Agenda

OVERVIEW

Funded by the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program) and the Division of Graduate Education (EHR Award No. 2042655), this conference project aims to bring together professors, senior university officials, industry experts, and government sponsors, to explore ways to accelerate research in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum information sciences (QIS), and introduce learning activities in AI and QIS early in the education of students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).

Data science (DS), AI, and QIS will have long term and cross-cutting influence on future technologies, education, the workforce, and our lives. HSIs are colleges and universities with more than 25% Hispanic student enrollment, educating more than two-thirds of America’s Hispanic students. Connecting faculty and senior leadership at HSIs, and minority-serving institutions in general, to the networks and resources to support national needs, is expected to increase the number of underrepresented science and engineering students who will contribute to the future STEM workforce. The expected outcomes of this conference will be roadmaps that define pressing research questions and create educational initiatives in AI and QIS for the institutions in attendance.

The conference is comprised of two parts, one during the summer of 2021 and the other during the spring of 2022. The first part introduced the aim of the conference series and brought together educators, scholars, and industry leaders from the field of AI to discuss teaching, faculty development, and institutional barriers within the field. The second part centered QIS and featured related panels on pedagogy and workforce development. The agendas for both sessions are below.

Part 1 - Call to Action + AI Education | June 21, 2021 | Agenda | Video Recording

Part 2 - Quantum Information Sciences | April 26, 2022 | Agenda | Video Recording

 

PART 1 - CALL TO ACTION + AI EDUCATION AGENDA

View the video of the entire conference here. For a playlist featuring videos of each session, click here.

 

June 21, 2021

 

Welcome and Meeting Overview (8:00 AM - 8:15 AM PDT) 

Session Video

Presenters
  • Dr. Damon Tull, Director, Industry Alliances, UC Davis Graduate School of Management

A Call To Action (8:15 AM - 9 AM PDT)

Session Video

Presenters
  • Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho,  Program Director, National Science Foundation
  • Dr. Sarita Brown, Co-Founder and President, Excelencia in Education
  • Dr. Ann Gates, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Texas-El Paso, Lead CAHSI
A panel image of Drs. Erika Tatiana Camacho, Sarita Brown, and Ann Gates.

Call To Action Plenary Keynote (9 AM -  9:45 AM PDT)

Session Video

Plenary Speaker Introduction
  • Dr. Patricia Ordóñez, Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras
Plenary Speaker
  • Dr. Omar U. Florez, Twitter Cortex
Panel image of Drs. Patricia Ordóñez and Omar U. Florez.

Panel A (9:45 AM - 11:05 AM PDT)

Session Video

"Teaching AI + DS Concepts" | Moderated by Dr. Ann Gates (University of Texas at El Paso)

Panelists
  • Dr. Nayda Santiago, Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez
  • Dr. Leigh Ann DeLyser, Co-Founder and Executive Director, CSForAll
  • Mr. Nery Chapeton-Lamas, Chair, Department of Computer Science, MiraCosta College
  • Dr. Naoki Saito, Director, UC Davis TETRAPODS Institute of Data Science, UC Davis
A panel image of Drs. Ann Gates, Nayda Santiago, Leigh Ann DeLyser, and Naoki Saito and Mr. Nery Chapeton-Lamas

15-minute Break

Panel B (11:20 AM - 12:40 PM PDT)

Session Video

"Faculty Development for AI + DS" | Moderated by Dr. Patricia Ordóñez (University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras)

Panelists
  • Dr. Yosem Companys, CEO, Techlantis
  • Dr. Leigh Ann DeLyser, Co-Founder and Executive Director, CSForAll
  • Dr. Tracy Teal, Open Source Program Manager, R Studios, Co-Founder, Data Carpentries
Panel image of Drs. Patricia Ordóñes, Yosem Companys, Leigh Ann DeLyser, and Tracy Teal

Panel C (12:40 PM - 1:45 PM PDT)

Session Video

"Overcoming Administrative Barriers" | Moderated by Dr. Enrico Pontelli (New Mexico State University)

Panelists
  • Dr. Ann Gates, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Texas-El Paso, Lead CAHSI
  • Dr. Naoki Saito, Director, UC Davis TETRAPODS Institute of Data Science, UC Davis
  • Dr. Anne-Marie Nuñez, Professor, Department Educational Studies, The Ohio State University
Panel image of Drs. Enrico Pontelli, Ann Gates, Naoki Saito, and Ann-Marie Nuñez.

Next Steps Discussion (1:45 PM - 2:45 PM PDT)

Session Video

Moderated by Dr. Damon Tull (University of California, Davis)

Discussants
  • Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho, Program Director, National Science Foundation
  • Mr. Nery Chapeton-Lamas, Chair, Department of Computer Science, MiraCosta College
Panel image of Drs. Damon Tull and Erika Tatiana Camacho and Mr. Nery Chapeton-Lamas

 

 

 

PART 2 - QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCES  AGENDA

View the video of the entire conference here. For a playlist featuring videos of each session, click here.

