2024 Event Recap 

The DSI extends its heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended and participated in the event. This event was a tremendous success, and we are deeply grateful to the presenters who shared their expertise on generative AI, as well as to all attendees who asked insightful questions. Your support is vital to the vibrant data science community we are building together.

Event Highlights:

Day 1 Highlights: GenAI Foundations and UMN Capabilities (May 22)

The workshop began with a welcome from Dr. Shashank Priya, followed by Dr. Xiao-Li Meng's keynote on the challenges of generative AI. Dr. Jisu Huh discussed AI's impact on advertising, and Dr. Steven Wu presented a novel approach to reinforcement learning. Afternoon sessions included talks by Dr. Jie Ding on scalable AI, Dr. Jonathan Bentz on computing evolution, and Dr. Ben Lynch on AI support at the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute. The day concluded with Data Set Lightning Talks and a reception.

Day 2 Highlights: GenAI and Public Policy and Societal Impacts (May 23)

Nancy Sims opened the day, followed by Dr. Baobao Zhang on AI governance and Michael Corey on community co-creation in Mapping Prejudice. David Maeda and Secretary Steve Simon discussed AI's impact on elections. The afternoon featured Eran Kahana on AI data quality and Dr. Claire Segijn on ethical issues in AI surveillance.

Day 3 Highlights: GenAI and Health Data (May 24)

Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado's keynote on AI in medicine opened the final day, followed by Dr. Dave Little, Dr. Louis Kazaglis, and Dr. Andrea Noel from EPIC on AI in electronic health records. Dr. Shauna Overgaard on closing the AI translation gap in medicine, Mark Gardner on FDA regulations, Dr. Serguei Pakhomov, Dr. Hari Trivedi, and Dr. Scott Friedman presented on various health data topics. The workshop concluded with a thank-you from Dr. Galin Jones. 

The event fostered rich discussions and collaboration, inspiring future research and innovation in generative AI. 

We look forward to welcoming you to future DSI events!

We look forward to welcoming you to future DSI events!