AI@MQ
Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence
AAI@MQ

Workshop and End-of-Year Gathering

29 November 2024

Sponsors:

Microsoft      SystemEthics       Fujitsu       Data Horisen

29 November 2024
Venue: Microsoft Australia
Address: 1 Denison St, North Sydney NSW 2060


Registration: CLICK HERE

The event is fully booked, and registration is now closed. Stay tuned for future updates.
(Contact: AI@mq.edu.au)


Photos

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PROGRAM

MC: Prof. David Orsmond (Director of Policy and Communications, Center for Applied AI, Macquarie University)


8:30-9:00 - Check-in, Registration, Coffee


9:00-9:05 - Acknowledgment of Country
- Yasminka Nemet (Future Skills Lead, Microsoft)
- Prof. Jian Yang (Deputy Director, Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence AI@MQ, Macquarie University)

9:05-9:45 - Opening
- Prof. Dan Johnson (Pro Vice-Chancellor - Research, Innovation and Enterprise, Macquarie University)
- Katie Ford (Industry Executive, Microsoft)
- Alexis Giral (Founding Director, Systemethix)
- Mahesh Krishnan (Chief Technology Officer, Fujitsu)
- Prof. Michael Sheng (Head, School of Computing Macquarie University)

9:45-10:15  - Keynote Address: Collective Learning in the Age of Generative AI
- Prof. Amin Beheshti (Director, Center for Applied AI Macquarie University)

10:15-10:30 -  2024 Awards Presentation
- Prof. Michael Sheng (Head, School of Computing Macquarie University)
- Prof. Amin Beheshti (Director, Center for Applied AI, Macquarie University)


10:30-11:00 - Coffee Break - Networking - Poster Presentation (PhD Students)


11:00-11:15  - Microsoft
- Katie Ford (Industry Executive, Microsoft)

11:15-11:30 - Macquarie University
- Prof. Jian Yang (Deputy Director, Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence AI@MQ, Macquarie University)
- A/Prof. Jia Wu (Research Director, Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence AI@MQ, Macquarie University)

11:30-11:45 - Fujitsu
- A/Prof. Shun Takeuchi (Research Director, Fujitsu Research)

11:45-12:00 - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Blesson Gregory Head - Advisory & Consulting, Asia Pacific, TCS AI.Cloud Unit

12:00-12:15 - trUUth
- Mike Simpson (CEO, trUUth)

12:15-12:30  - Prospa
- Jin Foo (Head of Data & Analytics, Prospa)

12:30-12:45 - Domain Group
- Dr. Pooyan Asgari (Chief Data Officer, Domain Group)


12:45-14:00 - Lunch - Networking - Poster Presentation (PhD Students)


14:00-14:15 - Macquarie Universtiy
- Phil Laufenberg (Head of AI, Macquarie University)

14:15-14:30 - UNSW - Biomedical Lab
- Dr. Hamid Alinejad-Rokny (Director, UNSW - Biomedical Lab)

14:30-14:45 - Smartizer
- Dr. Davood Dehestani (CEO, Smartizer)

14:45-15:00 - IntelliSoftware
- Hossein Khosravi (CTO, IntelliSoftware)

15:00-15:15 - Dryad Networks
- Sohan Aloysius Domingo (Vice President Sales, Technology and Operations, Dryad Networks)

15:15-15:30 - Navigator Group and My.ai
- Dr. John McMahon (Director of Science, Navigator Group)

15:30-16:00 - Panel [Teaching & Learning in the Age of Generative AI]

Panel Chair: - Prof. Jian Yang (Deputy Director, Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence AI@MQ, Macquarie University)

Panelists:
16:00-17:00 - Coffee - Networking - Poster Presentation (PhD Students)

What is Next?

22nd International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing (ICSOC) -

Centre's AIPA'24 Workshop | December 3 - 6, 2024- Tunis, Tunisia

Workshop Program: CLICK HERE