Join the NCSEA Foundation’s AI Grant Team for a half-day pre-conference interactive seminar before the NCSEA Summit, focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in structural engineering. Whether your firm is just starting to explore and integrate AI tools or you’re ready to develop custom applications, this session will offer hands-on strategies, peer collaboration, and actionable takeaways. This hands-on seminar will be hosted in two specialized tracks — Consumer and Developer — designed to equip and enable participants with different levels of technical skills with AI.
The Consumer Track will focus on using and integrating existing tools and demonstrate real-world tasks that structural engineers can accomplish with AI. You'll learn how to use commercially available AI tools while our facilitators guide you through the process, providing step-by-step instructions and support. We will highlight the essential elements of an AI policy and define approved uses of AI for your firm.
The Developer Track will focus on programming skills with two AI applications: manipulating an existing large language model (LLM) for personalized use and engaging with geometric models using Python and Grasshopper. You'll wrte code, train your own model, and take home your prototype.
This seminar is geared toward:
Structural engineers looking to apply AI to their work
Those interested in learning more about AI and its potential applications
Tinkerers seeking to expand their skills in AI and machine learning
Smaller firms looking for opportunities to leverage their internal resources with AI
By the end of this seminar, you'll have:
Hands-on experience with AI tools and techniques
A deeper understanding of how AI can be applied to structural engineering problems
The opportunity to network with peers and experts interested in AI applications within the Structural Engineering profession.
Don't miss this chance to get hands-on with AI and take your skills to the next level. Register now for this exciting pre-conference seminar!
Registration fee is $299 (members of NCSEA)/ $499 (nonmember) per person. Summit registration is not required to attend. This event will award 3.75 PDHs.
Schedule of Events
1:00 - 1:15 pm
Welcome and Overview
Speaker: Brian Petruzzi
1:15 - 1:45 pm
Keynote: AI Landscape Briefing: What’s Happening in Our Industry?
1:45 - 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 - 4:30 pm
Workshop Breakout Sessions
Track 1 : AI Consumer
Identify top tasks and challenges that can benefit from AI
Discuss AI Policy and Approved Uses
Explore real-world AI tools addressing SE tasks and challenges
Develop a list of action items for your next steps with AI
Track 2 : AI Developer Track
Session 1 – Leveraging your own firm’s data in an intelligent way with LLMs
Session 2 – Building a machine learning model to leverage parametric models and analysis tools.
4:30 - 5:00 pm
Discussion & Closing Remarks
Speakers: Brian Petruzzi and AI Task Group
5:00 pm
Adjourn