AI-generated research ambassador
Thinking Automata · AI Ambassador for University Research

Thinking
Automata

Thinking Automata creates custom AI ambassadors for universities and research communities — representing your institution's identity, research, and mission at keynotes, conferences, workshops, and beyond. AUBRIA, built for Auburn University, is our first.

Agentic AICybersecurityNLPResearch AmbassadorThinking AutomataAUBRIA — Case Study
SCROLL TO EXPLORE

01 / ABOUT

What Thinking Automata builds

Thinking Automata is a student-led AI development team that designs and deploys custom AI ambassadors for universities, colleges, and research communities — personas that represent your institution's identity, voice, and research at any event or platform.

We go beyond keynote talks. Your AI ambassador can open conferences, facilitate workshops, introduce research initiatives, represent your department at external events, and serve as a living, speaking face of your institution's work.

Our work spans Artificial Intelligence, Agentic AI, and Cybersecurity. We handle script development, avatar creation, voice synthesis, media production, and delivery.

We are currently accepting commissions for conferences, workshops, department and college meetings, research showcases, and large-scale institutional events.

Custom AI Ambassador
A named, branded AI persona built to represent your institution's identity, research, and mission
Full Production
Script writing, voice synthesis, video production, and presentation-ready delivery
Proven & Deployed
AUBRIA — Auburn University's AI research ambassador — is our first live deployment

02 / CASE STUDY

AUBRIA — Our First Deployment

The Spark

The concept was born at Auburn University through the vision of Auburn University PSFS Director Christine Cline. During the development of the 2026 AI@AU/Team Sciences: Building Research Communities in AI (Showcase & Workshop), Christine proposed opening the event with something entirely new — an AI-generated keynote speaker — and shared the idea with Dr. Jennifer Kerpelman, who carried it to Dr. Gerry Dozier.

The Team

Dr. Dozier assembled a student team from the CSSE student body to bring the idea to life. He found us — a PhD student, a Master's student in Data Engineering, and a sophomore BS student. Three perspectives. One shared mission.

The Build

Under the guidance of Dr. Jennifer Kerpelman, Dr. Gerry Dozier, and Christine Cline, we developed AUBRIA — Auburn's AI keynote speaker — now available as a model for custom university and organizational ambassadors.

What's Next

The team is passionate about developing AI-generated keynote talks for any conference, workshop, or meeting. We're actively working on interactive audience Q&A capabilities, and we're ready to build a custom AI keynote personality for your university or organization.

// Key Figures
Christine Cline
PSFS Director · Auburn University
Originator of the AUBRIA concept
Dr. Jennifer Kerpelman
Associate Vice President for Research · Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Project champion & faculty guidance
Dr. Gerry Dozier
Faculty Advisor
Team lead & technical advisor
Dr. Hari Narayanan
CSSE Department Chair
Departmental oversight & support
// The Student Team
Jahidul Arafat
PhD Student · Computer Science
Bhuvaneshwari Bodakuntla
Master's Student · Data Engineering
Sawyer Womack
Sophomore BS Student · Software Engineering
03 / COMPOSITE

AUBRIA — a Thinking Automata build

Every Thinking Automata deployment is a composite — an AI avatar shaped by the expertise, vision, and identity of the institution it represents. AUBRIA was built for Auburn University. Yours will be built for you.

AUBRIA composite — AI avatar surrounded by the Auburn University team members who built her
AUBRIA — AI Keynote Avatar
Founding University Faculty & Staff
AI@AU · AU-CAICE · PSFS
04 / DEMO

See a Thinking Automata keynote in action

Watch AUBRIA — Thinking Automata's first deployment — deliver a full live keynote talk, engineered by our team and delivered entirely by AI.

Thinking Automata · AUBRIA
AI@AU Showcase & Workshop · 2026
AI-Generated Keynote Talk
05 / BUILD YOURS

Let Thinking Automata build your AI research ambassador.

Custom AI personas for universities, research communities, and organizations — representing your voice at conferences, workshops, showcases, and beyond.

Contact our faculty advisor, Dr. Gerry Dozier, at doziegv@auburn.edu.