Explore UAB
Time Topic Speaker
9:00–9:10am Welcome, Event Overview Yuliang Zheng, PhD, Professor and Chair, Computer Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Orlando Gutierrez, MD, Professor of Medicine, CCTS Director and Sr. Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
9:10–10:10am Trusted Artificial Intelligence Barnaby Simkin, Director, Trustworthy AI (Risk Management), NVIDIA
10:10–10:20am Break
10:20-10:50am Current Landscape of AI Methods Brandon Oubre, PhD, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham
10:50am–12:00pm Real-World Projects (5 x 10 min presentations of discoveries enabled by AI)


Emily (Shuya) Feng, PhD,Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham

John Osborne, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jackey Gong, PhD
, Associate Professor, Adjunct Associate Professor of ME, Director for the Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, University of Alabama

Sundeep Bodduluri, PhD
, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Cheng-Chien Chen, PhD
, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
12:00–1:30pm Interactive Lunch
Mentimeter "challenge", unstructured networking
1:30–2:40pm Real-Time Demonstration (4 x 15 min presentations of innovative tools)


Andrew Crouse, PhD, Director of Research and Operations, Kaul Precision Medicine Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ryan Melvin, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Endowed Faculty Scholar for Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Rahul Sharma, PhD, Informatics Architect, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Abdulhakim Tlimat, MD, Instructor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2:40–3:50pm Group Huddles (40 min each; rotate)

ALGEN North – What are challenges to AI research at UAB (current or anticipated)? What does UAB need to consider to remain competitive in 1 year? 5 years?

ALGEN South – How can we improve AI infrastructure for collaboration? What could lower barriers to working together?
ALGEN North Moderators:

Jennifer Croker, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, CCTS Sr. Administrative Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Anne Russell, PhD, Program Director, CCTS Research Commons, University of Alabama at Birmingham

ALGEN South Moderators:

Nick Timkovich, MSHI, Informatics Architect, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brian C. Moon, MM, CCTS Communications Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham

3:50–4:00pm Break
4:00–4:10pm Results of Informal Needs Assessments
Group Huddle Summaries + Mentimeter Results to define themes of Collaboration Roundtable Sessions
Jennifer Croker, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, CCTS Sr. Administrative Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Abu Mosa, PhD, Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Research Informatics, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham
4:10–5:00pm Collaboration Roundtable Session

ALGEN North – Theme 1
ALGEN Middle – Theme 2
ALGEN South – Theme 3
ALGEN Lobby – Theme 4
Abu Mosa, PhD, Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Research Informatics, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham (ALGEN North Moderator)

Matthew Wyatt, MSHI, Director of Clinical Research Informatics Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham (ALGEN Middle Moderator)

Brandon Oubre, PhD, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham (ALGEN South Moderator)

Brittany N. Lasseigne, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (ALGEN Lobby Moderator)
5:00pm Collaborator Networking Event
Snacks and Sodas
6:00pm Dinner on your own