Saturday, July 12 · 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern

Guest: Prof. Foaad Khosmood

Why you’ll want to meet him

• Forbes Endowed Professor of Computer Engineering at Cal Poly SLO

• Research Director, Institute for Advanced Technology & Public Policy (home of Digital Democracy)

• Co-founder & past president of Global Game Jam —the world’s largest game-creation event

• Emmy-winning data-journalism collaborator (2025 Northern California Emmys) for Digital Democracy reporting with CalMatters & CBS News

• Visiting Scholar, Imperial College London

What might he reveal?

(We’re keeping the agenda under wraps, but expect one or more of these treats…)

• How Digital Democracy turns legislative events into actionable intelligence for reporters.

• Practical tips for plugging legislative data into your own AI projects.

• Lessons from running global hackathons—and what makes projects stand out.

• The future of AI-powered transparency in state politics.

• Behind-the-scenes stories from his Emmy-winning investigation.

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