Focus on Areas of Success for AI

Prescott, Arizona, USA, August 15-16, 2025

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Join us for an immersive exploration into cutting-edge topics at the intersection of AI and diverse fields! Our Special Topics in AI Workshop will delve into four distinct themes, promising to push the boundaries of knowledge and innovation:

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AI and Cybersecurity: Uncover the latest strategies and advancements in leveraging AI to safeguard digital infrastructures against evolving cyber threats.

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Distinguished quality papers presented at the workshop will be selected for a workshop on assorted topics at AIxSET 2025 in September in Laguna Hills California, and/or AIxDKE in January 2026. Papers selected need to be prepared following the IEEE format.

                                   See more at AIxSET.org and AIxDKE.org.

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Combinatorics and AI: Explore the fascinating synergy between combinatorial optimization and AI algorithms, unlocking new possibilities in problem-solving across various domains.

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Posters will be exhibited in the main reception area.

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Aerospace AI: Embark on a journey into the skies as we delve into how AI is revolutionizing aerospace technologies, from autonomous flight systems to space exploration.

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This workshop is designed for AI enthusiasts, researchers, practitioners, and anyone curious about the forefront of AI applications. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights, network with experts, and be part of shaping the future of AI!

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Methodology and Empirics: Dive deep into the methodologies and empirical studies shaping the AI landscape, understanding how data-driven approaches are reshaping decision-making processes.

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Stay tuned for more details and registration information. Save the date and mark your calendars for an enlightening exploration into Special Topics in AI!

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Healthcare AI: Applications of AI to the healthcare, healthcare technology, personalized medicine, AI integration/AI-assisted medicine, human-AI integration.

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Cost of workshop (to cover cost of catering, dinner, and miscellanea.)

  • $150 (faculty, professional)
  • $75 (student)
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Date: Reception on the evening of August 14 with program commencing on the morning of August 15 through mid-day of August 16. Dinner August 15, 2025.

For workshop and IEEE conference inquiries Jon.Haass@erau.edu or the websites above.

                                   Schedule for the 2nd workshop is shown below and
                                   was Thursday, August 22, 2024 thru Friday, August 23,                                     2024.

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Cost associated with the IEEE AIxSET & AIxDKE 2024 workshop

  • Authors need to separately register based on AIxSET.org or AIxDKE.org 2024 registration requirements.
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Location: The Campus of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona, USA. Address: 3700 Willow Creek Rd, Prescott, AZ 86301
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For workshop and IEEE conference inquiries email Jon.Haass@erau.edu

#AI #Machine Learning #Optimization #Cybersecurity #Combinatorics #Aerospace #Methodology #Empirics #Environmental #Applications #Workshop #Innovation                                       #Tutorials #Market Opportunities

Note: 3rd year information and request for paper in spring 2025.

2024 Schedule and Speakers

6 p.m.: Reception at The Center for The Future, 220 S. Marina, Prescott, AZ 86303

8:45 p.m.: Opening Remarks

9 a.m.: Dr. George Luger, University of New Mexico, Keynote

10 a.m.: Open Panel Discussion with Joe Barr

10:50 a.m.: Break

11 a.m.: Dr. Jeff Guyon, NOAA, Charlotte, SC

11:25 a.m.: Kimani Kimbrough, NOAA, Charleston, NC, A Machine Learning and Bayesian approach to Characterizing 30 years of Contaminant Monitoring Data

Lunch

1:30 p.m.: Dr. Paulo Shakarian, Arizona State University, Neuro-symbolic A

2:30 p.m.: Dr. Farid Dowla, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Machine Learning Challenges for Interpreting Physiological Signals for Predictive Health and Stress Analysis

3:15 p.m.: Dr. Jon Haass, Embry-Riddle, Prescott, Pilot Semantics and ML

3:45 p.m.: Longchao Da, Arizona State University, Shaded Route Planning Using Active Segmentation and Identification of Satellite Images

4:15 p.m.: Dr. Peter E. Shaw, Oujiang Laboratory Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, LLM in Healthcare Practice

6 p.m.: Dinner and Social - Gurley Street Grill. Address: 230 W Gurley St, Prescott, AZ 86301

9 a.m.: Dr. Faisal Abu-Khzam, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, Independent dominating set and applications to variable selection 

10 p.m.: Break 

10:30 p.m.: Dr. Preethi Santhanam, Embry-Riddle, Prescott, AZ, ML and Android Applications 

11:10 p.m.: Dr. Joseph (Joe) R. Barr, Embry-Riddle, Prescott and Consolidated Safety Services, LLM Principles 

Noon: Dr. David Ostrowski, Northwestern University, Implementation and training of Tiny LLMs for integration of private data 

1 p.m.: Concluding remarks – Jon Haass and Joe Barr

Lawrence Harper

Dedicated to the memory of Lawrence H. Harper

Lawrence H. "Larry" Harper, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics was a giant in the area of combinatorics and its relationship with computing.

He wrote a number of important articles including “On the Bandwidth of a Hamming Graph” and the monograph “Global Methods for Combinatorial Isoperimetric Problems” with Cambridge University Press. Professor Harper was remembered by his colleagues as a "folk hero in combinatorics."

He spoke at last year’s AI workshop on the different tools for managing graph problems including the 43 <= Ramsey Number R(5,5) <= 48, which he was working up to his time of passing in October 2023.