Towards an AI-shaping society: Deployable AI infrastructure for the real world
The Purdue community is invited to an engaging talk by Dr. Dongfang Liu, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), on “Towards an AI-Shaping Society: Deployable AI Infrastructure for the Real World.” Join us to learn how AI research is moving from theory to practice and shaping the society of tomorrow.
- Date: Monday, March 9
- Location: WALC 2121
- Time: 1:30 PM–2:30 PM
About Dr. Liu:
Dr. Dongfang Liu is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) senior member. His research advances applied AI with an emphasis on robust and deployable machine learning methodologies that deliver real-world impact in science, healthcare, and robotics, particularly in settings constrained by limited supervision, distribution shifts, and safety-critical requirements.
He has been recognized as an RIT Featured Professor (2023) and as a “Global Top 2% Scientist” (2025). His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense, with total external funding exceeding $1 million. His scholarly contributions include publications in leading venues in computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, and multimedia, and his work has attracted broad visibility within the research community and government news, with Google Scholar reporting more than 4,500 citations and an h-index of 39.