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Sensing to Intelligence Symposium

Friday, December 1, 2023
9:30am to 5:30pm
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Please join us for a day of exciting presentations, interactive panel discussions, and more!

The S2I Symposium will showcase pioneering research in the areas of advanced sensing, imaging and AI technologies for solving pressing challenges in healthcare, energy and environment.  In addition to the faculty talks, there will be an engaging and thought-provoking panel discussion with top experts in the areas of generative AI and advanced learning algorithms. The symposium ends with networking, a poster session by Caltech students and postdocs, and a reception.

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Agenda

9:30am

Opening Remarks
Thomas F. Rosenbaum, President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Physics

9:40am

Historical Overview: Coevolution of Hardware and Software for Neuromorphic Systems
Professor Carver Mead, Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus

10:05am

Welcome and Symposium Overview
Professor Azita Emami, Andrew & Peggy Cherng Professor of Electrical Engineering & Medical Engineering; Executive Officer for Electrical Engineering; Director, Center for Sensing to Intelligence

Session 1: S2I for Health

10:10am

Future of Healthcare with AI
Professor Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

10:35am

Imaging and Computation in Biomedicine
Professor Changhuei Yang, Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Medical Engineering; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute

11:00am

Break

11:10am

Intelligent Devices for Brain and Body Interfaces
Professor Azita Emami, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Executive Officer for Electrical Engineering; Director, Center for Sensing to Intelligence

11:35am

Towards Nanophotonic Breath Analyzers
Professor Alireza Marandi, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics

12:00pm

Lunch, Chen Breezeway

Session 2: S2I for Energy and Environment

1:00pm

Workplace Decarbonization through Data, Modeling and Optimization
Professor Steven Low, Frank J. Gilloon Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Electrical Engineering

1:25pm

AI for Conservation and Ecology
Professor Pietro Perona, Allen E. Puckett Professor of Electrical Engineering

Session 3: Interactive Programs

1:50pm

Panel on How Generative AI can Impact Healthcare, Energy and Environment
Opening Statements by the Panelists followed by Q&A

Moderator:
Professor Pietro Perona, Allen E. Puckett Professor of Electrical Engineering

Panelists:
Dr. Yang Song, Research Scientist, OpenAI

Professor Katie Bouman, Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute

Professor Georgia Gkioxari, Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Electrical Engineering; William H. Hurt Scholar

3:15pm

Break

3:30pm

Breakout Sessions with Industry Leaders and Investors

4:30pm

Poster Session and Reception, Moore Courtyard

5:30pm

Event Concludes