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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:WCEE Lecture. AI for National and International Security: Opportunities Without Losing Control
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we understand and address conflict. This talk introduces emerging tools at the intersection of AI and Digital Twin technologies that enhance early-warning systems\, support mediation\, and strengthen peacebuilding efforts. By combining computational modeling with human-centered conflict transformation\, these approaches offer new ways to anticipate risks and design more responsive interventions.\n   Drawing on global developments and an example scenario from the Western Balkans\, the lecture underscores both the opportunities and the risks associated with introducing AI into fragile political contexts. It stresses that although AI can strengthen dialogue\, enhance foresight\, and support institutional coordination\, its true value relies on robust human oversight and strong ethical governance.\n   \n   Driart Elshani is professor of information and communication technologies at the American University in Kosovo. He has contributed to multiple projects focused on leveraging information technology for development across both government and industry sectors. Professor Elshani's areas of expertise include artificial intelligence (AI)\, e-governance\, and cybersecurity. He was educated at the University of Brussels\, where he earned his Bachelor’s\, Master’s\, and PhD in information sciences and technologies. Professor Elshani is visiting U-M in September 2025 to complete research on a project entitled “Impact of AI on conflict transformation and peacebuilding” in collaboration with Thomas Finholt\, professor of information.\n   \nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at gosiak@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142814
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:computing,Artificial Intelligence
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555
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DTSTAMP:20251210T155132
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T163000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CMENAS MLK Day Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian American civil and human rights attorney\, activist\, and organizer whose work for more than two decades has focused on legal advocacy\, political education\, and grassroots mobilization for Palestinian freedom. In 2001\, she co-founded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM)\, a Palestinian-led movement for nonviolent resistance that has twice been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She later helped establish one of the first accredited clinical legal education programs in the Arab world at Al-Quds University.\n   \n   Huwaida has long been a central figure in direct-action efforts to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza. As former chair of the Free Gaza Movement\, she led multiple sea missions to Gaza and helped organize the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla\, surviving Israel’s lethal attack on the flotilla in international waters. She currently serves as an organizer with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition\, coordinating ongoing civilian missions challenging the siege.\n   \n   Based in Detroit\, Huwaida practices civil rights law\, representing communities targeted by state violence and systemic discrimination. She sits on several organizational boards and continues to educate\, advocate\, and organize for Palestinian liberation and for greater Arab\, Muslim\, and youth engagement in U.S. political life.\n\n   RSVP: https://myumi.ch/A1ENe\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.\n   Email: -- warsansa@umich.edu
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142560
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Discussion,International Studies,international,Human Rights,arab american studies,center for middle eastern and north african studies,Arab And Muslim American Studies
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 1010
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