SUNY AI Symposium at Stony Brook: Scaling the NY AI Innovation Ecosystem
SUNY AI Symposium at Stony Brook: Scaling the NY AI Innovation Ecosystem
Day 1: Tuesday, April 14
| Time | Agenda Topic | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 to 9 am | Check-in and Breakfast | Check-in, light breakfast, and networking |
| 9 to 9:30 am | Welcome Remarks |
Lav Varshney Andrea Goldsmith Melur "Ram" Ramasubramanian John B. King Jr. (Virtual) |
| 9:30 to 10:30 am | Keynote | |
| 10:30 to 11:45 am | Panel: This AI Life “The Multiscale Intelligence: AI’s Role in Understanding Life Across Disciplines” |
Moderator: Anisha Kumar, State University of New York at Stony Brook Panelists: Ecological Level: Heather Lynch, State University of New York at Stony Brook Human Level: Joel Saltz, State University of New York at Stony Brook Molecular Level: Ivet Bahar, State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| 11:45 am to 12 pm | Introduce Poster Session |
Introduction (in honor of President Goldsmith's Inauguration): Mónica Bugallo, State University of New York at Stony Brook Remarks: Andrea Goldsmith, President, State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| 12 to 1:30 pm | Networking Lunch / Poster Session: “A Showcase of SUNY’s Next-Gen AI Talent” |
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| 1:30 to 2:45 pm | Compute, Energy, and People Infrastructure for Scaling AI |
Kiran Keshav Fernando Gómez-Baquero Catherine Stollar Peters |
| 3 to 4:15 pm | Panel: AI drives National Competitiveness “The Global Race: AI as the Engine of American Strategic Advantage.” |
Moderator: Lav Varshney, State University of New York at Stony Brook Panelists: Andrea Goldsmith, State University of New York at Stony Brook Kristen Ellis, United States Department of Energy Jamie Metzl, OneShared World |
| 4:15 pm | Break / Refreshments | |
| 4:30 to 5:30 pm | Panel: AI across New York “The Empire State’s Intelligence: Mapping New York’s AI Future” |
Moderator: Jeff Jarvis, State University of New York at Stony Brook Panelists: Jeremy Blackburn, Binghamton University Jason D’Cruz, University at Albany Sharon Moran, College of Environmental Science and Forestry Michael Carpenter, Polytechnic Institute |
| 5:30 pm | Closing Remarks |
Day 2: Wednesday, April 15
| Time | Agenda Topic | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 to 9 am | Check-in and Breakfast | Check-in, light breakfast, and networking |
| 9 to 9:30 am | Welcome Remarks / STRIVE Discussion |
Shadi Sandvik Andrew Singer Venu Govindaraju |
| 9:30 to 10:30 am | Keynote |
Introduction by Andrew Singer, State University of New York at Stony Brook David Spergel |
| 10:30 to 11:45 am | Short Talks + Panel: AI in Education: "Innovations in the Classroom" |
Moderator: Rose Tirotta-Esposito, State University of New York at Stony Brook Panelists: K-12 leader: Brenden Cusack, Huntington UFSD Libraries: Christine Fena, State University of New York at Stony Brook Higher Ed faculty: Carlos Colosqui, State University of New York at Stony Brook Keith Landa, SUNY FACT2 |
| 11:45 am to 12 pm | Lightening Talk “The New AI Workforce: Integrating Inclusion, Education, and Cross-Disciplinary” |
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| 12 to 12:15 pm | Introduce Art Exhibition: “Where AI Innovation Meets Artistic Expression” |
Introduction: David Wrobel, State University of New York at Stony Brook Remarks: Stephanie Dinkins, State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| 12:15 to 1:15 pm | Networking Lunch - Art Exhibition / Industry Displays | |
| 1:15 to 2:30 pm | Talk+Panel: Diffusion of AI Across Industry and Society: “The Intelligence Revolution: How AI is Reshaping Industry Everyday Life” |
Moderator: Samita Heslin, State University of New York at Stony Brook Panelists: Ruchir Puri, IBM Research Sarah Matt, Upstate Medical University Bryan McCann, You.com |
| 2:30 to 3:45 pm | Talk+Panel: “Quantum + AI: Where AI Meets the Frontiers of Physics" |
Opening Talk: Eden Figueroa, State University of New York at Stony Brook Moderator: C.R. Ramakrishnan, State University of New York at Stony Brook Panelists: Hyeongrak "Chuck" Choi, State University of New York at Stony Brook Krishna Rajan, University at Buffalo Ben Verschueren, NY Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) |
| 3:45 pm | Break / Refreshments | |
| 4 to 4:15 pm | Korea's AI Landscape: Insights from SUNY Korea |
Yoon Seok Yang, SUNY Korea Francois Rameau, SUNY Korea |
| 4:15 to 5:15 pm | Panel: Neuro-AI |
Moderator: Alfredo Fontanini, State University of New York at Stony Brook Panelists: Lilianne Mujica-Parodi, State University of New York at Stony Brook Anthony Zador, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Tuhin Chakrabarty, State University of New York at Stony Brook Paola Cascante-Bonilla, State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| 5:15 pm | Closing Remarks |
Please direct any questions to suny-ai-symposium-sbu@stonybrook.edu
