About the TAMEST 2024 Annual Conference: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
The conference explored the current practical and clinical use of AI/ML, examined its limitations and investigated its true potential for significant advancements in science and society. Speakers examined the challenges and opportunities of AI/ML in aerospace, defense, high-performance computing, self-driving technology, precision medicine and health care delivery.
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Opening Reception | Video
Day 1:
ENGINEERING SESSIONS:
Colonel Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton, United States Air Force
Mark Papermaster, AMD
Vanessa E. Wyche (NAE), NASA Johnson Space Center
2024 O’Donnell Award Presentation: Engineering: Ashok Veeraraghavan, Ph.D., Rice University
Mary Beth Maddox Award Ceremony and Recipient Presentation: Nidhi Sahni, Ph.D., The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Anniversary Panel: Celebrating 20 Years of TAMEST
Moderator:
Larry R. Faulkner, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Panelists:
Nobel Laureate Michael S. Brown, M.D. (NAM, NAS), UT Southwestern Medical Center
The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, TAMEST Honorary Chair; Former United States Senator; Former United States Ambassador to NATO
William T. Solomon, O’Donnell Foundation
SCIENCE SESSIONS:
Petros Koumoutsakos, Ph.D. (NAE), Harvard University
Jian Zhou, Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center
Surya Ganguli, Ph.D., Stanford University
2024 O’Donnell Award Presentation: Biological Sciences: Vincent Tagliabracci, Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center
2024 O’Donnell Award Presentation: Physical Sciences: Shengqian Ma, Ph.D., University of North Texas
Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards Ceremony and Dinner
Day 2:
TECHNOLOGY SESSIONS:
Chris Urmson, Ph.D., Aurora
Robin Murphy, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Douglas A. Brooks, Ph.D., Southwest Research Institute
2024 O’Donnell Award Presentation: Technology Innovation:
Kimberly A. Hambuchen, Ph.D, NASA Johnson Space Center
TAMEST Protégé Poster Challenge Finalist Presentations
1st Place: Aaron T. Becker, Ph.D., University of Houston
2nd Place: Paola Passalacqua, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
3rd Place: Stephen Yi, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
4th Place: Matthew Sieber, Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center
Audience Choice (no slides): Sravani Gullapalli, Ph.D., Shell Global Solutions US and Kiseok Kim, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
MEDICINE SESSIONS:
David Glazer, Verily
David Paydarfar, M.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Lunch Panel: Ethics and Policy of AI – The Good Systems Approach
Moderator:
Peter Stone, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Panelists:
Sherri R. Greenberg, The University of Texas at Austin
Matthew A. Lease, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
S. Craig Watkins, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Caroline Chung, M.D., The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2024 O’Donnell Award Presentation: Medicine: Benjamin Deneen, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Closing Remarks and 2025 Conference Preview
Douglas A. Brooks, Ph.D.
Assistant Director – R&D
Artificial Intelligence Department
Southwest Research Institute
Michael S. Brown, M.D. (Nobel Laureate, NAM, NAS)
Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Caroline Chung, M.D.
Vice President and Chief Data Officer
Associate Professor
Radiation Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Larry R. Faulkner, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
The University of Texas at Austin
Surya Ganguli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Physics
Stanford University
David Glazer
Workbench Chief Technology Officer
Verily
Sherri R. Greenberg
Professor of Practice
Assistant Dean
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The University of Texas at Austin
Colonel Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton
Chief, AI Test & Operations
United States Air Force
The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
TAMEST Honorary Chair
Former United States Senator
Former United States Ambassador to NATO
Petros Koumoutsakos, Ph.D. (NAE)
Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University
Matthew A. Lease, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Information
The University of Texas at Austin
Robin Murphy, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Texas A&M University
Mark Papermaster
Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President
Technology & Engineering
AMD
David Paydarfar, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology at Dell Medical School
Director, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, The University of Texas at Austin
William T. Solomon
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
O’Donnell Foundation
Peter Stone, Ph.D.
Truchard Foundation Chair in Computer Science
University Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department of Computer Science
The University of Texas at Austin
Jere W. Thompson Jr.
Chair, Southwestern Medical Foundation
Board Member, O’Donnell Foundation
Chris Urmson, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Aurora
S. Craig Watkins, Ph.D.
Ernest A. Sharpe Centennial Professor
Executive Director, IC² Institute
Moody College of Communication
The University of Texas at Austin
Vanessa E. Wyche (NAE)
Director
Johnson Space Center
NASA
Jian Zhou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Program Committee
Program Committee Co-Chairs
Engineering
Karen E. Willcox, Ph.D., MNZM (NAE)
Director, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences;
Associate Vice President for Research
The University of Texas at Austin
Science
Gaudenz Danuser, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman, Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics;
Patrick E. Haggerty Distinguished Chair in Basic Biomedical Science
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Medicine
Roozbeh Jafari, Ph.D.
Principal Staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory
Laboratory for Information & Decision Systems (LIDS)
Steven W. Dellenback, Ph.D.
Vice President, R&D, Intelligent Systems Division
Southwest Research Institute
Honorary Chair: Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D. (NAM)
President, TAMEST
Professor and Chair of Molecular and Human Genetics
Robert and Janice McNair Endowed Chair in Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
