Advancing Decision Sciences with Artificial Intelligence - Swarm Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, and Executive AI Leadership

The Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Seminars presents Professor Anasse Bari who has led transformative research in artificial intelligence and predictive analytics—work that has saved lives through early disease prediction, reshaped Wall Street with AI-driven investment tools, accelerated the discovery of new energy sources, and strengthened civic engagement, election forecasting, and political strategy. This talk will explain how swarm intelligence—AI inspired by the collective behavior of bird flocks, dolphin pods, and ant colonies—is driving new algorithms that generate forward-looking insights in complex environments. It will feature case studies led and deployed by Professor Bari, including predictive modeling for COVID-19 severity, real-time election forecasting and public opinion modeling, swarm-based trading, and AI tools accelerating research and commercialization in emerging energy sources such as Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR), and will introduce the BARI AI Enterprise Transformation Framework for Executives.  Anasse Bari, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, Courant Institute School for Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, New York University; Director, NYU’s Predictive Analytics and AI Research Lab; Contributor, CNN and the Washington Post.  Friday, February 27, 2026, Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 509 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Luncheon Fees:  Free to University of Scranton and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Students, Staff, and Faculty and should register on RoyalSync. All seminars are included for Schemel Forum Members, Angels, and Archangels.  $30 per luncheon per person • $15 remote only Non-university registrants, register at the link below or call (570) 941-4740.