Artificial Intelligence

The Costello MBA program at George Mason University prepares students to lead in this new era of AI—equipping them with the skills and strategic mindset to thrive. At Costello, AI isn’t a threat. It’s an opportunity.

On Wednesday, October 22, the Costello College of Business at George Mason University welcomed students and members of the local business community to its first-ever Artificial Intelligence Symposium, held on the Fairfax Campus.

As the creative director at Outright, a full-service creative agency dedicated to turning heads for modern brands, Kate Gazzillo’s expertise includes using AI creatively, often representing her agency in panels, keynote addresses, and other speaking engagements.

Delivering immersive, voice-driven simulations for law enforcement through building skills, gaining real-time feedback, and preparing for real-world scenarios, Kaiden AI is a software startup co-founded by its CEO Ali Aldubaisi, BS Neuroscience ’21.

Artificial intelligence can perform peer firm selection—a key task for investors—at least as accurately as well-established alternative algorithms and human experts, according to research by Costello profs Long Chen and Yi Cao.

Human trafficking is a global crisis of overwhelming scope. Fortunately, anti-trafficking organizations can use AI to predict the criminals’ next moves–with the help of a George Mason University professor.

Research Interests: Human-computer interaction (HCI), virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR)

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, foundation models, representation learning, generative AI, language models, AI-enabled scientific discovery