ChatGSPP: Building an AI Assistant for Website Navigation and Academic Program Information
ChatGSPP is an AI-powered chatbot developed by the Goldman School of Public Policy that intelligently navigates information about our faculty, staff, programs, and research initiatives. This interactive demo will showcase how we've implemented a conversational interface that analyzes user queries, retrieves appropriate content from our existing web resources, and delivers responses with proper source attribution. The session will demonstrate how the chatbot serves diverse stakeholders including prospective students, policy professionals, researchers, and policymakers seeking to engage with our institution. Learn about our technical architecture, implementation challenges, and how this tool has enhanced user experience by making complex academic information more accessible through AI-assisted navigation.
Speaker/Host
Primary/Host Speaker
Darrian Hall
IT Director at UC Berkeley
Darrian Hall is an experienced IT Director at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, where he leads strategic IT operations, cybersecurity initiatives, and infrastructure management. His expertise spans cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, advanced Linux systems administration, virtualization, and robust cybersecurity policy implementation.
With a passion for technology leadership, Darrian actively mentors IT professionals and develops cross-functional collaborations across campus departments, including research and instructional technology teams. His technical skill set includes programming in Python, Bash, Elixir, and PowerShell, and he regularly automates complex workflows through scripting and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
Darrian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a minor in Communication from Cal Poly Humboldt. In addition to his technical role, he dedicates time to AI-driven software development (e.g., ChatGSPP), specifically around predictive modeling and algorithmic quantitative analysis.
Connect with Darrian via LinkedIn or explore his coding projects on GitHub.
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