Ai Week at UB

PLASMA Speaker Series: Cindy Starr: Supporting Science Communication at NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

Cindy Starr is a data visualizer in NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. She focuses on creating cinematic scientific visualizations to promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space science.

Starr's work supports the scientific community at NASA by providing an accurate representation of scientific findings in a way that the intended audience can understand.

IAD Tech Exchange Seminar Series
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Institute for Artificial Intelligence
and Data Science
205 Lockwood, North Campus

Prashant Sankaran
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Human Interpretable Evaluation of Deep Learning Models for Spatial Robustness in Computer Vision

Bárbara Ávila-Shah
Language Coordinator and
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Spanish
Ai as a Romance Ally

SUNY AI Symposium at UB
UB is host to the 2025 SUNY AI Symposium on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8 and 9, on North Campus.

The two-day event showcases Ai thought leaders, SUNY researchers, students and companies of all sizes who leverage AI to produce positive outcomes in scientific discovery, business innovation and economic impact. Learn more or register here.

AI-Enhanced Innovative Approaches to Health Promotion for Adolescents
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Eunhee Park, PhD, RN, APHN-BC, will discuss two ongoing research projects: 

• The development of an AI-enhanced mobile application designed to promote adolescent health.
• The use of wearable devices for real-time measurement of e-cigarette consumption.

This seminar will provide valuable insights into the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital health, and adolescent health behaviors.

AI in Healthcare 2.0: Challenges, Opportunities, Next Steps

Join us as we tackle the biggest challenges in Ai and health – product integration, care delivery, and attracting investment. We’re bringing together leading voices from industry, hospital systems and the investor community for a day of problem solving and best practices.

Keynote speaker, Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will address New York State's role in driving the future of healthcare innovation. Meet some of the state’s most exciting startups, network and make connections. Presented by LifeSciencesNY and UB.

CII Worshop: AI in Society
The 2025 workshop will focus on exploring opportunities for the Center for Information Integrity's (CII) contribution to multiple Ai-related initiatives taking shape at UB, including the emerging plan for a new interdisciplinary department, Ai and Society, shared by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences.