683092 news 1752162527 1752169995 <![CDATA[Giga Talks Launches with Georgia Tech’s Pascal Van Hentenryck on AI for Social Good]]> Giga, a global initiative focused on expanding internet connectivity to schools, launched its new tech and innovation event series “Giga Talks” on June 19 with a keynote address from Pascal Van Hentenryck, a leading artificial intelligence expert from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Van Hentenryck serves as the A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor in Georgia Tech’s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. He is also the director of Tech AI, Georgia Tech’s new strategic hub for artificial intelligence, and the U.S. National Science Foundation AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT), which operates under Tech AI’s umbrella.

In his talk, “AI for Social Good,” Van Hentenryck showcased how AI technologies can drive impact across key sectors—including mobility, education, healthcare, disaster response, and e-commerce. Drawing from ongoing research and real-world deployments, he emphasized the critical role of human-centered design and interdisciplinary collaboration in developing AI that benefits society at large.

“AI has tremendous potential to serve the public good when guided by ethics, equity, and purpose-driven innovation,” said Van Hentenryck. “At Georgia Tech, our work aims to harness this potential to create meaningful change in people’s lives.”

The event marked the debut of Giga Talks, a new speaker series designed to convene global thought leaders, engineers, and policymakers around timely issues in technology and innovation. The initiative supports Giga’s broader mission to connect every school in the world to the internet and unlock digital opportunities for children everywhere.

A video recording of Van Hentenryck’s talk is available on here.

]]> 2025-07-10T00:00:00-04:00 Giga, a UNICEF-ITU initiative to connect every school to the internet, mapping access, creating financing models, and supporting governments, welcomed Georgia Tech’s Pascal Van Hentenryck as the featured speaker for the first installment of its new event series, “Giga Talks.” Van Hentenryck, a globally recognized AI expert and the A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, spoke on the transformative power of artificial intelligence for social good. His talk highlighted AI’s role in addressing real-world challenges across mobility, healthcare, education, and beyond. The new “Giga Talks” series is designed to convene innovators and thought leaders to discuss bold ideas shaping the future of technology.

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