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The AI Faculty Symposium: Research & Teaming will feature presentations by faculty on open challenges and funding opportunities in key sectors followed by breakout teaming activities. Seed funding will be available to support the most promising team proposals.

UH aims to support high-quality, interdisciplinary research on various AI issues. This symposium will foster an environment conducive to innovative collaborations across social science, natural sciences and engineering to broaden capacity, reach and impact.
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Schedule

  • Noon 
    Lunch Buffet offered by DOR and Networking
  • 12:15 p.m.
    Welcome by Claudia Neuhaser, Director of the HPE DSI
  • 12:25 p.m.
    Welcome by the Task Force, Ioannis Kakadiaris
  • 12:30 p.m.
    The Landscape for AI Research Proposals & How UH Will Help the Teams Formed, Claudia Neuhauser 
  • 1 p.m.
    Open Challenges in Healthcare / Funding Calls / Discussion, Dr. Winston Liaw
  • 1:25 p.m. 
    Open Challenges in Security/ Funding Calls / Discussion, Chris Bronk
  • 1:50 p.m. 
    Open Challenges in Energy / Funding Calls / Discussion, Ramanan Krisnamoorti & Joe Powell
  • 2:15 p.m. 
    Open Challenges in Manufacturing / Funding Calls / Discussion, Gino Lim
  • 2:40 p.m. 
    Open Challenges in Robotics/ Funding Calls / Discussion, Karolos Grigoriadis
  • 3:05 p.m. 
    Coffee Break
  • 3:20 p.m. 
    Networking
  • 5:55 p.m. 
    Closing Remarks, Claudia Neuhauser
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Speakers

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Claudia Neuhauser
Interim VP/VC for Research
Director, HPE Data Science Institute

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Ioannis Kakadiaris
Director,
Computational Biomedicine Lab

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Dr. Winston Liaw
Clinical Associate Professor & Chair,
Health Systems and Population Health Sciences

Chris Bronk
Associate Professor,
Hobby School of Public Affairs

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Ramanan Krisnamoorti
Vice President, 
Division of Energy and Innovation

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Joe Powell
Executive Director, 
Energy Transition Institute

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Gino Lim
Professor and Chair,
Industrial Engineering

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Karolos Grigoriadis
Moores Professor and Interim Department Chair,
Mechanical Engineering

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Venue

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The event will be held in the TSO Room, room number 186 in the Health 1 building. When you arrive, check in at the registration desk outside the TSO Room to receive your name tag. Coffee, water and snacks will be available throughout the event.

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