SUMMIT
PROGRAM
Day 1: Research & Advanced ManufacturingDay 2: Industry, Infrastructure & Ethics
Registration & Meet and Greet
Join fellow delegates for morning networking, credentials pickup, and check-in. Light breakfast items available.
Opening Remarks
Keynote Address
Dr. Girija Narlikar
Building AI That Powers and Protects the Digital Workplace
Director of Engineering, Head of AI Safety and Security at Google
Introduction by Sneha Kumar Kasera
Curricular Response to AI
Moderator: Vivek Srikumar (U of U Kahlert School of Computing)
Stephanie Menhart (U of U Price College of Engineering, CLEAR), John Regehr (U of U Kahlert School of Computing), Swomitra Mohanty (U of U Chemical Engineering), Vineet Pandey (U of U Kahlert School of Computing)
Lunch Workshop: AI + Advanced Manufacturing
Moderator: Ashley Spear (U of U Mechanical Engineering)
Victor Walker (Idaho National Labs), Ben Garcia (Weber State/MARS Center), Eric Mortenson (Northrup Grumman)
* Lunch will be available for everyone attending the convergence thanks to our generous sponsors.
Lunch & Learn: Advanced Manufacturing Focus
Advanced Manufacturing Academic Panel
Moderator: Ashley Spear (U of U Mechanical Engineering)
Long Luo (U of U Chemistry), Sterling Baird (BYU Mechanical Engineering), Yongzhi Qu (U of U Mechanical Engineering)
AI in Energy
Moderator: Salah Faroughi (U of U Chemical Engineering)
Chris Ritter (Idaho National Labs), Masood Parvania (U of U Electrical and Computer Engineering), John Hedengren ( BYU Chemical Engineering), Kody Powell (U of U Chemical Engineering)
AI in Health
Moderator: Karli Gillette (U of U Biomedical Engineering)
Jake George (U of U Electrical and Computer Engineering), Yue Lu (U of U Pharmacy), Ravi Ranjan (U of U Cardiovascular Medicine), Tucker Hermans (U of U Kahlert School of Computing), Florian Solzbacher (Blackrock Neurotech, U of U Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Day 1 Adjournment
Concluding day one presentations and tracks.
Day 2 Registration & Networking
Morning check-in and delegate meet-and-greet sessions to kick off day two. Light breakfast items available.
Industry Panel
Moderator: Sneha Kasera (U of U Kahlert School of Computing)
Pierre Emmanuel Gaillardon (ChipNexus), Porter Jenkins (Enzy), David Williams (Lease End), Royal Hansen (Google), Jodee Varney (Cisco)
Revolutionizing Utah's AI Infrastructure
William Miller (Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, U of U), Greg Jones (Director of Corporate Engagement for Scientific Computing, Technology, and AI, U of U)
Lunch Workshop: AI-Supported Socratic Activities in Engineering Education
Swomitra Mohanty (U of U Chemical Engineering)
* Lunch will be available for everyone attending the convergence thanks to our generous sponsors.
Lunch & Learn: Engineering Pedagogy Focus
AI Systems
Moderator: Kenneth Marino (U of U Kahlert School of Computing)
Luis Garcia (U of U Kahlert School of Computing), Mary Hall (U of U Kahlert School of Computing), Ganesh Gopalakrishnan (U of U Kahlert School of Computing), Jacob Austin (Anthropic)
Break & Student Poster Competition
Networking session paired with our custom poster exhibition.
Ethical AI
Moderator: Sadia Khan (U of U Responsible AI Initiative)
Zachary Boyd (State of Utah AI Policy Office), Eliane Wiese (U of U Kahlert School of Computing), Heather Holmes (U of U Chemical Engineering), Thi Nguyen (U of U Philosophy)
Closing Remarks & Awards
Concluding remarks followed by announcement of student poster and lightning talk winners.
* Note: Student lightning talks highlighting regional research developments will be interspersed throughout the main program modules across both days.
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