2026-04-09
Time: to
Location:
The Inn, Latham Ballroom
Tickets: Free Admission
Contact:
Nicole Akers
snakers@vt.edu
Accessibility Contact:
Nicole Akers
snakers@vt.edu
About the Event
Presented by Nicole Akers, Assistant Director for Research and Innovation
Presented by Harpreet Dhillon, W. Martin Johnson Professor of Engineering & Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
1. Powering Autonomous, Scalable, and Secure Data Center Ecosystems
Faculty Champion: Ali Mehrizi-Sani (ECE)
2. Synthesized Hub in Appalachia for Zero-emissions Advanced Air Mobility
Faculty Champions: Justin Jaworski (AOE), Darshan Sarojini (AOE)
3. Intelligent XR
Faculty Champions: Doug Bowman (CS), Joe Gabbard (ISE)
Remarks from Amy Pruden, W. Thomas Rice Professor and University Distinguished Professor
1. Foundations of Intelligent Discovery and Design: Bringing AI to Scientific Discovery and Engineering Design
Faculty Champions: Chandan Reddy (CS), Anne Staples (ME), Pinar Acar (ME)
2. Developing New Models of Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Inspired by Principles of Mechanics and Biology
Faculty Champions: Anuj Karpatne (CS), Anne Staples (ME), Danesh Tafti (ME)
3. Advancing AI-Driven Autonomous Experimentation for Turbulent Flows
Faculty Champions: Dimitrios Nikolopoulos (CS), Todd Lowe (AOE), Chris Roy (AOE), Adrian Sandu (CS)
Panelists:
- Ella Atkins, Fred D. Durham Professor and Department Head
- Roberto Leon, C.E. Via Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Professor and Bradley Senior Fellow, Director of Power and Energy Center
- Aaron Noble, Professor and Department Head
Moderated by Margaret Ashburn, Associate Director of Media Relations
Panelists:
Moderated by Harpreet Dhillon, W. Martin Johnson Professor of Engineering & Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
1. Curing with Sound: Accelerating the Development and Translation of Focused Ultrasound Technologies for Human and Veterinary Medicine
Faculty Champions: Eli Vlaisavljevich (BME), Adam Maxwell (BME), Shima Shahab (ME)
2. Resilient Intelligent Sensing & Edge IoT Technologies
Faculty Champions: Cindy Yi (ECE/IAC), Peter Vikesland (CEE), Lingjia Liu (ECE/IAC)
3. Advancing Resilient Manufacturing through Next-G Wireless Control of Reconfigurable Hybrid Manufacturing Workcells
Faculty Champions: James Kong (ISE), Lingjia Liu (ECE/IAC), Chris Williams (ME), Tao Sun (ISE)
Moderated by Alicia Johnson, Director of Graduate and Professional Studies
Presented by Nicole Akers, Assistant Director for Research and Innovation