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IAD Days

The AI and Data Science Symposium @ UB
April 17 - 19, 2024
Student presenting a poster during IAD Days 2022.

Celebrating artificial intelligence, big data, and high-performance computing at the University at Buffalo. 

IAD Days: The AI and Data Science Symposium @ UB (formerly CDSE Days) is a signature annual event hosted by the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. The event brings some of the nation's most prominent data science and AI scholars to Buffalo for a week of workshops, lectures, and networking. The initiative increases educational opportunities and employability for students, attracts new graduate students to UB, and boosts research opportunities for aligned faculty members.

Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Tazzie Howard.

Tazzie Howard

Customer Engineer, Google Public Sector

Manish Parashar.

Manish Parashar

Director, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, Chair, Computational Science and Engineering, Presidential Professor, Kalhert School of Computing, University of Utah

Yiyu Shi.

Yiyu Shi

Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame

Speakers & Panelists

Rachael Hageman Blair.

Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, and Associate Director for Education, Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, University at Buffalo

Holly Buck.

Holly Buck

Assistant Professor, Department of Environment and Sustainability, University at Buffalo

Dianna Cichocki.

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Management Science and Systems, University at Buffalo

Sai Vikneshwar Mani Jayaraman.

Sai Vikneshwar Mani Jayaraman

 Software Engineer, AWS Redshift

Ryan A. McPherson.

Ryan A. McPherson

Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Sustainability, University at Buffalo

Jeffrey Miecznikowski.

Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University at Buffalo

Alexandra Oprea.

Alexandra Oprea

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University at Buffalo

Carolyn Penstein Rose.

Carolyn Penstein Rose

Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Mohammad Zia.

Mohammad Zia

Systems Architect, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ziliang Zong.

Ziliang Zong

 Professor, Department of Computer Science, Texas State University

Agenda

Abstracts will be linked to each presentation topic below. Click on the speaker's name to learn more about each presenter.
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Wednesday, April 17

Time Session Type Topic Speaker Location
3:00pm - 4:00pm   IAD Student Research Poster Showcase   Bansal Atrium, Davis Hall
4:00pm - 5:00pm Keynote Speaker Democratization of Responsible Artificial Intelligence
Manish Parashar
Davis 101
5:00pm - 7:00pm   Reception and AI Innovation Challenge Demonstrations
  Bansal Atrium, Davis Hall

Thursday, April 18

Time Session Type Topic Speaker Location
9:00am - 11:00am
Skills Workshop Advancing Beyond Scikit-learn and Jupyter Notebook (Session 1/2) Mohammad Zia
Furnas 805
9:00am - 11:00am
Skills Workshop
Introduction to Bayesian Networks with Applications in R
Rachael Hageman Blair
Furnas 206
11:00am - 11:15 am Coffee and Refreshments      
11:15am - 1:15pm
Skills Workshop
Beyond Data Dumps: Using Charts to Tell Stories
Dianna Cichocki
Furnas 805
1:15pm - 2:15pm
Lunch      
2:15pm - 3:00pm Research Talk Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable AI at All Scopes
Ziliang Zong

SU 330 Mini Theater 

(Pride and Tradition)

3:00pm - 5:00pm Keynote Speaker
Sustainability Innovation with Google Cloud
Tazzie Howard

SU 330 Mini Theater 

(Pride and Tradition)

5:00pm - 6:20pm Coffee and Refreshments      
6:20pm Movie Screening - Title TBA     Knox 110

Friday, April 19

Time Session Type Topic Speaker Location
9:00am - 11:00pm
Skills Workshop Advancing Beyond Scikit-learn and Jupyter Notebook (Session 2/2) Mohammad Zia
Furnas 805
9:00am - 11:00pm
Skills Workshop
Coding From Theory to Practice
Sai Vikneshwar Mani Jayaraman
Furnas 206
11:00am - 11:15am Networking Reception      
11:15pm - 1:15pm
Skills Workshop Exploring the Flexibility of Linear Regression Models
Jeffrey Miecznikowski
Furnas 805
1:15pm - 2:15pm Lunch      
2:15pm - 3:00pm Research Talk Social Analytics and Dynamic Support for
Collaborative Learning in the Age of Large Language Models
Carolyn Penstein Rose

SU 330 Mini Theater

(Pride and Tradition)

3:00pm - 4:00pm Panel Discussion AI Literacy x Sustainability Literacy
 

SU 330 Mini Theater

(Pride and Tradition)

4:00pm - 5:00pm Keynote Speaker On-Device AI to Better Mobile and Implantable Devices in Healthcare Yiyu Shi

SU 330 Mini Theater

(Pride and Tradition)

5:00pm - 5:30pm Coffee and Refreshments      
5:30pm
  AI Treasure/Scavenger Hunt    

Abstracts & Session Details

Poster Session

As part of IAD Days, CDSE students will be expected to participate in a poster session at the reception on Wednesday, April 17 from 3:00-4:00 pm. Poster abstracts should be submitted by Monday, April 8 at 5:00 pm.

Posters must be submitted by Monday, April 8 to ensure they are printed in time for IAD Days. IAD will cover the cost of poster printing. Students can submit both their poster files and abstracts via the link below.

IAD Days Poster Session and Networking Event.

If you have any questions about IAD Days, email us at ub-iad@buffalo.edu.