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Industry and Government Day

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OU Industry and Government Day
Friday, April 19, 2024

Register

Registration closes at 5 p.m. Friday, April 12.
 

Thurman J. White Forum Building | Google Map
1704 Asp Ave, Norman, OK

The Gallogly College of Engineering is excited to engage with our colleagues and stakeholders in industry and government to significantly increase innovation and to provide enhanced educational opportunities.

We look forward to presenting this robust program and hope you will be a part of our 3rd annual Industry and Government Day!

TIMEEVENT
8Check-in Begins
8:30Welcome Address, Dr. Sridhar Radhakrishnan, PhD, Interim Associate Dean for Partnerships and Williams Professor of the School of Computer Science.
9 - 10:30

Session 1: Healthcare Technologies
Session Chair: Dr. Rachel Lane, PhD, RD

  • 9-9:10 “Prioritizing Humanity in Healthcare” Dr. Rachel Lane, PhD, RD, Executive Director at Canopy Healthtech
  • 9:10 – 9:30 “How Life Insurers Innovate, and How Industry can Align” Will Wright, Head of Innovation at Protective Life
  • 9:30 – 9:45 “Smart and Connected Communities: Using Mixed Methods to Establish Trust and Security to Measure Wellbeing Through AI” Dr. Kent Teague, MD, PhD (Assistant Vice President for Research, OU) and Dr. Hazem Refai, PhD (Williams Chair of Telecommunication and Networking, OU)

Panel

  • 9:45 – 10:30 “Forging the Future: A Panel Discussion on AI's Role in Reshaping Healthcare”

Moderator

  • Jennifer McGrail, Executive Director at Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology

Panelists:

  • Dr. Elaine Hamm, PhD, Executive Director the Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Representative Jeff Boatman, House District 67
  • Will Wright, VP of Innovation at Protective Life
10:30Break
10:45-12:15 

Session 2: Advanced Mobility 
Session Chairs: Dr. Musharraf Zaman, PhD, David Ross Boyd Professor and Aaron Alexander Professor, and Dr. Arif Sadri, PhD,  Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science

  • 10:45 – 11:00 “Advanced Cementitious Materials for Accelerated Construction and Infrastructure Durability” Dr. Royce Floyd, PhD, OU Civil Engineering & Environmental Science
  • 11:00 – 11:15 “Connected Vehicles for Enhancing Road Safety” Dr. Mohammed Atiquzzaman, PhD, Hitachi Chair Professor, Computer Science
  • 11:15 – 11:30 “Safe and Resilient Intelligent Transportation System: Self-Driving Cars to Smart Infrastructures” Dr. Golnaz Habibi, PhD, OU Computer Science

Panel

  • 11:30 – 12:15 “Driving the Future: Integrating Advanced Mobility, AI, and Climate Innovation”

Moderators 

  • Dr. Musharraf Zaman, PhD, David Ross Boyd Professor, Dr. Aaron Alexander, PhD, and Dr. Arif Sadri, PhD,  Professors at School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science

Panelists (Confirmed)

  • Lenae Clements, ODOT Program & Policy Analyst
  • Jared Schwennesen, ODOT Multi-Modal Division Manager
  • Chris Albrecht, Transportation Industry Expert, Olsson
12:15Break
12:30-1:15

Lunch and Keynote: Opportunities and Challenges in EV Manufacturing

Tony Elias, Executive Vice President of Operations
Canoo, Inc. An Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Company

1:30 - 2:45

Session 3: Semiconductor Manufacturing
Session Chair: Dr. James Sluss PhD., OU Regents’ Professor of ECE

  • 1:30-1:40 “Panel Overview” by Dr. James Sluss, PhD, OU Regents’ Professor of ECE
  • 1:40-1:55 “Fault Location in Advanced Packages – Challenges Ahead” by Dr. T. Venkatesan, PhD., OU Senior Advisor to the VPRP and Professor of Physics and ECE
  • 1:55-2:10 “Engineering Paths for a 21st Century Semiconductor Workforce” by Dr. Brian McSkimming, PhD, OU Assistant Professor of Engineering Pathways
  • 2:10-2:25 “Perspectives from the NIST – Manufacturing Extension Partnership” by Matthew Newman, former Chair of the NIST-MEP and Principal Managing Partner of New Era Advisors
  • 2:25-2:45 "Panel Discussion” moderated by Dr. James Sluss, PhD., OU Regents’ Professor of ECE
2:45 Break
3-5

Poster Session

There will be three awards presented for the best poster presentations including one $1,000 and two $500 awards.