00 PM: GenAI Learnathon (Scott Fincher)

• 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM: a. Introduction to text analytics; b. Use case involving AI
• 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Building workflows for AI-related tasks

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Break

• A pause for refreshments and informal networking

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Announcement of a hackathon competition (Dr. Gasan Elkhodari and Rabih Neouchi)

Speakers:
Dr. Gasan Elkhodari, Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at Dallas, specializes in data science, data engineering, and NLP. With over two decades in the industry as an Enterprise Solution Architect and expert in data science, engineering, and software development, he brings deep expertise to education. He is the author of Mobile Broadband – Bridging the Gaps for Successful Deployment and Implementation and develops comprehensive curricula in Big Data, Business Intelligence, R Programming, and NLP.

Rabih Neouchi is an Associate Professor of Instruction at the School of Management at UTD. Rabih has extensive industry experience during which he led numerous AI/ML and data science initiatives. Rabih holds a master's degree in Computer Science, and a doctorate degree in Engineering Management from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas.