myBama
AI Exchange

Schedule

7:30 – 8:30 am
Registration, Informal Networking, Breakfast
Sellers Auditorium

8:30 – 8:45 am
Convene & UA Welcome, Jim Dalton
ACHE Welcome & Keynote Introduction, Jim Purcell
Sellers Auditorium

8:45 – 9:30 am
Keynote Speaker, Paula Payton (Deloitte Services LP)
The Imperative of AI Enablement: Perspectives on Transforming Organizations for Intelligent Action
Sellers Auditorium

9:45 – 10:30 am
Concurrent Session A

  1. Track 1 | AI in Education & Workforce Development

    The Creative Humanities & Generative AI: Opportunities & Challenges
    Sellers Auditorium

    Lawrence Cappello, Moderator (UA)
    Jennifer Feltman (UA)
    Xaq Frohlich (AU)
    Xabier Granja (UA)
    Stephen Rizzo (Bevill State)
    Alexandre Tokovinine (UA)

  2. Track 2 | AI in Research, Innovation & Strategy

    Highlights of AI Research in STEM
    Rast A

    Sergei Gleyzer, Introductions (UA)
    Sathya Aakur (AU)
    Konstantin Matchev (UA)
    Vineetha Menon (UAH)

  3. Track 3 | AI in Industry, Government & Public Services

    AI in Industry
    Birmingham

    Estes Hughes, Moderator (EDPA)
    Kelsey Bickett (QuantHub)
    Gil Traverse (Oracle)
    Dan Wesley (Workday)

  4. Track 4 | AI in Action

    Conversation on Practical AI Use in Law, Medicine & Defense
    Central

    Josh Jones, Moderator (QuantHub)
    Yonathan Arbel (UA)
    Bryan Mesmer (UAH)
    Rubin Pillay (UAB)

10:45 – 11:30 am
Concurrent Session B

  1. Track 1 | AI in Education & Workforce Development

    AI, Law & Higher Education: Shaping Future Careers for Students, Faculty & Administrators
    Sellers Auditorium

    Montré Carodine, Moderator (UA)
    Debra Armstrong-Wright (AU)
    Lawrence Cappello (UA)
    Gordon Govens (Stillman)
    Ryan Letson (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings)
    Allen Linken (UA)

  2. Track 2 | AI in Research, Innovation & Strategy

    Catalyzing Research with AI
    Rast A

    Despina Stavrinos, Moderator (UA)
    Jake Chen (UAB)
    Sergei Gleyzer (UA)
    Vineetha Menon (UAH)
    Jack Wells (Nvidia)

  3. Track 3 | AI in Industry, Government & Public Services

    Developing a Statewide AI Policy & Strategy
    Birmingham

    Stefan Kim, Moderator (UAS)
    Laura Crowder (AL OIT)
    Ed Lawrence (ACCS)
    Hari Narayanan (AU)
    Mike Shaw (AL House Dist 47)

  4. Track 4 | AI in Action

    Design Smarter, Not Harder: AI-Powered Course Design
    Central

    Demonstrators:
    Claire Major (UA)
    Lee Laska (UA)
    Tyler Roberts (UA)

11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Lunch
Sellers Auditorium

1:30 – 2:15 pm
Concurrent Session C

  1. Track 1 | AI in Education & Workforce Development

    Ethical Leadership in the Age of AI: Lessons From Across Campus
    Sellers Auditorium

    Katherine Chiou, Moderator (UA)
    Jeremy Davis (UAH)
    Lindsay Doukopoulos (AU)
    Michael Green (Shelton State)
    Nathan Loewen (UA)
    Isaac McCoy (Stillman)

  2. Track 2 | AI in Research, Innovation & Strategy

    Emerging Opportunities for AI in Health, Life Sciences & Biomedical Engineering
    Rast A

    Ravi Kumar, Introductions (UA)
    Katherine Dudding (UA)
    Ben Galatzan (UAB)
    Jake Chen (UAB)
    Kun Lu (UA)

  3. Track 3 | AI in Industry, Government & Public Services

    Opportunity for Academia, Industry & Government Collaboration in AI
    Birmingham

    Matthew Hudnall, Moderator (UA)
    Jonathan Breckenridge (NASA)
    Jeremy Dautenhahn (Google)
    George Constantinescu (ATCO)
    Małgorzata Makoś (UA)

  4. Track 4 | AI in Action

    Advancing Transfer Student Success Through AI
    Central

    Demonstrators:
    Keith Sessions (Alabama Transfers)
    Brandi Stacey (EdVisorly)
    Nate Turner (EdVisorly)

2:30 – 3:15 pm
Concurrent Session D

  1. Track 1 | AI in Education & Workforce Development

    AI and Faculty Development: Strategies from Three Campuses
    Sellers Auditorium

    Claire Major, Moderator (UA)
    Asim Ali (AU)
    Amy Chatham (UAB)
    Tyler Roberts (UA)

  2. Track 2 | AI in Research, Innovation & Strategy

    Opportunities for Interdisciplinary AI Research
    Rast A

    Raj Chaudhury, Moderator (USA)
    Jonathan Frame (UA)
    Vakhtang Putkaradze (UA, 2026)
    Xinyue Ye (UA)

  3. Track 3 | AI in Industry, Government & Public Services

    UA’s High Performance Computing & Data Center:
    A Resource for the State of Alabama
    Birmingham

    Fernanda Foertter (UA)

  4. Track 4 | AI in Action

    Networking Central
    Poster Presentations Rast B

    *Coffee and snacks available in Sellers Lobby

3:25 – 3:30 pm
Keynote Introduction, Jonathan Koh
Sellers Auditorium

3:30 – 4:15 pm
Keynote Speaker, Chris Hein
Current State of AI in the Public Sector
Sellers Auditorium

4:15 – 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks, Bryan Boudouris
Sellers Auditorium