First of all, I would like to mention my background on working with Applied AI for the last 25 years, which includes developing my own doctorate thesis (an expert system prototype to design hydraulic systems in a concurrent engineering perspective), advising dozens of master and doctorate projects applying similar approaches to industrial domains such as: maintenance, natural gas networks, cogeneration plants, electric motors, compressors, and developing prototypes for sensors failure modeling, plug-load management and design rationale systems during my post-doc at NASA. In all these initiatives, I have applied a very technology oriented perspective. Having said that, this course was a true upskill in my understanding related to AI, because I made me seeing a new, and much broader, perspective of this key area. So, I see three direct effects it will have in my work.
First, I will include some of this course principles, and key references in my own Applied AI course, that I have given at UFSC-Brazil. In this respect, some of course materials will serve to enhance my teachings.
The second point is that, as I am also a certified coach, sometimes I am invited to give talks about career of the future, as it just happened with a recent invitation. Therefore, this last section gave me powerful insights to offer a new view in these career talks.
And the third point is that I will incorporated some of the course teachings in the way I present my AI approach to companies. As a matter of fact, I will have the opportunity to put this in practice during my trip to Sweden in November, as I´ve been selected among the seven Brazilian researchers in AI to form the CISB delegation (*) that will interact with companies and universities in this country to prospect project collaborations.
Therefore, as it can be seen this course was very important for my career. Thank to all organizers.
* https://www.cisb.org.br/images/pdf/Disclosure-of-results-CISB-Call-102022.pdf