Keying in on industrial and academic uses of artificial intelligence, Houston Community College will host a conference on both subjects March 30 and 31 from 9:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Houston Community College's West Houston Institute at 2811 Hayes Road, Houston.

On March 30, the Gulf Coast Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence will feature a student panel on “academic and career pursuits in AI and machine learning” as well as keynote speakers and presentations from industry experts and educators. NVIDIA Senior Solutions Architect Pavel Dimitrov will speak on “Modulus, MTC & Omniverse,” while Austin Carson, founder and president of SeedAI, will speak on “building AI across America.”

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is also expected to speak on March 30.

Additional speakers from NVIDIA, the Mitre Corp., semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon Web Services and Dell Technologies are expected to present on March 31.

Tickets are available to students for $10 a day or to professional registrants for $40 a day. Virtual registration is available for $25 and group registration is also available.