9:00 AM - Welcome Stephen Smith, AAAI President and Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Shannon Means, Vice Provost for Academic Administration, University of South Carolina (USC) Biplav Srivastava, Professor, AI Institute, USC
9:15 AM - Open Discussion: What does AI mean to us?[30 mins] Moderators:Amanda Rebar, Associate Professor, Arnold School of Public Health, USC
Bryant W Smith, Associate Professor, Joseph F. Rice School of Law, USC
9:45 AM -Topic 1 Discussion: AI - More Potential Than Meets the Eyes [45 mins] Moderator: Biplav Srivastava, Professor, AI Institute, USC Panelists: Marco Valtorta, Professor, Computer Science and Engg., USC Sriraam Natarajan, Professor, Computer Science and Engg., University of Texas at Dallas Michael Huhns, Professor, Computer Science and Engg., USC Stephen Smith, AAAI President and Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
Morning Session - II
10:45 AM - Topic 2 Discussion: Law & AI - Does Anyone Have Our Back ? [45 mins] Moderator: Judge Barbara Wofford-Kanwat, Richland Panelists: Karama Herrington, Adjunct Professor, USC, and South Carolina State Court Administrator
Zoe Niesel, Professor, Joseph F. Rice School of Law, USC
11:30 AM -Demo Session [45 mins] a) Digital Herbarium of the Future - Andrew Charles Moore Herbarium (USCH), Herrick Brown, USC b) AI-assisted Meal Calendar and Adaptive Recommendation for Nutrition Adherence, Kausik Lakkaraju, AI4Society Group, USC c) History Research with AI, Kate Boyd, Director, Director of Digital Research Services, University Libraries, USC d) Training Your Own (Chat)GPT, Natasha Delahunt, Instructor, Computer Science and Engg., USC
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
AfterNoon Session - I
1:00PM - Open Discussion: Do I want AI? Can I avoid AI?[30 mins] Moderators: Natasha Delahunt, Instructor, Computer Science and Engg., USC Kate Boyd, Director, Director of Digital Research Services, University Libraries, USC
1:30 -Topic 3 Discussion: Cybersecurity & AI - How to Stay Safe Despite Rising Risks [45 mins] Moderator: Mangal Kumar, AgFirst Bank and USC Panelists: Michael Huhns, Professor, Computer Science and Engg., USC Brian Leach, Chief Information Officer and Director of Election Technology Services, South Carolina Election Commission
2:15 - 2:30 Coffee Break
AfterNoon Session - II
2:30 PM - Topic 4 Discussion: AI in Health for Seniors - What to Lookout For ? [45 mins] Moderator: Stephen Lloyd, Adjunct Professor, IIT, University of South Carolina Panelists: Elizabeth Regan, Department Chair, Integrated Information Technology, USC
Amanda Rebar, Associate Professor, Arnold School of Public Health, USC
3:15 - 3:45 AI Games / Bingo Facilitator: Sabari Chiraparambil
Closing Session
3:45 PM - Closing Comments & Prizes[15 mins]
Homayoun Valafar, Professor and AI Institute/CSE Dept. Head, USC
Shannon Means, Vice Provost for Academic Administration, University of South Carolina (USC) Biplav Srivastava, Professor, AI Institute, USC
4:00PM - [Optional] USC Campus / Library Tour [30 mins]