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Michael Sullivan Lecture Keynote
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Textbook Publishing: Opportunities and Challenges

Friday, June 6, 9-10 a.m. ET

In this Michael Sullivan Lecture Keynote, textbook author and AI scientist Gerald Friedland will explore how artificial intelligence is transforming academic publishing and content creation. As an AI scientist with over 20 years of experience and a native German speaker, he will share his unique experience of having his graduate textbook, Information-Driven Machine Learning, translated from English to German by an AI tool. He will also discuss insights from a late addendum contract by Cambridge University Press for his 2014 book, Multimedia Computing (co-authored with Ramesh C. Jain). These developments underscore a dynamic shift in intellectual property rights and raise compelling questions about the future of publishing. View the full description in the Agenda, below.

About the Michael Sullivan Lecture on Textbook & Academic Authoring

The Michael Sullivan Lecture on Textbook & Academic Authoring honors the life and work of mathematics textbook author Michael Sullivan, a long-time TAA member who has authored or co-authored more than 120 mathematics textbooks, many of which have been published in multiple editions.The Lecture series provides a forum for textbook and academic authors to learn from veteran textbook and academic authors and other academic and textbook authoring and publishing experts. Learn more

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Three two-hour Pre-conference Workshops will be held via Zoom on Thursday, June 5. Register for one or all three Pre-conference Workshops for an opportunity to discuss writing and publishing topics in depth. Information on registering for these workshops will be included in your conference registration confirmation email. Learn more

AGENDA

Friday, June 6 & Saturday, June 7, 2025

All sessions and events taking place on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7, will take place on the virtual conference platform, EventsAir. Information on logging into the virtual event platform will be included in your registration confirmation email.