Overview

NeurIPS 2022 is happening in New Orleans, one of the hearts of the Gulf Coast region and a vibrant area for AI research and application. The goal of this social is to provide a forum and opportunity to raise awareness about the work happening in the region, including the unique and pressing challenges where AI/ML/DS research can have impact including coastal, climate, logistics, and materials. And also, a fun and interactive forum for participants to discuss these challenges and socialize within the broader NeurIPS community. We will gather for drinks and an interactive program where we will hear from a panel of both AI researchers and others working in key industries along the Gulf Coast. Join us for a great time and meeting new folks from around the Gulf Coast AI community!

Details and Program

When: The social will meet at Room 393 at the New Orleans Convention Center on Nov 30th, 2022 from 18:00 - 20:00 CT.

  • 18:00 - 18:30: Welcome, Mingle, Snacks, and Drinks
  • 18:30 - 19:30: Short Talks From Local Speakers
    • Robert Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business at Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and Executive Director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    • Abdullah Al Redwan Newaz, Assistant Professor, Computer Science at the University of New Orleans
    • Mark Schexnayder, Senior Environmental Specialist at BATTURE LLC
    • Seung-Jong Jay Park, Dr. Fred H. Fenn Memorial Professor, Louisiana State University and Program Director (IPA),Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), National Science Foundation
    • Alessandra Bazzano PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Tulane University’s Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, and Director of Tulane’s Center of Excellence in Maternal Child Health (CEMCH)
    • Tauhidul Alam, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS)
  • 19:30 - 20:00: Open Discussion, Mingle, Snacks, and more Drinks

Sponsors

Snacks and Cash Bar provided by the Tulane University Jurist Center for Artificial Intelligence.

Organization and Contact

  • Li Chen, University of Louisiana Lafayette, li.chen@louisiana.edu
  • Henry Chu, University of Louisiana Lafayette, henry.chu@louisiana.edu
  • Aron Culotta, Tulane University, aculotta@tulane.edu
  • Jihun Hamm, Tulane University, jhamm3@tulane.edu
  • Md Tamjidul Hoque, University of New Orleans, thoque@uno.edu
  • Nicholas Mattei, Tulane University, nsmattei@tulane.edu
  • Mingxuan Sun, Louisiana State University, msun@csc.lsu.edu
  • Brian Summa, Tulane University, bsumma@tulane.edu
  • K. Brent Venable, University of West Florida and IHMC, bvenable@uwf.edu