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ASEMFL 2023 Annual Meeting
ASEMFL Annual Meeting, November 3 & 4, 2023
(In-Person)
The 2023 ASEMFL Meeting is organized by the ASEMFL Annual Meeting Planning Committee (Hortensia Amaro (chair), Alexander Cartwright, Carolina Cruz-Neira, Angela Laird, Sylvie Naar, Len Pinchuk, Adalio Sanchez, Martin J Sepulveda, Debra Schwinn, Pamela Soltis, José Szapocznik)
We welcome all interested stakeholders (faculty, industry, government professionals, as well as students and other stakeholders) to attend the exciting cadre of the 2023 Annual Meeting presenters.
The Annual Meeting is going to be held at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, 9907 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819. The Annual Meeting hotel is Rosen Shingle Creek®, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32819 | (866) 996-9939 | Reservations (866) 996-6338
The event includes a discussion panel with presidents and CEOs of Florida universities and private sector science companies, a keynote talk, four plenary sessions and a variety of activities for the conference participants to connect with each other. Furthermore, it includes the ASEMFL Board meeting, the ASEMFL Members meeting and the induction of new ASEMFL members. Finally, the event includes (for the first time) presentations by rising starts in science, engineering, and medicine, as well as a poster session by Ph.D. students and post-docs.
The Induction of new ASEMFL members will happen at the beginning of the meeting, November 3, 2023.
We welcome all interested stakeholders (faculty, industry, government professionals, as well as students and other stakeholders) to attend the exciting cadre of the 2023 Annual Meeting presenters.
The Annual Meeting is going to be held at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, 9907 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819. The Annual Meeting hotel is Rosen Shingle Creek®, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32819 | (866) 996-9939 | Reservations (866) 996-6338
The event includes a discussion panel with presidents and CEOs of Florida universities and private sector science companies, a keynote talk, four plenary sessions and a variety of activities for the conference participants to connect with each other. Furthermore, it includes the ASEMFL Board meeting, the ASEMFL Members meeting and the induction of new ASEMFL members. Finally, the event includes (for the first time) presentations by rising starts in science, engineering, and medicine, as well as a poster session by Ph.D. students and post-docs.
The Induction of new ASEMFL members will happen at the beginning of the meeting, November 3, 2023.
- Venue:
- In-Person
- Registration:
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To Register for the Annual Meeting go to: REGISTER.
Attendees should call Rosen Shingle Creek’s hotel reservations team at (407) 996-6338, reference Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL) to reserve their guest room. Reservations must be made by October 3, 2023. When making a reservation guests must guarantee the reservation with a valid credit card. A charge of the first night’s room and tax will apply to this credit card, five days prior to the confirmed arrival date. The remaining balance for guests stays will be due on arrival at checkout. We recommend that guests call as soon as possible to make their guestroom reservation.
We encourage you to first choose to reserve rooms at the conference hotel (Rosen Shingle Creek; see above). If rooms are not available at the conference hotel, please consider reserving rooms at the hotels below:- Hilton Orlando, 6001 Destination Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32819, 407-313-4300, Website link: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/orlochh-hilton-orlando/
- Hampton Inn & Suites Orlando-John Young Pkwy/S. Park, 7500 Futures Dr, Orlando, FL 32819, 407-226-3999, Website link: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/mcojyhx-hampton-suites-orlando-john-young-pkwy-s-park/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-HX-MCOJYHX&y_source=1_MjA4NDk1OS03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D
- Contact Information:
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Natasha Coleman
Events Manager
College of Engineering and Computer Science, UCF
Natasha.Coleman@ucf.edu - Submissions:
- Graduate Student, Post-Doc Poster Session Portal Rising Stars Session Portal
ASEMFL Annual Meeting
(Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4)
AGENDA:
November 3, Agenda (Conference Day 1)
- 9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Board Meeting and Breakfast (Room 102R, only for ASEMFL Board members)
- 10:35 a.m. – 10:45 a.m Welcome, Hortensia Amaro, Conference Chair and Pamela Soltis, ASEMFL President
- 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Induction Ceremony for New ASEMFL Members (Room 101)
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Buffet Lunch (Room 122)
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Florida’s University Research and Economic Development Ecosystem (Room 101)
- Alexander Cartwright, Ph.D. – President, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida (Moderator)
- Winston Schoenfeld, Ph.D. – VP, Research, University of Central Florida
- Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, DO, Ph.D. – Associate Vice Provost for Research, University of Miami
