2025 SUNY AI Symposium at UB

Fair's research focuses on understanding the mechanisms and principles that underlie the developing brain using various MRI techniques in populations. A second focus has become testing the feasibility of using functional and structural MRI measures in translational studies of developmental neuropsychiatric disorders.

Gupta co-directs the Center for Applied AI and Machine Learning, which is focused on applying AI for solving industrial problems, and co-founder of AI-startup Interoperate. His current research is focused on automating commonsense reasoning.  

Ramasubramanian's focus revolves around collaborating with stakeholders within SUNY including campus presidents, provosts, vice presidents for research and economic development, deans, faculty, students and leadership within the SUNY System and Research Foundation.

Lead legal counsel to Purchase College, Old Westbury University and Maritime College, Jones-Kennelly has cultivated a specialty in AI Ethics. Her work in AI began in New York City’s City Hall where she worked on information sharing, technology implementation and facial recognition. Currently, she is focused on artificial intelligence technology’s emergence and influence on campuses, including bias exposure and security. 

Govindarajan, a repeat entrepreneur, is a classically trained computer scientist with a PhD from UB, and an MIT-trained entrepreneur. His technology career spans 25+ years in companies large and small. He started ThetaRho motivated by his experience with healthcare and to capitalize on the opportunity to bring state-of-the-art technology to solve problems in healthcare.

Petrova manages a suite of technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and business development initiatives for UB's Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships. She also serves as adjunct faculty for the NSF I-Corps Teams Program.

Huber, an internationally recognized expert in experiential learning and sustainability, has served in leadership roles at UB and beyond focused on fostering high-impact engagement experiential learning for student and faculty.

Hammill provides dynamic academic leadership and a vision for undergraduate, graduate and professional education that advances UB as a premier public research university.

IBM Research
Barth creates innovation-based partnerships between IBM and leading enterprises in industry, government and academia. His work spans technology areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors and nanotech, hybrid cloud and quantum computing. 

University at Buffalo
Through oversight of academic policies and curriculum management, Bisantz's leadership enables UB undergraduates to achieve academic excellence. 

New York Power Authority
With over 20 years of IT leadership experience, Carroll has a proven track record in building data platforms that focus on governance, quality, security and strategic usage of data. He plays a significant role in developing data management policies, procedures and technology platforms. 

Stony Brook University
Chakraborty is an expert in robotics and artificial intelligence and IEEE Robotics fellow specializing in developing capabilities for robots that will allow them to work efficiently with or without humans.

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo 
Cohan, a renowned expert in anatomic pathology, serves as course director for the Neuroscience and Behavior module for second year medical students. For his novel teaching methods, Cohan was named a SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador in 2022.

University at Albany
D’Cruz, an expert in moral psychology, is currently PI on the SUNY-IBM AI Research Alliance grant “Trustworthy AI from a User Perspective” and participant in numerous high-profile conversations about the trustworthiness of AI.

M&T Bank
Foster leads data and AI strategy design and execution ensuring M&T Bank is well placed for the next decade of growth. He drives development and delivery of platforms, tools, processes and methodologies to enable M&T to harness the full potential of its data to continuously meet the evolving needs of customers and communities.

University at Buffalo
Jeff Good is a linguist with a research interest in the multilingual practices of small-scale societies and how individuals in such societies make use of the languages that they know in their daily life. A key question emanating from this work is how language choice influences the way a message is received and whether its source is viewed as trustworthy.

University at Buffalo
Govindaraju has dedicated his life to service, as an educator and a scientist. A pioneer in artificial intelligence and machine learning, he leveraged these technologies to transform the United States Postal Service and the postal industry globally. Today, his work continues to change lives as PI for the National AI Institute for Exceptional Education.

State University of New York
Hage is assistant counsel for the Contracts Practice Group at SUNY’s Office of General Counsel specializing in software and artificial intelligence contracts. She is proud to champion integrity and compliance in the pursuit of innovation and artificial intelligence advancement.

University at Buffalo
Iyer has championed key initiatives for the Schoool of Management, including the business of climate change; business analytics; the social impact of management; and innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. An accomplished scholar in operations and supply chain management, his work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Coast Guard, Indiana Department of Transportation and more.

Purchase College
Landa supports course design and faculty development programming, promoting the development of virtual and physical learning spaces for campus and assisting faculty in their adoption of innovative instructional approaches. 

Cisco
Lu advocates for leveraging AI advancements to create value for customers. With expertise in MLOps, visual analytics, applied AI/ML, and explainable AI, she delivers impactful solutions for large enterprise clients.

University at Buffalo
Lyu’s research includes digital media forensics, computer vision and machine learning. Through the Center for Information Integrity, Lyu created the DeepFake-o-Meter, a program that can detect likelihood of AI-generated images and identify deepfakes. He is the director of UB Media Forensic Lab (UB MDFL) and the founding co-director of Center for Information Integrity (CII). 

University at Buffalo
McAfee, an expert in experiential learning, fosters entrepreneurship and project management skills among undergraduates at UB's Singapore campus. Through collaboration and curriculum-building with the team at the UB Singapore campus, he equips students with real-world problem-solving abilities, preparing them to thrive in dynamic business environments.

