Northern Illinois University Present--The Gateway

Northern Illinois University Present--The Gateway

Casual conversation exploring the intersection of technology, business, and research. With industry-leading experts, these discussions will analyze the forefront of innovation, critique the implementation of technology, and ponder the pathway we are traveling upon, as a society.

Episodes

July 12, 2025 53 mins

In this episode of The Gateway, we are thrilled to interview Libby Heeren, a data science educator and data community builder who wants to help data people cultivate a supportive and inclusive community of practice where they can really feel like they belong. She talks a lot about the benefits of making genuine human connections, the power of vulnerability, and why we all benefit when we show up as our whole selves as data people. ...

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For this episode of Tech Bytes, the guys discuss how AI evaluates humans through hiring tools and dating apps.

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For this episode of the Gateway, we are excited to welcome Dr. Mahesh Subramony. Mahesh is a Presidential Research Professor and Professor of Management at Northern Illinois University in USA. His research program is currently dedicated to understanding how frontline workers are being affected by a perfect storm of social, economic, ecological, and technological forces; and how service-work can be positively transformed to benefit ...

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May 1, 2025 49 mins

For this episode, The Gateway is excited to welcome David John Baker, the director and founder of Redgranite Group. His consultancy provides expert data services to small-to-medium sized companies looking to fully leverage their own data to make the best strategic use of the resources they have today. David also develops data products within his area of expertise: the performing arts, higher education, and audio branding.

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April 26, 2025 44 mins

For this episode, the guys discuss the impact artificial intelligence may have on our interactions as a society.

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April 8, 2025 35 mins

For this episode of Tech Bytes, the guys discuss AI's impact on the future of learning.

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April 2, 2025 24 mins

For this episode of The Gateway, we are excited to welcome Samarth Shiramshetty, Samarth is a Northern Illinois University graduate student pursuing a degree in Management Information Systems. During Samarth's time at NIU, he has been able to pursue a plethora of opportunities---one including TreeHacks where Samarth's team won the education area with their development of HiveMInd.

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March 21, 2025 49 mins

For this episode, The Gateway is excited to welcome Ashley Bartelt. Ashley is the Program Director of the HASC Writing Center at Northern Illinois University. With a background in nonprofit administration, retail, and higher education, she has spent over a decade supporting students, faculty, and staff with their academic and professional writing. As part of her current role, she explores how generative AI can be a powerful tool fo...

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March 14, 2025 55 mins

For this episode, The Gateway is excited to welcome Tyler Otto is an analytics professional with over a decade of experience in data science ranging from the fintech space to medical aesthetics. He has a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and a Master's in Analytics from LSU.

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February 28, 2025 46 mins

In this episode, The Gateway was thrilled Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian (they/them,) a Research and Advocacy Fellow at the Center for AI and Digital Policy. Mélissa is a social entrepreneur and civic tech practitioner working at the intersection of technology, AI regulation, and advocacy. As the founder of Activists Of Tomorrow, they focus on how digital spaces can be used by everyday people to bring meaningful and lasting change to t...

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February 11, 2025 35 mins

For this episode, the three discuss computer literacy and competency when utilizing such powerful tools.

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For this episode The Gateway is proud to have Ansel Robateau, a software engineer who has been a full-stack developer with 25 years experience in the industry. Ansel has extensive experience with server-side software development and data processing. Projects Ansel has worked on include performance tuning, user interface design, web application development and database administration.

Ansel also administered projects using AWS servic...

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January 29, 2025 42 mins

Happy New Year and happy new season! We discuss AI and how open-source models are impacting the tech landscape.

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December 30, 2024 44 mins

For this episode, we look back at 2024 and all of the wonderful guests we talked with. Thank you to everyone who listens and thank you to each of our guests:

Jalal Sarabadani

Kolina Koltai

Raffaelle Ciriello

Aidan Walker

Adam Hood

Doga Kurcuoglu

Thomas Smith

Joey Avraham

Denis Sitailo

Karl Swanson

Anna Klis

David Gunkel

Pete Pachal

Thomas Higgins

Happy New year to everyone!

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December 18, 2024 58 mins

For this episode, The Gateway is excited to speak with Thomas Higgins! Thomas is currently the supply chain optimization manager at Winland Foods. His professional background involves experience related to supply chain and inventory management, production and manufacturing planning, data analytics, data engineering, and machine learning applications. He has been working in the supply chain management and analytics space for the las...

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December 12, 2024 35 mins

Amin and Biagio pull the curtains back on all things at the end of the semester.

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November 25, 2024 55 mins

For this episode, we explore the impact of social media and the consumption of information in academic spaces.

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November 20, 2024 56 mins

Pete Pachal is the Founder and CEO of The Media Copilot, a newsletter and podcast about how generative AI is changing the media. He also teaches creative professionals in journalism and PR about how to use AI tools, and he consults with companies of all sizes on how to incorporate generative AI into real work. Pete has a long career in journalism, previously holding senior roles in global newsrooms such as CoinDesk and Mashable. As...

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November 6, 2024 50 mins

For this episode, The Gateway is excited to welcome David J. Gunkel (PhD Philosophy). David is an award-winning educator, researcher, and author, specializing in the philosophy of technology with a focus on the moral and legal challenges of artificial intelligence and robots. He is the author of over 115 scholarly articles and has published seventeen books, including The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Et...

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October 30, 2024 54 mins

For this episode the gateway is excited to welcome Professor Anna Klis. Anna earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2015 and joined NIU the following August. Anna is a microeconomist who applies the techniques of game theory to questions of public economics and externalities. She is also a faculty associate with the NIU Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy and the School for...

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