CEWIT2021 Conference Schedule
The CEWIT2021 Conference will consist of multiple panels, discussions, and individual talks. The series of individual talks will be fifteen minute presentations by distinguished breakout speakers doing a deepdive into their area of expertise along with Q&A. Each panel will engage three to five expert speakers in a group discussion sharing their knowledge and addressing audience questions. Each day starts at 8:30am and goes until 1:30pm EST.
Day 1: November 3, 2021
General Session Talks
| Speakers | Company | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Serkan Kiranyaz, PhD | Qatar University/ Tampere University | New-Generation Neural Networks and Applications |
| Biswa Sengupta, PhD | Zebra Technologies | Orchestration AI |
| Yizhou Wang, PhD | Peking University | The Complexity of Active Visual Tracking |
| Pekka Abrahamsson, PhD | University of Jyväskylä | From Principles to Action: A Method for Ethically Aligned AI Design and Implementation |
| Amanda Muller, PhD | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Secure and Ethical AI: Framing the Challenge for National Security |
| Achille Fokoue | IBM Research | Answering Questions Using Neuro-Symbolic AI |
| Yu Yang, PhD | Lehigh University | Cyber Physical Systems for On-demand Delivery |
| Bob Friday | Mist Systems | How AI/ML is disrupting the Networking Industry: A Data-Driven approach to IT Operations |
| Ido Aharoni | NYU/ Emerson Rigby Ltd./Israeli Foreign Service | Information Overload - It’s Impact and Longterm Implementations |
Accelerating Drug Discovery Panel
The future of healing and overcoming disease rests in science and drug development. Industry-wide, more than $100 billion is spent on patients in clinical trials – accounting for 25% of budgets. In the post COVID-19 era, there is a movement to reform how drug development is conducted. The rapid development of CoVID vaccines shines a path for biopharma, regulatory agencies and health technology companies to accelerate innovation and ensure research is made accessible. These possibilities will require the consistent, widespread adoption of transformative research methods and innovative organizational approaches.
Venture Capital Panel
This distinguished Panel is composed of lead investors worldwide. Discussion will focus on what is influencing the flow of venture capital now as to its directions and relative quantities. CEWIT Conference attendees will be invited to submit their questions.
Day 2: November 4, 2021
General Session Talks
| Speakers | Company | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jinfang Wang, PhD | Yokohama City University | A Convolutional LSTM Model for Predicting the SARS-COV-2 Positives in Japan |
| Daniel Holewienko | Henry Schein | The Key Elements of Successful ML/AI in Healthcare |
| Lu Su, PhD | Purdue University | Towards Fine-Grained Wireless Human Perception |
| Mengqian Zhang | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Accelerating Transactions Relay in Blockchain Networks via Reputation |
| Bruce Swett, PhD | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI): An Approach to Policy, Requirements, & Contracting |
| Wenwen Dou, PhD | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Visual Text Analysis and Applications |
| Gabi Zodik | IBM Research | Blockchain – the Myth and Realities |
| Brian Merrill | Deloitte | Applications of MDNs for Anomaly and Risk Detection in Financial Data |
| Juntao Wang | Harvard University | Forecast Aggregation via Peer Prediction |
| John Grim | Verizon | Privacy Breaches in the Cyber Threat Landscape |
Applied AI Panel
Artificial intelligence implies that a machine mimics "cognitive" functions that are normally associated with the human mind. AI is a constellation of technologies that permits machines to sense, comprehend, act and learn and is transforming the relationship between people and technology. Panelists will include distinguished speakers from Zebra Technologies, IBM Research, the University of Louisiana, and Zeblok.
Smart Infrastructure Panel
Smart infrastructure technologies aim to enhance the way people live and work. This panel will explore a wide range of topics, such as cyber physical systems, IoT, robotics, cyber security, artificial intelligence, data visualization, blockchain, etc. Panelists will include distinguished speakers from AT&T, IBM, Twitter, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Stony Brook University.