Nano and AI Convergence
The Conference is a combination of keynotes, panels, posters, program information sessions, discussions of research trends, and principal investigator meetings with NSF program directors. The presentations will cover research trends, foundational breakthroughs with broad relevance, overviews of progress and new research, education, and innovation areas with a focus on nanotechnology and artificial intelligence convergence. Keynote presentations are followed by discussion panels.
Draft agenda updated September 13, 2024.
Day 1: Monday, December 9, 2024
Nano-AI Convergence: Research and Education
Note: all times are Eastern Time Zone
| 9 am | Poster Session Session Co-Chairs: Eric Josephs, SUNY Stony Brook; Seetha Raghavan, NSF/ENG/EEC |
| 10:30 | NSF welcome and overview – Susan Margulies, NSF; NSF Welcome |
| 10:40 | Keynote: Nano AI convergence - Overview Speaker TBD |
| 11:00 | Session 1. Nano-AI convergence: Challenges and Opportunities NSF Co-Chair: John Schlueter, DMR; Academic Co-Chair: William L. Wilson, Harvard University Panelists - Nanoscale phenomena - General and Objectivity of AI Q&A Roundtable following presentations |
| 12:00 | Session 2. AI for nanomaterials discovery NSF Co-Chair: Dmitry Golovaty, DMS/Applied Mathematics; Academic Co-Chair: Cate Brinson, Duke University Panelists Q&A Roundtable following presentations |
| 1 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 | Session 3. AI for nanodevice design NSF Co-Chairs: Ananth Dodabalapur, NSF ECCS; Margaret Kim, ENG/ECCS Academic Co-Chair: Tetyana Ignatova, University of North Carolina - Greensboro Keynote Speaker - TBD Panelists Q&A Roundtable following presentations |
| 2:30 | Session 4 - AI for Nanosystems NSF Co-Chair: Paul Lane, NSF DMR Academic Co-Chair: David Hoelzle, Ohio State University Keynote Speaker - TBD Panelists: Q&A Roundtable following presentations |
| 3:30 | Break 15' |
| 3:45 | Session 5. AI for nanomanufacturing NSF Co-Chair: Khershed Cooper, NSF CMMI Academic Co-Chair: Michael Cullinan, University of Texas Austin Keynote Speaker - TBD Panelists: Q&A Roundtable following presentations |
| 4:45 | Day 1 Wrap-up |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Day 2: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Nano-AI Convergence: Grand Challenges
Note: all times are Eastern Time Zone
| 9 am | Poster Session Session Co-Chairs: Eric Josephs, SUNY Stony Brook; Seetha Raghavan, NSF/ENG/EEC |
| 11:00 | Session 6. Nano-AI convergence for sustainability NSF Co-Chair: Birgit Schwenzer, NSF DMR Academic Co-Chair: Jakoah Brgoch, University of Houston Keynote Speaker - TBD Panelists: Q&A Roundtable following presentations |
| 12:00 | Session 7. Nano-AI convergence for biology and nanomedicine NSF Co-Chair: David J. Klinke, NSF BIO Academic Co-Chair: TBD Keynote Speaker - TBD Panelists: Q&A Roundtable following presentations |
| 1 pm | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 | Session 8. Nano-AI education, ethics, and safety NSF Co-Chair: Abiodun Ilumoka, NSF DUE Academic Co-Chair: Dan Herr, University of North Carolina - Greensboro Keynote Speaker - TBD Panelists: Q&A Roundtable following presentations |
| 3:15 | Break 15' |
| 3:30 | Session 9. Nano-AI convergence: infrastructure and data sharing NSF Co-Chair: Richard Nash, NSF NNCI/ECCS Academic Co-Chair: TBD Keynote Speaker - TBD Panelists: Q&A Roundtable following presentations |
| 4:50 | Conference wrap-up Announce Poster Winners Closing Comments – Nora Savage, Khershed Cooper, Birgit Schwenzer, Tetyana Ignatova, Eric Josephs, and Junhong Chen |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |