Duane Hamacher

Associate Professor of Cultural Astronomy · University of Melbourne

Academic, Astronomer, Science Communicator

Geomythology History of Meteoritics Ethnoastronomy Archaeoastronomy Astrophysics

Selmer Bringsjord

Director, Rensselaer AI & Reasoning Lab; Professor, Cognitive Science and Computer Science · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Expert in logic and philosophy, specializing in AI and reasoning

Artifical Intelligence Philosophical Foundations of AI Computational Economics AI Systems Formal Logic

Simon Anderson

Applied Foresight Keynote Speaker · Venture Foresight LLC

Keynote Speaker | Applied Foresight Consultant | Award-Winning Author

Keynote Speaking Future of Work Emerging Technology Future Trends Transportation

Imani Mosley

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Imani Mosley is an expert in Benjamin Britten; music, opera and modernism in Britain post-1945; and ethics in artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence Modernism Post-1945 Britain Music Metadata Benjamin Britten

Raga Bjarnadottir

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Ragnhildur Bjarnadottir is an expert in using health informatics and data science to improve care quality for underserved populations.

Artificial Intelligence Quality of Care Data Science Nursing Informatics Clinical Decision Support

Yang Feng

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Yang Feng's research focuses on the role of AI as an information delivery agent as well as a powerful research tool.

Consumer Psychology AI Artificial Intelligence Advertising Campaign Advertising Research and Strategy

Patrick Tighe

M.D./Associate Professor/Co-Director · University of Florida

Dr. Patrick Tighe’s research examines how AI can improve acute postoperative pain and patient safety.

Tools to Reduce Disparities in Perioperative Outcomes Perioperative Medicine Biomedical Informatics Anesthesiology Artificial Intelligence

Parshati Patel

Science Communication · Stellar Dreams

An astrophysicist turned science communicator, space educator, author and space artist with a passion to bring space to the public!

Sci Art STEM Education Astrophyics Astronomy Planetary Science

Derek Bambauer

Professor · University of Florida

Derek Bambauer focuses on smart wills and AI, studying extensive international/comparative work on internet censorship.

Law and Technology Jawboning Section 230 Espionage Act Intellectual Property

Liangfei Qiu

Professor · University of Florida

Liangfei Qiu is an expert in social technology, including social media and social networks, as well as artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence Gig Economy Prediction Markets Healthcare Analytics Telecommunications Networks

Martin Kang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Econometrics Empirical Analysis Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Data Science

Addison Hall

Rhetorical Arts Instructor · Loyola Marymount University

University Core Curriculum

Rhetoric and Contemporary Culture Gender, Culture and Literature Rhetorical Arts Motherhood Feminist Writers

Gokila Dorai, PhD

Assistant Professor · Augusta University

Dr. Dorai’s area of expertise is mobile/IoT forensics research and developing a targeted data extraction system for digital forensics.

System Security Artifical Intelligence Digital Crimes Software Development Mobile Computing

Josh Siegel

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Josh Siegel works across disciplines to develop “deep technologies” within the mobility sector.

Vehicle Diagnostics Cybersecurity Autonomous Vehicles Sensor Fusion Pervasive Sensing

Jodi Forlizzi

Professor and Associate Dean · Carnegie Mellon University

Jodi Forlizzi is responsible for establishing design research as a legitimate form of research in human computer interaction.

Human Robot Interaction Design Theory Artificial Intelligence Human Computer Interaction (Hci)

Professor Robert Shail

Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University

Professor Robert Shail's research interests cover postwar British cinema, gender identity in film, comics books, and children's cinema.

Children's Film Foundation British Cinema Film Art Critical Practice Children's Media

H. Kenny Cheng

Chair · University of Florida

H. Kenny Cheng’s research is focused on big data, business analytics, and the economic and policy issues of artificial intelligence.

Blockchain Big Data and Business Analytics Internet commerce Artificial Intelligence

Frank Waddell

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Frank Waddell's research interests are at the intersection of new technology and online storytelling.

Artificial Intelligence Media Violence Media Effects Online News Fake News

Christopher Kanan

Associate Professor of Computer Science · University of Rochester

Christopher Kanan's research focuses on deep learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI and Machine Learning Applied Machine Learning (e.g. Medical Computer Vision) Language-guided Scene Understanding Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning

Reid Simmons

Research Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Reid Simmons has been developing robot systems that can work reliably in unstructured, unknown environments.

Robotics Robot Navigation Artificial Intelligence Multi-Robot Systems Human-Robot Interaction