 

April 26, 2022

 

Welcome and Meeting Overview (8:15 AM - 9:00 AM PDT)

Session Video

Speakers
  • Dr. Damon Tull, Director, Industry Alliances, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
  • Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho, Program Director, National Science Foundation
  • Dr. Ann Gates, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Texas-El Paso, Lead CAHSI
  • Dr. Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Division Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation
  • Dr. Lina Mendez, Director, Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives, University of California, Davis
Panel image of Drs. Damon Tull, Erika Tatiana Camacho, Ann Gates, Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, and Lina Mendez.

Plenary Keynote (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT)

Session Video

Plenary Speaker Introduction
  • Dr. Mark Pederson, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Texas-El Paso
Plenary Speaker
  • Dr. Alán Aspuru-Guzik, The Matter Lab, University of Toronto, Co-Founder, Zapata Computing
Panel image of Drs. Mark Pederson and Alán Aspuru-Guzik.

 

Panel A (10:00 AM - 11:15 AM PDT)

Session Video

"QIS Pedagogy Plenary Panel" | Moderated by Dr. Marina Radulaski (University of California, Davis)

Speakers
  • Dr. Abraham Asfaw, Technical Program Manager, Google Quantum AI Education
  • Dr. Karen Jo Matsler, Assistant Professor of Practice, Dean's Office, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Dr. Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
  • Dr. James D. Whitfield, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College and Amazon Visiting Academic
Panel image of Drs. Marina Radulaski, Abraham Asfaw, Karen Jo Matsler, Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi, and James D. Whitfield

Panel B (11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT)

Session Video

"QIS Faculty Development Panel" | Moderated by Dr. Timothy A. Akers (Morgan State University and National Quantum Literacy Network)

Speakers
  • Dr. Sophia Economou, Professor, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech
  • Dr. Christopher Gutiérrez, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Dr. Greg Kuperberg, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis
Panel image of Drs. Timothy A. Akers, Sophia Economou, Christopher Gutiérrez, and Greg Kuperberg.

 

Break and Special QIS Session (12:15 PM - 12:40 PM PDT)

Session Video

"Discussion with Early Career Professionals" | Moderated by Ms. Victoria Norman (University of California, Davis)

Speakers
  • Dr. Andrew Arrasmith, Senior Application Engineer: Quantum Error Mitigation, Rigetti Computing
  • Mr. Jesse Patton, Research Assistant at University of California, Davis and Early Career Professional
  • Ms. Beatriz Yankelevich, Quantum Engineering Intern, Rigetti Computing
Panel image of Ms. Victoria Norman, Dr. Andrew Arrasmith, Mr. Jesse Patton, and Ms. Beatriz Yankelevich.

 

Panel C (12:40 PM - 1:50 PM PDT)

Session Video

"Establishing QIS Programs: Overcoming Administrative Barriers" | Moderated by Dr. Mark Pederson (University of Texas-El Paso)

Speakers
  • Dr. Russell Ceballos, Quantum Education Program Administrator, The Chicago Quantum Exchange
  • Dr. Ivan Deutsch, Regents' Professor and Director of the Center for Quantum Information and Control, University of New Mexico
  • Dr. Eden Figueroa, Associate Professor and Quantum Information Technology Research Leader, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University
Panel image of Drs. Mark Pederson, Russell Ceballos, Ivan Deutsch, and Eden Figueroa.

 

Panel D (1:50 PM to 3:00 PM PDT)

Session Video

"Building the QIS Workforce" | Moderated by Dr. Isaac Kim (University of California, Davis)

Speakers
  • Dr. Sergio Boixo, Chief Scientist - Quantum Computer Theory, Google's Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab
  • Dr. Tomasz Durakiewicz, Program Director, National Science Foundation
  • Dr. Naomi Nickerson, VP of Quantum Architecture, PsiQuantum
  • Dr. Corey Stambaugh, Sr. Policy Advisor for the National Quantum Coordination Office, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Panel image of Drs. Isaac Kim, Sergio Boixo, Tomasz Durakiewicz, Naomi Nickerson, and Corey Stambaugh.

Closing Remarks (3:00 PM - 3:10 PM PDT)

Session Video

Speakers
  • Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho, Program Director, National Science Foundation
  • Dr. Diana Elder, Division Director, Division of Human Resource Development, National Science Foundation
  • Dr. Damon Tull, Director, Industry Alliances, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Panel image of Drs. Erika Tatiana Camacho, Diana Elder, and Damon Tull.