No More Gatekeeping—An AMA Session on PhD, Big Tech, and Explainable AI at BRAC University

The Human-Centered Computing & Society (HCCS) Research Group at BRAC University invites students and colleagues to an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) session titled “No More Gatekeeping: The PhD Game, Big Tech Jobs, and Explainable AI Without the Hype.”

🗓 Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Conference Room 4G07, BRAC University
💻 Join Online: https://bdren.zoom.us/j/94623125881?pwd=77vf5XAmZAxdXn3KsOOd4n6Fyij3Nh.1

The session will offer open discussions on PhD admissions, careers in Big Tech, and Explainable AI, focusing on real experiences rather than hype. It will follow a fireside chat format, where audience questions will guide the conversation and create an open, honest exchange.

🎙 Speaker
Prof. Upol Ehsan, Computer Science Professor at Northeastern University, is the first Bangladeshi to be a prestigious Berkman Klein Fellow at Harvard University. He earned his PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology. His work focuses on human-centered explainable AI, with experience at Microsoft Research, IBM Research, and Google, and contributions used by organizations such as the United Nations, NIST, and the Mozilla Foundation. 

🔗 Learn more: www.upolehsan.com

The event is open to students, faculty, and interested participants, offering a chance to ask direct questions, gain practical insights, and learn from real-world academic and industry experiences.

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