Are you interested in understanding the challenges that lie ahead as Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly autonomous, dynamically acquire information, and adapt behaviors?

The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, The State University of New York, Innovare Advancement Center, NYSTEC, Innovation Collective, and Griffiss Institute invite you to join us for an exciting afternoon of talks by visionaries and leaders from industry, government, and academia.

Hosted by Innovare Advancement Center, this webinar is the first event of a three-part series designed to cultivate, define and fund creative solutions to a set of challenge problems in trustworthy AI with a particular focus on dynamic, autonomous systems that learn and adapt behaviors.

With a set of thought-provoking talks and an interactive panel covering industry, research, and government perspectives, this first event will provide insights into the critical path requirements for building reliable, robust AI and autonomous systems that can be widely adopted.

This event is designed for academic and government researchers, university students, and small businesses.

Would you like to understand some of the most formidable technical challenges in future autonomous systems? Would you like to sponsor some of the brightest minds in AI to work on problems of interest to you? Would you like to learn more about AI in real systems?

If so, register to join us as we kickoff the series on October 14th!

Event 1 | Building the Vision

October 14, 2020 | 12:00 - 4:45pm EDT

AGENGA

12:00 - 12:05pm – Livestream Kickoff and Settling In

12:05 - 12:30pm – Welcoming Remarks

• Dr. Bryant Wysocki, United States Air Force Technical Advisor for Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Intelligence & Cyber, Air Force Research Laboratory
• Michael Graniero, Small Business Professional, Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate
• Dr. Meera Sampath, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, State University of New York
• Professor David Doermann, State University of New York, University at Buffalo

12:30 - 1:10pm | AI Systems and Trust: Past, Present, and Future

• Dr. Peter Friedland, Systems Plus/Senior Scientific Advisor to the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

1:10 - 1:50pm | Space: The Final Frontier for AI?

• Professor Scott Hubbard, Stanford University, former Director NASA Ames Research Center

1:50 - 2:00pm – Break

2:00 - 2:40pm | SpaceX, StarLink, and Automation

• Dr. David Goldstein, Director of Special Programs, SpaceX

2:40 – 3:20pm | A Perspective on Trust in Machine Learning and Control for Dynamic Autonomous Systems

• Professor Pramod Khargonekar, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California Irvine

3:20 - 3:50pm – Panel Discussion

• Panelists: Speakers Dr. Khargonekar, Dr. Hubbard and Dr. Goldstein joined by Elham Tabassi, Chief of Staff, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Moderator: Dr. Peter Friedland

3:50 – 4:00pm – Accelerating Research Through Open Innovation: Innovare

• Heather Hage, Vice President, Industry and External Affairs, The Research Foundation for SUNY
• Dr. Bryant Wysocki

4:00pm – Livestream Adjourns

4:00 – 4:45pm – Coffee and Concepts Networking Session

One of the best parts of attending events is meeting new people and making connections. This is your chance to do that virtually. Join us for our Coffee and Concepts conversation after the event adjourns. During this 30-45 minute gathering you will mix the other attendees into smaller breakout rooms to meet and chat all things AI.

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*This agenda is subject to change.