Events
This page highlights upcoming conferences, talks, workshops, and community events where Interface Lab members will be presenting, participating, or collaborating. Check back for updates as we continue to share our work and engage with scholarly and public audiences!
Dr. Divya S, Expert Panel Speaker Speaker Public Health Symposium 2026
Dr. Divya S served as an invited expert panelist at BGSU's Annual Public Health Symposium, contributing perspectives on human-machine communication and AI-mediated health tools. She addressed opportunities and risks of AI, cautioning against siloed use of AI health tools and framing AI interaction as a rehearsal space for calibrating human connection. Livestream available.
Dr. Divya S ON THE NEWS!
Dr. Divya S was featured in local news coverage of BGSU's 26th Annual Public Health Symposium, where she spoke as an expert panelist on AI, human-machine communication, and shared perspective on how AI is changing the way we live! Watch here
Dr. Divya S, Keynote Speaker Graduate Communication Association BGSU
Dr. Divya S delivered a keynote address to graduate students on building a research identity and navigating the academic job market with intention. Challenged early scholars to move beyond broad research interests toward a defined scholarly contribution, and reframed the job market as a space of alignment rather than rejection.
Interface Lab Director Delivers Invited Talk on Human-Centered AI
Dr. Divya S., Director of the Interface Lab and Assistant Professor of Communication at Bowling Green State University, delivered an invited talk titled “Designing the Human in the Age of AI: A Communication Perspective” as part of the AIxHealth Virtual Seminar Series on February 12, 2026. The presentation examined artificial intelligence not simply as a technological advancement, but as a communicative force reshaping how individuals seek information, establish trust, form relationships, and make decisions. This invited presentation reflects the Interface Lab’s broader mission to investigate the human dimensions of AI and to advance research that bridges communication, technology, and social impact.
ICS Data Center Event & Photovoice/Poetic Inquiry Panel (October)
Interface Lab will participate in an upcoming October event hosted by the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society focused on data centers and their social, environmental, and cultural impacts. As part of this event, the lab will convene a graduate student panel showcasing work from our photovoice and poetic inquiry project, which explores how data centers are experienced and interpreted in everyday life.The panel will feature visual and poetic narratives that foreground lived experience, place, and meaning-making around digital infrastructure. Additional details about the event schedule, panelists, and format will be shared closer to the date.
Miami XR 2026 Conference Presentation
Interface Lab Manager, Ruth Yeboah, will be presenting a poster at the Miami XR Conference showcasing our research on VR- and AI–supported public speaking for non-native English speakers and anticipated findings. The poster examines how immersive VR environments and AI-driven feedback shape communication confidence, anxiety, and learning in public speaking contexts.
University at Buffalo Brown Bag Colloquium Series 2026 – Invited Talk
As an invited speaker for the University at Buffalo Brown Bag Colloquium Series, Dr. Divya S. will share an overview of the Interface Lab and discuss ongoing research projects exploring human–machine communication. The talk will highlight the lab’s work across AI, immersive technologies, health communication, and ethical design, with a focus on what happens when humans and machines connect. More details about the talk and schedule will be shared closer to the event.
