Talks and Presentations

Last Updated: March 28, 2026

Tutorials, Labs & Talks

[2] Towards Learning Foundation Models for Heuristic Functions to Solve Pathfinding Problems

Contributing Talk

Contributing Talk at the GenPlan Workshop, AAAI 2025, February 2025
Vedant Khandelwal, Amit Sheth, and Forest Agostinelli

[3] SOFAI Lab: A Hands-On Guide to Building Neurosymbolic Systems with Metacognitive Control

Lab

Contributing Presenter, AAAI 2025 Quarter Day Labs, February 2025
Vedant Khandelwal

[4] Neuro-Symbolic AI for Deep Analysis of Social Media Big Data (Tutorial)

Tutorial

IEEE International Conference on Big Data, December 2024
Vedant Khandelwal, Manas Gaur, Ugur Kursuncu, Valerie Shalin, and Amit Sheth

[5] Introduction to Transformers: Theory and Practical Applications

Invited Talk

Guest Lecture at CSCE 180 - Artificial Intelligence for All, University of South Carolina, September 2024
Vedant Khandelwal

[6] Foundation Models

Invited Talk

Guest Lecture at CSCE 580 - Artificial Intelligence, University of South Carolina, April 2024
Vedant Khandelwal

Panels & Seminars

[1] A Neurosymbolic Fast and Slow Architecture for Graph Coloring

Seminar

Presented at the CP/ML Bridge during AAAI 2025, February 2025
Vedant Khandelwal

[2] A Brief Primer on AI-Based Tools and Generative AI Applications

Panel

Panelist at the seminar "From Chatbots to Generative AI: How to Ethically and Efficiently Advise Clients on the Use of AI-Based Technology in Everyday Practice"
2025 South Carolina Bar Convention, January 16-19, 2025
Vedant Khandelwal

[3] Psychidemic: Measuring the Spatio-Temporal Psychological Impact of Novel Coronavirus with a Social Quality Index

Seminar

CSCE 791 - Seminar in Advances in Computing, University of South Carolina, April 2021
Vedant Khandelwal