Welcome
The Ohio State University AI Research Summit is an exciting, two-day event hosted by the Translational Data Analytics Institute and AI(x) Hub to showcase AI research across the university in four tracks and jump start collaborations. We look forward to seeing you there!
March 3-4, 2026
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Blackwell Inn
2110 Tuttle Park Place
Tracks and Organizing Committees
Tuesday, March 3
AI and Data Science Foundations
- Dena Asta
- Subhadeep Paul
- Ness Shroff
- Yingbin Liang
AI and Health
- Qin Ma
- Raghu Machiraju
- Xia Ning
- Xiaolin Cheng
- Courtney Hebert
- Thomas Hund
Wednesday, March 4
Responsible and Secure AI
- Mike Rayo
- Srini Parthasarathy
- Dennis Hirsch
- Zhiqiang Lin
AI for Dynamical Systems and Controls
- Mike Groeber
- Qadeer Ahmed
Call for research posters
Students, postdocs, and research scientists are invited to submit research posters, demonstrations, and/or visualizations related to the four tracks of the OSU AI Research Summit. Submissions are welcome from all inter/disciplinary perspectives. Deadline to register: Monday, Feb. 16, 11:59 PM.
Poster Session Track Schedule
- Tuesday, March 3, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- AI and Data Science Foundations
- AI and Health
- Wednesday, March 4 - 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- Responsible and Secure AI
- AI and Manufacturing and Materials
Presenter Requirements
- In addition to approach and methods, presenters should come prepared to explain your research data and the story that they tell.
- Maximum width for posters: 48 inches
- Demonstration/visualization presenters must bring your own laptop or tablet and charging cable and should prepare a live or a pre-recorded presentation up to 3 mins. max.
- Poster presenters must also register to attend the summit.
Tuesday, March 3: AI and Data Science Foundations | AI and Health
More information to come
8:30 - 9:30 AM - Welcome
Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf
Faculty Director, Translational Data Analytics Institute
Professor of Computer Science Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
The Ohio State University
Dr. Ness Shroff
Director, AI(x) Hub; Ohio Eminent Scholar in Networking and Communication, Chaired Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering
The Ohio State University
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Keynote Speaker
Victor Bahl
Technical Fellow & Chief Technology Officer, Azure for Operators
Microsoft Research; Microsoft Corporation
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Keynote Panel
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
AI and Data Science Foundations
Speaker Session
AI and Health
Speaker Session
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM
AI and Data Science Foundations
Speaker Session
AI and Health
Speaker Session
Dr. Faisal Mahmood
Associate Professor of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 - 4:15 PM
AI and Data Science Foundations
Speaker Session
AI and Health
Speaker Session
4:15 - 4:30 PM
Break
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Poster Session and Networking Reception
Wednesday, March 4: Responsible and Secure AI | AI for Dynamical Systems and Controls
More info to come
8:30 - 9:00 AM - Welcome
Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf
Faculty Director, Translational Data Analytics Institute
Professor of Computer Science Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
The Ohio State University
Dr. Ness Shroff
Director, AI(x) Hub; Ohio Eminent Scholar in Networking and Communication, Chaired Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering
The Ohio State University
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Keynote
Ray Perrault
Senior Research Scientist, Artificial Intelligence Center
SRI International
Adjunct Professor of Computer Science
Stanford University
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Keynote Panel
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 - 12:15 PM
Responsible and Secure AI
Speaker Session
Missy Cummings
Professor of Engineering and Computer Science; Director, Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center
George Mason University
AI for Dynamical Systems and Controls
Speaker Session
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Responsible and Secure AI
Speaker Session
JoAnn Stonier, JD
President, Global AI and Data Governance, Privacy and Ethics
The Cantellus Group
AI for Dynamical Systems and Controls
Speaker Session
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 - 4:15 PM
Responsible and Secure AI
Track Session
AI for Dynamical Systems and Controls