ICDS Day MMXXIV: Shaping The Future of Penn State’s Digital Research
Wednesday October 23, 2024
HUB Alumni Hall – University Park
Event emcee: Wayne Figurelle, Assistant Director of Innovation and Outreach, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
| Time | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Registration Opens | Light Refreshments Available |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome and Introductory Remarks | Guido Cervone – Interim Director, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) Andrew Read, Senior Vice President for Research |
| 9:30 AM | AI Hub: Catalyzing Collaborative Innovation in the Era of AI Catch up with the Mehrdad Mahdavi, AI Hub director, who will talk about the AI Hub’s new direction and updates as well how we can foster AI connections across Penn State and beyond. | Mehrdad Mahdavi, AI HUB Director |
| 9:45 AM | Achieving Research Excellence partnering with ICDS ICDS standouts talk successes of projects in AI, visualization and custom/high-throughput computing using resources from ICDS and affiliated centers/facilities. Learn all about how you too can use our resources to aid your research achievements. | Chad Hanna, Professor of Physics, ICDS Co-Hire Josh Stapleton, Associate Research Professor, MCL Director Paul Esker, Professor of Epidemiology and Field Crop Pathology |
| 10:30 AM | Break | Light refreshments available |
| 10:45 AM | Funding stories from the trenches Learn lessons from ICDS researchers who took on large, collaborative project proposal processes. | Dr. Keith Cheng, Distinguished Professor of Pathology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, ICDS Co-Hire Dr. Vasant Honavar, Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Associate Director, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, ICDS Co-Hire Dr. Soundar Kumara, Pearce Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Director, (AIMI) Research Center, ICDS Co-Hire Edward O’Brien, Professor of Chemistry, ICDS Co-Hire |
| 11:45 AM | Morning Wrap up | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch and Networking | |
| 1:00 PM | Afternoon Opening Remarks | |
| 1:15 PM | White Paper Table discussions Selected principal investigators (PIs) will present a 5-minute flash talk describing their ideas. | Christelle Wauthier, Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences Associate Director, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences |
| 2:15 PM | Networking Break | Light refreshments available |
| 2:45 PM | White Paper Follow Up Session Tables for each topic to further discuss PI ideas and collaborate to transform the concept into a set of achievable next steps. | |
| 3:45 PM | Wrap up and introduction of Discombobulation Session | |
| 4:00 PM | Break Optional: Discombobulation session – 106 HUB | |
| 5:30 PM | Poster Session & Networking Event | |
| 7:30 PM | Evening Events Conclude | See you next year! |
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