Schedule

Date: May 10, 2024 

Venue: Illinois Rooms, UIC Student Center East (SCE)

7:30 - 8:30 am  -  Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 am  -  Opening Remarks

Session 1: AI Technology

8:45 - 9:30 am  -  Keynote 1: David Jurgens (University of Michigan)

      Title: The Challenges and Opportunities of LLM Alignment and Personalization

9:30 - 9:45 am  -  Break

9:45 - 10:45 am  -  Short Talks Session 1

Title: Task Planning with Large Language Models

Title: Self-evolving Large Language Models

10:45 - 11:00 am  -  Break

Session 2: Industry Perspectives

11:00 - 11:45 am  -  Keynote 2: Louise Keely (Bain & Company)

    Title: Generative AI: Responsible Value Creation

11:45 - 1:00 pm  -  Lunch Break

1:00 - 1:45 pm  -  Panel: AI in Industry: Opportunities and Challenges

Panelists: Mary Purk (Wharton), Robert Blackwell Jr. (Quant16), Louise Keely (Bain), Pat Sullivan (EY)

1:45 - 2:00 pm  -  Break

Session 3: Societal Applications

2:00 - 2:45 pm  -  Keynote 3: Sheldon Jacobson (UIUC)

      Title: AI & Society: Opportunities, Risks, and Rewards

2:45 - 3:00 pm  -  Break

3:00 - 3:45 pm  -  Keynote 4: Anjana Susarla (Michigan State University)

      Title: AI for Social Good: Video Analytics to Promote Health Literacy

3:45 - 4:00 pm  -  Break

4:00 - 5:00 pm  -  Short Talks Session 2

Title: A Better Match for Everyone: Reinforcement Learning for Ride-sharing

Title: Improving the Security of United States Elections with Robust Optimization

5:00 - 5:15 pm  -  Closing Remarks

5:30 - 7:30 pm  -  Reception at the East Terrace of Student Center East