U-M Annual Data Science & AI Summit 2025

November 17, 9:00 AM - November 18, 2025, 5:30 PM

Michigan Union
530 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

 

Registration is FREE for U-M faculty/staff, students, and alumni; $200 for non U-M affiliates

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Day 1 – Monday, November 17

*All events will take place in the Rogel Ballroom unless otherwise specified*

*Schedule is subject to change*

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Registration and Check-in

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Welcome Remarks

Bradford OrrProfessor of Physics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Acting director for MIDAS
Jing Liu, Executive Director, MIDAS

Morning Session Chair: Nicholas Carl Henriksen, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of Spanish, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and Professor of Linguistics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

9:00 AM – 10:05 AM

Keynote Speaker – Andrew Connolly, William P. and Ruth Gerberding University Professor, Director of the eScience Institute and the Associate Vice Provost for Data Science at the University of Washington

Unravelling the Universe in the Era of AI

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10:05 AM – 11:10 AM

Research Vision Talks – Session 1

Transforming perception with AI and Biosonar

Presented by Ganesh Patil

Enabling End-to-End Uncertainty Quantification in Astrophysics Measurements with AI Hardware & Software

Presented by Nicholas Kern

The Paradox of Dissonant Predictions: The Central Dilemma of Physician-AI Interaction

Presented by Jayson Marwaha

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11:10 AM – 11:50 AM

Research Vision Talks – Session 2

Incorporating Large Language Models to Enhance P300 Brain-Computer Interfaces

Presented by Longhao Pang

CVEP: A Framework for Qualitative and Quantitative Counterfactual Visual Explanations

Presented by Jian Hu

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11:50 AM – 1:15 PM

Lunch

Poster Session

📍Pendleton Room, Michigan Union

Afternoon Session Chair: Dani Jones, Associate Research Scientist, Data Science and Modeling, School of Environment and Sustainability

1:15 PM – 2:20 PM

Keynote Speaker – Betsey StevensonProfessor of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan

From Productivity to Purpose: Human Flourishing in the Age of Artificial General Intelligence

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2:20 PM – 3:25 PM

Research Vision Talks – Session 3

A Joint Human-AI Framework for Responsible AI

Presented by Colleen Seifert

WinAI: Propelling UM Soccer with Data-Driven AI

Presented by Raed Al Kontar

Disentangling AI Governance Capacity: A Cross-National Measurement Model with Global Indices and Factor Analysis

Presented by Ha Heonuk

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3:25 PM – 4:30 PM

University Vision Panel

Moderator: Bradford Orr, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Associate Vice President for Research – Natural Sciences and Engineering, UM Office of Research, Center Director, UMOR-MIDAS and Professor of Physics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Panelists:

Arthur Lupia, Gerald R Ford Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Research Professor, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research and Vice President for Research and Innovation, Office of the Vice President for Research
Ravi Pendse, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Special Advisor to the President for India, Office of the President and Professor of Engineering Practice in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
Karen A Thole, Robert J Vlasic Dean of Engineering, Professor Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering

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4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Networking Reception

Day 2 – Tuesday, November 18

Morning Session Chair: Jon ReaderProgrammer Analyst Supervisor

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Keynote Speaker – Ashley LlorensCorporate Vice President & Managing Director, Microsoft Research

Research Frontiers in the AI Era

10:00 AM – 11:10 AM

Research Vision Talks – Session 4

Tracing Matters of Concern

Presented by Gabriel Harp

Human-AI Co-Evolution in Future Industry 5.0 Manufacturing Systems

Presented by Chenhui Shao, Ashlee Breitner, and Mengjie Lyu

DeepChiral: From Discovery to Clinical Integrity and Counterfeit Defense

Presented by Ashu Tripathi

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11:10 AM – 12:10 PM

Keynote Panel

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12:10 PM – 1:10 PM

Lunch

Poster Session

📍Pendleton Room, Michigan Union

Afternoon Session Chair First Half: Aaron King, Nelson G Hairston Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Complex Systems, Professor of Complex Systems, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Professor of Mathematics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

1:10 PM – 2:10 PM

Keynote Speaker – Kyle CranmerDirector, UW-Madison Data Science Institute and Professor of Physics, Statistics, and Computer Science

Emerging Patterns in AI for Science

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2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

Research Vision Talks – Session 5

Evaluating Solutions to the Decline of Online Knowledge Communities

Presented by Yan Chen

Simulation-Based Hybrid Agent-Based and Neural Network Framework for Modeling COVID 19 Transmission Dynamics in Kenya

Presented by Verrah Otiende

Optimizing Fusion Device Design with Convolutional Neural Network Surrogates for Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations

Presented by Milo Parrott

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3:10 PM – 3:20 PM

Poster Session Award Announcement

Afternoon Session Chair Second Half: Nambi NallasamyAssistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Assistant Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Medical School

3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

Keynote Speaker – Brad MalinAccenture Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University and Vice Chair, Research Affairs, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Building Responsible AI Technologies That Work!

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Questions? Contact Us.

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