May 1 schedule

Research Presentations & AI Workshops (May 1)

8:30 am - 9:00 am Registrations and Networking

9:00 am - 9:15 am

Opening Remarks

9:15 am - 10:15 am Panel Discussion (Moderated by Dr. Michael Zhang):

10:30 am - 3:00 pm AI Research Presentations (more to come):

Generative AI in Business Decision-making: Do LLMs Show Biases Similar to Human?
Xichen Zhang (SMU), Hasan Cavusoglu (UBC)
Operationalizing AI Ethics
Stephanie Kelly (SMU)
Harnessing Agentic AI for Secure and Efficient Confidential Data Analytics
Yigit Aydede (SMU), Chukwuemeka Nwankwo (novastorms.ai)
Are LLMs a Good Model of Human Thought? The Challenge of Compositional Learning
Hassan Sajjad (Dal)
AI Applications in Intra-Logistics and Logistics 
Uday Venkatadri (Dal)
Connecting the Dots: Clinical Genomics, AI, and the Future of Precision Medicine 
Victor Martinez (Dal)
Advancing Machine Intelligence Through Reinforcement Learning 
Janarthanan Rajendran (Dal)
AI for Sustainable Livestock Farming ~ Advancing Welfare, Efficiency, and Climate Resilience
Suresh Neethirajan (Dal)
AI in Ocean Technology 
Christopher Whidden (Dal)
Cybersecurity Gets Smart: How AI is Changing the Game 
Amir Eaman (Acadia)

Networking Lunch: 12:00 pm– 1:00 pm

Afternoon Workshops: