{"645231":{"#nid":"645231","#data":{"type":"event","title":"WST Learning Community dinner discussion: Dr. Nashlie Sephus, Amazon","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 5:30-6:30pm, the WST Learning Community will welcome Dr. Nashlie Sephus, who will speak about her career after earning her PhD in ECE from Georgia Tech. Dinners will be available in Stein for current residents. 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Sephus is the Applied Science manager for Amazon\u0026rsquo;s Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiative, focusing on fairness and identifying biases in the technologies. She formerly led the Amazon Visual Search team in Atlanta, which launched visual search for replacement parts on the Amazon Shopping app in June 2018. This technology was a result of former startup Partpic (Atlanta) being acquired by Amazon, for which she was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Prior to working at Partpic, she received her Ph.D. from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2014 and worked for a year with Exponent technical consulting firm in New York City. Her core research areas were digital signal processing, machine learning, and computer engineering. She received her B.S. in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University (2007).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Sephus is a native of Jackson, Mississippi and a 2003 graduate of Murrah High School\/Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex (APAC). She\u0026rsquo;s had several internships and research experiences worldwide with companies such as IBM, Delphi, University of California at Berkeley, GE Research Center, GE Energy, Miller Transporters, and Kwangwoon University in Seoul, South Korea. Recently, Dr. Sephus became founder and CEO of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thebeanpath.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe Bean Path\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;non-profit organization based in Jackson, MS assisting individuals with technical expertise and guidance. During her leisure time, she enjoys playing tennis, playing the piano, listening to music, bargain hunting, biking, and working on do-it-yourself (DIY) projects at home.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2020 Nashlie received the National Women\u0026#39;s Empowerment Ministry\u0026#39;s Innovator of the Year Award. See more details about her at\u0026nbsp;http:\/\/www.phenomenash.org\/about-nashlie\/\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 5:30-6:30pm, the WST Learning Community will welcome Dr. Nashlie Sephus, who will speak about her career after earning her PhD in ECE from Georgia Tech. Dinners will be available in Stein for current residents. The virtual event is open to the Georgia Tech community:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbluejeans.com%2F504482582\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Ccarol.colatrella%40lmc.gatech.edu%7Ca4e8943e32714694e3d908d8d74df19d%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637496077055562053%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=yIuHvJ256nkULxNXKK%2BUPKfZtL2qyEHHzL3beSQyuho%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 id=\u0022x_gmail-m_3339953789932137927LPlnk778682\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022\/\/bluejeans.com\/504482582. 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