Science Hub for Humanity and Artificial Intelligence presents Science Hub Showcase 2023

Science Hub Showcase 2023

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9 a.m.

Registration check-in / Pre-function networking with morning refreshments

10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Welcome / Opening

Jens Palsberg

Jens Palsberg

Professor of Computer Science, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Science Hub Director

Alissa Park

Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park

Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Stefano Soatto

Stefano Soatto

VP of Applied Science, Amazon Web Services AI

Professor of Computer Science, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

PANEL

Artificial Intelligence: Impact, Challenges, and Opportunities

Jens Palsberg

Jens Palsberg, Moderator

Professor of Computer Science, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Science Hub Director

Abeer Alwan

Abeer Alwan

Professor, UCLA Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jeff Burke

Jeff Burke

Associate Dean, Research and Technology; Professor, UCLA Theater, Film and Television

Michael Kearns

Michael Kearns

U Penn and an Amazon Scholar at AWS

Veronica Santos

Veronica Santos

Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Faculty Affairs, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Stefano Soatto

Stefano Soatto

VP of Applied Science, Amazon Web Services AI

Professor of Computer Science, UCLA Samueli

11:15 a.m.

RESEARCH PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

11:15 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

Nanyun “Violet” Peng

Nanyun “Violet” Peng

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Fast Adaptation of Pre-trained Language Models for Creative Generation Tasks.

11:35 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Lin Yang

Lin Yang

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Trustworthy Reinforcement Learning: Efficiency, Safety, and Privacy

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Stefano Soatto

Anu Datta

Director Academic Hiring, Amazon

11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Introduction of the Poster Session

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Poster Session

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

SUSTAINABILITY
Rajit Gadh

Rajit Gadh

Director of Smart Grid Energy Research Center (SMERC), UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Electrification of Medium Duty and Heavy Duty Fleets – Using AI Technology to solve electric vehicle charging infrastructure and operational challenges

Abstract:

As fleets electrify, the fleet operators involved in delivery goods (such as Amazon) or moving people are challenged on multiple fronts.

1. Installing, managing and integrating the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure with the rest of the operations is a challenge. Getting the electrical grid connection from the utility to get the capacity needed for the chargers is also a significant challenge.
2. Charging operation itself is challenging and can result in very high electric bills if unmanaged.
3. While chargers may have large up-times, charging reliability is a challenge – due to multiple reasons.
4. The fleet operators are used to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that can fill up diesel or gasoline practically anywhere and quickly, however electric vehicles are constrained in several ways, resulting in them having to rethink and redesign their entire operations.

The talk will present how AI and machine learning software is being used to solve the problems related to integration, high electric cost, charging operations, reliability and operations.

Wei Wang

Alan Jacobsen

Sr. Manager for Sustainability Science and Innovation at Amazon

Sustainability Snapshot: Science & Innovation

Magali Delmas

Magali Delmas

Professor of Strategy; Faculty Director, Center for Impact, UCLA Anderson School of Management

The Open for Good™ Data Initiative: Advancing Corporate Sustainability Transparency

Abstract:

Corporate sustainability is increasing in demand, but unbiased and dependable environmental, social, and governance data remains a challenge. To tackle this issue, the Center for Impact has developed the Open For Good™ platform, which offers a comprehensive assessment of corporate transparency across sustainability categories.

See The 2023 Open For Good Transparency Index

3:30 p.m.

Networking Mixer