- Sylvia Thomas, Ph.D. – Interim Vice President for Research & Innovation, University of South Florida
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion with University Presidents: Supporting Research and Innovation in Florida: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities (Room 101)
- Alexander N. Cartwright, Ph.D. – President and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida (moderator)
- Moez Limayem, Ph.D. – President, University of North Florida
- Aysegul Timur, Ph.D. – President, Florida Gulf Coast University
- Martha D. Saunders, Ph.D. – President, University of West Florida
- Debra A. Schwinn, MD – President and Professor of Health Sciences, Palm Beach Atlantic University
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 1st Plenary Panel and Discussion: New Developments and Emerging AI Technologies: Implications for the Scientific Enterprise (Room 101)
- Adalio Sanchez, ACI Worldwide, Inc, Introduction
- Peter Singer, PhD, Strategist & Senior Fellow, New America, The Real Robotics Revolution: Key Questions That Loom
- Guido Zarrella, Technical Fellow for AI, MITRE Corporation, The Present State of AI Technology: Fact, Fiction, and Regulation
- Brian Fonseca, Director of the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, Florida International University, AI Ethics & Policy Initiatives in Florida
- Agatha Caraballo, Founding Director of the Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership, Florida International University
- Document: A Sensible Regulatory Framework for AI Security
- Panel Discussion led by Brian Fonseca with Peter Singer, Guido Zarrella, Adalio Sanchez
- 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 2nd Plenary Panel and Discussion: Rising Stars Awards: The Next Generation of Florida Innovators (Room 101)
Organizer: Angela Laird
RISING STARS:- Ashutosh Agarwal, University of Miami
- Ashley Brown, University of Florida
- Ruogu Fang, University of Florida, A Tale of Two Frontiers: When Brain Meets AI – Natural Intelligence-Inspired AI and AI-Empowered Brain Health
- Mariana Fuentes, Florida State University
- Kerri Donaldson Hanna, University of Central Florida, Exploring silicic volcanism from the surface of the Moon at the Gruithuisen domes
- Akihiro Kushima, University of Central Florida
- Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos, University of Miami
- Mariana Sanchez, Florida International University, Alcohol Use Trajectories Among Latino Immigrants During Their First Decade in the U.S.
- Gregg Stanwood, Florida State University
- Thomas Wahl, University of Central Florida
- Xiaohu Xia, University of Central Florida
- 6:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Social Hour and Poster Session: Research Posters by Florida Graduate Students, and Postdocs (Room 124)
- 8:30 p.m. Dinner on your own
November 4, Agenda (Conference Day 2)
- 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet and Business Meeting for ASEMFL members only (Room 124)
- 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Keynote by John Anderson, President National Academy of Engineering, Addressing Climate Change, How and When (Room 101)
Organizer: Len Pinchuk - 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 3rd Plenary Panel and Discussion: Application of Scientific Advances for the Public Good (Room 101)
Organizer: José Szapocznik- Sylvia Daunert, University of Miami, Nanotechnologies for Sensing and Drug Delivery
- Evelyn E. Gaiser, Florida International University, Battling Climate Change in Florida: Long-Term Studies Reveal the Social-Ecological Urgency of Freshwater Restoration
- Mina Teicher, University of Miami, New Ethics is needed for Brain-Computer Interface
- 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Buffet Lunch (Room 124)
- 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 4th Plenary Panel and Discussion: Evidence-Based Approaches to Achieving Spatial Justice in Florida: (Room 101)
Organizer: Martin J. Sepulveda
Moderator: José Szapocznik- Lingqian (Ivy) Hu, University of Florida, Reforming Public Engagement in Planning: A Milwaukee Experiment
- Tisha T. Joseph Holmes, Florida State University, Planning for Socio-Spatial Justice in a Changing Climate:
- José Szapocznik, Ph.D., University of Miami, Preventing Chronic Diseases Efficiently by Protecting and Increasing Tree Canopy
- NAM document on Spatial Justice
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 5th Plenary Panel and Discussion: ASEMFL Scientists Discuss Translational Research and Major Advances in Medicine and Public Health (Room 101)
Organizers: Len Pinchuk and Hortensia Amaro- Christine Schmidt, University of Florida, Engineering Materials for Clinical Nerve Repair, and Other Applications Along the Way
- Mark Atkinson, University of Florida, Studies of the Human Pancreas in Type 1 Diabetes: Using Technology to Rewrite the Textbooks on How the Disease Develops
- William Vega, Florida International University, Mitigating Dementia: The Search For Pathways Between Neuroscience and Public Health
- Almut Winterstein, University of Florida, How do we know that medications are safe?
- Document: Pinchuk, Leonard. “The Development of a SIBS Shunt to Treat Glaucoma.” Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics (2023)
- Document: Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission
- 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Social Hour (Room 124)
Thank You to Our Institutional Partners
