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1. Brief description

• Time: Saturday, January 11 · 7:30am - 12:30pm GMT+7
• Location: Dien Hong Theater | Saigon International Unviersity  (18 Tong Huu Dinh Thao Dien Ward Ho Chi Minh, Thu Duc City)

2. Content

With the motto “SIU Shaping Futures”, the focus of the conference revolves around current global issues such as: Safe and sustainable AI development; Augmented intelligence systems combining natural intelligence and artificial intelligence; ; Government’s use of AI for best service.

3. Agenda

• 07:30 – 07:45: Registration
• 07:45 – 07:55: Conference and Participant Introductions
• 07:55 – 08:00: Opening Remarks
• 08:00 – 08:15: Introductory report
• SESSION 1
• 08:15 – 08:45: Prof. Alondra Nelson
• Member of the National Science Board, Member of U.N. High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (USA), Former Deputy Assistant to President Joe Biden, Former Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
• 08:45 – 09:05: Mr. Sharad Sharma
• Member of U.N. High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, Member of the National Startup Advisory Council (India), Co-founder of the iSPIRT Foundation
• 09:05 – 09:25: A Physics and Neuroscience Inspired AI Framework for a Sustainable Future – From Symbolic Models to Collective Intelligence - Prof. Thomas Kehler
• Chief Scientist, Co-Founder and CEO
• CrowdSmart, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 09:25 – 09:40: Verification of Learning-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems- Dr. Tran Hoang Dung
• Assistant Professor
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, USA)
• 09:40 – 10:25: DISCUSSION
• SESSION 2
• 10:25 – 10:40: Al Workforce Development and Diffusion - Dr. Sean Randolph
• Senior Director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, Former Special Adviser for Policy – Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Former Deputy/Ambassador-at Large for Pacific Basin Affairs, Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs
• 10:40 – 10:55: AI Digital Twins for Healthcare and Inner Engineering: A Perspective - Prof. Vuong Thanh Son
• Professor Emeritus
• Former Director of NICLab (Laboratory for Networks and Internet Computing)
• University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada
• 10:55 – 11:10: The Opportunity in The Storm - Mr. Ramu Damodaran
• Permanent Observer of the University for Peace to the United Nations (UPEACE), Former Editor-in-Chief of the United Nations Chronicle, Former First Chief of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), Former Secretary of the UN General Assembly’s Committee on Information
• 11:10 – 11:20: A High-Precision Bioelectric Neural Interface Toward Human-Machine Symbiosis - Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan
• Vice President of Research and Development
• Fasikl Incorporated (Minnesota, USA)
• 11:20 – 11:30: Enabling Human Physiological Sensing by Leveraging Intelligent Head-Worn Wearable Systems- Dr. Pham Huu Dang Nhat
• Assistant Professor
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, USA)
• 11:30 – 12:10: DISCUSSION
• 12:10 – 12:20: Conference Statement
• Conclusion

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