Monday, May 4, 2026 | ALGEN 102
The AI Summit will illuminate the current state of the art in artificial intelligence and its rapidly expanding role in research and medicine. This event brings together scientific leaders and innovators to explore cutting edge methods, highlight real-world challenges, and envision the future impact of AI across disciplines. Through compelling use case illustrations and real-time demonstrations, attendees will gain insight into how AI is actively reshaping scientific discovery and clinical practice.
Expert panels and moderated discussions will provide space for critical dialogue and practical guidance on responsible and effective AI integration. Most importantly, the Summit aims to foster new collaborative connections among UAB faculty who are advancing this transformative field and its application. Together, we will chart a path that strengthens our research community and accelerates innovation for the benefit of society.
This event is especially tailored to faculty investigators and early career scholars.
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Registration will close on Monday, April 27 at 5 PM (CT) or when all seats are filled.
Boxed lunch will be provided for the first 75 registered attendees
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Forum Objectives
- Understand the state-of-the-art in AI, current challenges in using AI and the future of the field
- Appreciate accessible AI applications through technology demonstrations and real-word use cases
- Foster transdisciplinary research collaborations among experts, including data scientists and biomedical investigators, that will lead to extramurally supported projects
Event Highlights
- Keynote presentations and panel discussions
- Interactive roundtables
- Real-world demonstrations
- Networking opportunities
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The AI Summit will take place at the Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences (ALGEN) Building:
701 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35294If you are coming from the UAB Campus, the Blazer Express has stops close to ALGEN.
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Time Topic Speaker / Action 9:00am – 9:10am Welcome, Overview Dr. Yuliang Zheng
Dr. Orlando Gutierrez9:10am – 10:10am Industry Keynote (Zheng will organize) Barnaby Simkin, PhD
NVIDIA Trusted AI (Croker invited)10:10am – 10:20am Break 10:20am – 10:50am Current Landscape of AI Methods (brief primer, 10' Q&A) Dr. Brandon Oubre 10:50am – 12:00pm Real-World Projects (4 x 15 min presentations of discoveries enabled by AI)
Son Hy | Jon Osborne | Jackey Gong | Sundeep Bodduluri
ALT: TBN by CAS Chairs12:00pm – 1:30pm Interactive Lunch, Mentimeter "challenge" collection, unstructured networking 1:30pm – 2:40pm Real-Time Demonstrations (4 x 15 min presentations of innovative tools)
Andrew Crouse / Matt Might (confirmed) | Ryan Melvin (confirmed)
Rahul Sharma | Abdulhakim Tlimat
ALT: Chris Campos | ALT: TBN by CAS Chairs2:40pm – 3:50pm Group Huddles (40 min each; rotate)
ALGEN North – Moderator: Jennifer Croker
What are challenges to AI research at UAB (current or anticipated)? What does UAB need to consider to remain competitive in 1 year? 5 years?
ALGEN South
How can we improve AI infrastructure for collaboration? What could lower barriers to working together?Parking lot concepts: Trustworthy AI, Rigor & Reproducibility, Privacy & Security, Translating into Practice 3:50pm – 4:00pm Break Thematic analysis – Croker, Russell, Timkovich, Moon, Mosa 4:00pm – 4:10pm Group Huddle Summaries + Mentimeter Results to define themes 4:10pm – 5:00pm Collaboration Roundtable Session
ALGEN North – Theme 1 (Moderator: Abu Mosa)
ALGEN Middle – Theme 2 (Moderator: Matt Wyatt)
ALGEN South – Theme 3 (Moderator: Brandon Oubre)
ALGEN Lobby – Theme 4Mentimeter / Group Huddle theme-based roundtables 5:00pm Collaborator Networking Event – Snacks and Sodas 6:00pm Dinner on your own -
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The AI Summit is complemented by the Annual Translational and Transformative Informatics Symposium, which will take place May 5, 2026 in ALGEN 102.