University at Buffalo
Nowicki studies how ice sheets interact with the global climate system and in particular affect sea level change, using a combination of applied mathematics, remote sensing observations and numerical modeling. 

Binghamton University
Rangarajan's research includes energy storage management systems, electronic packaging, Digital twinning for electronics and batteries, Thermal energy storage, Thermal Management of electronics, and Data center cooling. He has published 35 international journal articles and is the author of Phase Change Material Heat Sinks: A multi-objective Perspective. 

University at Buffalo
Rudra’s expertise is in theoretical computer science. A member of the Algorithms and Theory and Computing for Social Good groups at UB, his research meets at the intersection of computing and society, including structured linear algebra (with applications in machine learning), database algorithms, theory of error-correcting codes, algorithms and society.

Stony Brook University
Saltz is a leader in research on advanced information technologies for large scale data science and biomedical/scientific research. He is a pioneer in developing Digital Pathology tools, methods and algorithms with the goal of extracting and leveraging digitalized Pathology information to better predict cancer outcomes and improve cancer therapy treatments. Saltz also specializes in high-end computing and has developed a variety of highly cited systems software methods.

State University of New York
Scalzo is responsible for academic technology, innovations in teaching and learning with technology and academic shared services. She is a co-lead for SUNY’s Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (EIT) Committee and coordinates the SUNY Provost’s Office support for faculty around AI in teaching and learning. Scalzo was a co-lead for the transformative system-wide implementation of SUNY’s Digital Learning Environment and serves as an implementation director academic innovation projects under SUNY’s Digital Transformation Project. 

State University of New York
Over 17 years, Shahedipour-Sandvik secured more than $12 million in research funding on federal, state and industry levels, such as the National Science Foundation, Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, Army Research Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security, among others. 

University at Buffalo
Sellitto is an expert in cybersecurity, digital privacy, artificial intelligence usage and business analytics, using years of industry experience to maximize AI efficiency and data security. He serves as co-PI on a $1.5 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, using AI to study how cells and molecules respond to low doses of radiation.  

Moog, Inc.
Small's work focuses on the combination of technology and business development to drive new growth opportunities. In his role as CTO, he leads the development of new growth opportunities within electrification, robotics and autonomy, Industry 4.0 and AI across Moog’s operating groups. Small is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council for UB's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

University at Buffalo
Smigielski's research specializes in teacher preparation and inclusive education. In addition to earning her PhD, she will also graduate with a Qualitative Methodology Advanced Certificate. Kristen is the Project Manager for the IES-funded National Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI), contributing to research at the intersection of education, technology, and equity.

University at Buffalo
Tang is an expert in responsible AI and machine learning. He oversees the UB School of Management's Center for AI Business Innovation, which bridges the gap between cutting-edge AI technologies and real-world business challenges, breaking down the barrier between today’s research and tomorrow’s solutions. With an emphasis on training and development, the Center empowers local businesses, communities and students by providing access to AI tools, research and consulting opportunities. 

University at Buffalo
Internationally recognized as a transformative higher education leader, Tripathi serves as the 15th president of the University at Buffalo. Today, his vision focuses on positioning UB among the top 25 public research universities in the nation. This goal will further the university’s mission to achieve greater societal impact by enhancing scholarly productivity and growing UB’s research portfolio; providing students with innovative, research-grounded educational experiences; building upon a university-wide culture of equity and inclusion; and deepening the university’s engagement in the region by strengthening partnerships.

University at Buffalo
Tuttle is a strategic leader with extensive experience in higher education IT. He has a demonstrated record of aligning diverse technology objectives into a cohesive vision focused on digital transformation, operational excellence, collaboration and accessibility. Tuttle provides leadership that builds upon UB's robust technology environment, elevates IT practices and advances university priorities and goals.

Downstate Health Sciences University
Wallach is a pediatric gastroenterologist and translational researcher focused on intestinal epithelial barrier homeostasis and regulation. His research centers around use of novel translational technologies to address underserved populations and conditions. Wallach's work incorporates large data projects, including LLM/ML work to develop novel screening tools, and population and epidemiologic work aimed at utilizing novel computational resources, especially for exposing and alleviating health disparities.

University at Buffalo
Wang is an internationally renowned expert in technology and child development and learning, studies digital literacy, computational thinking and AI literacy for young learners. She directs the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)-funded Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI and serves as the Broader Impact Initiative Lead for the NSF-IES-funded National AI Institute for Exceptional Education.

University at Buffalo
Weber is an accomplished higher education leader and innovator and an exemplary scholar and teacher. As the university’s second ranking officer, he is responsible for overseeing all academic and academic support programs. A highly respected professor and senior leader at UB, Dr. Weber has spent more than 30 years enabling faculty to deliver impactful research and education and providing UB students with the academic programs, support and resources they need to thrive at the university and beyond.

University at Buffalo
Ziarek’s research includes programming languages, software engineering and systems, the latter for which he earned an NSF-CAREER award. Within these three categories, Ziarek focuses on language, compiler and runtime design for achieving reliability.