Computing Day Showcases University Research 4/23

UM faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff will showcase their research posters and /or demos at the second annual Computing Day to be held at the Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science building on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Computing Day convenes faculty and student scholars, corporate and government professionals, and other audiences engaged in computing to design the future and foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. This event is free and open to the public. We look forward to recognizing the vast array of research and scholarship in computing at the University of Miami.

Register Now (free)

Tuesday April 23, 2024 | 10:00 AM-5:00 PM ET

LOCATION
Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science Building, 1201 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 | Great Hall and Seminar Room (Map and Directions)

PARKING

Complimentary parking is available in the red zone lot 109A (see orange arrow) on April 23, during the hours of 6:00am – 6:00pm, enter your license plate number, then the registration code 9560 using this link: https://www.offstreet.io/location/9X0XY0VC. (For navigation purposes, enter 1305 Campo Sano Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33146, to find the entrance at Wilder Drive.)

AGENDA
10:00 AM Registration Opens
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Keynote Speaker
12:00-2:00 PM Lunch + Networking
2:00-3:00 PM Panel Discussion
3:00-5:00 PM Poster + Demo Review and Networking Happy Hour

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Fernando Vasconez

Senior Director Business Development – Games + Strategy | SAMSUNG Electronics

Fernando has over 15 years of experience in the gaming industry, working with leading platforms, publishers, developers, and technology providers. His core competencies are new business development, product marketing, and strategy. He leads a team of business development managers and analysts who are responsible for identifying, negotiating, and executing strategic partnerships and initiatives with gaming partners.

Fernando leverages Samsung’s technology leadership and global reach to create value for their customers, partners, and stakeholders. He is passionate about exploring and advancing emerging trends and opportunities in the gaming industry, such as cloud gaming, blockchain, AI and 5G. His goal is to position partners as global leaders and game-changers in the gaming industry, and to contribute to their vision of inspiring the world through games and entertainment.

MODERATOR

Kim Grinfeder, MPS

Professor + Chair | University of Miami School of Communication, Department of Interactive Media
Director | University of Miami Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing, Creative Technologies
Director, XR Initiative | UMverse

Kim is a multidisciplinary media producer and an accomplished artist, designer, and creator who uses emergent technologies to practice new ways to communicate social and environmental issues. At the UM School of Communication, he is Chair of the Department of Interactive Media and Director of the UMverse, where he is developing a coordinated strategy to expand leadership in spatial computing. their customers, partners, and stakeholders. He is passionate about exploring and advancing emerging trends and opportunities in the gaming industry, such as cloud gaming, blockchain, AI and 5G. His goal is to position partners as global leaders and game-changers in the gaming industry, and to contribute to their vision of inspiring the world through games and entertainment.

PANELISTS
	Soyeon Ahn, PhD Professor and Vice Dean \| University of Miami School of Education and Human Development Soyeon received her Ph.D. in Measurement and Quantitative Methods in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education at Michigan State University in 2008. She joined the EPS faculty in August, 2008. Soyeon’s current research focuses on the application of the existing data analytic techniques in resolving the complicated data issues in meta-analysis (research synthesis). Her other areas of interest include hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), structural equation modeling (SEM), and longitudinal data analysis for educational and psychological research
	Fabrice Manns, PhD Professor and Chair \| University of Miami College of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Fabrice serves as chair and professor of the University of Miami College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering. He holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology where his research laboratory is located. As Co-Director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, his research activities include the development of optical and laser instrumentation for treating and diagnosing eye diseases, and studies on the optics of the eye and vision correction, including accommodation and presbyopia, myopia, and intraocular lenses for cataract surgery.
	Ramin Moghaddass, PhD Associate Professor \| University of Miami College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering Director \| Data Analytics Lab & DOE Industrial Assessment Center Ramin is an associate professor in the College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial Engineering where he studies complex, sensor-driven engineered systems, and is developing a new generation of flexible and large-scale models for real-time system health monitoring inspired by dynamic structures and networks. His research is applicable in a number of engineering systems, including wind turbines, power systems and other sensor- intensive engineering systems.
	Rebecca Bulotsky Shearer, PhD Professor \| University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology Principal Investigator and Faculty Advisor \| Early Childhood Social Emotional Readiness Lab (SERL) Rebecca is a child clinical and school psychologist who has worked both as a practitioner and researcher with very young children and families living in impoverished urban areas for the past 15 years. Her research is guided by a “whole child” developmental-ecological systems perspective that is child-centered, and which considers both proximal and broader system-level influences on children’s development over time.

Poster/Demo Submission NOW CLOSED

Poster Dimensions: 36″ height x 48″ width

Poster Printing: The event will cover the cost of posters printed in house through the Richter Library Creative Studio. Posters should be submitted one week in advance to: creativestudio@miami.edu. Download and complete a Print Request Form. Under Department & Course, please enter “Computing Day 2024”.

How to design an academic poster: Click here.

The submission deadline was April 12, 2024. If you have any questions and/or require additional information concerning posters or demos, please email idsc@miami.edu. The cost of posters printed through the Richter Library Creative Studio will be covered by the event.

Before you submit your application, please make sure that you have the following ready:

Presentation title
350-word (maximum) abstract (12-point Times New Roman font, single-spaced)
Author and coauthor names and affiliations

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PANELISTS
	Soyeon Ahn, PhD Professor and Vice Dean \| University of Miami School of Education and Human Development Soyeon received her Ph.D. in Measurement and Quantitative Methods in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education at Michigan State University in 2008. She joined the EPS faculty in August, 2008. Soyeon’s current research focuses on the application of the existing data analytic techniques in resolving the complicated data issues in meta-analysis (research synthesis). Her other areas of interest include hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), structural equation modeling (SEM), and longitudinal data analysis for educational and psychological research
	Fabrice Manns, PhD Professor and Chair \| University of Miami College of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Fabrice serves as chair and professor of the University of Miami College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering. He holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology where his research laboratory is located. As Co-Director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, his research activities include the development of optical and laser instrumentation for treating and diagnosing eye diseases, and studies on the optics of the eye and vision correction, including accommodation and presbyopia, myopia, and intraocular lenses for cataract surgery.
	Ramin Moghaddass, PhD Associate Professor \| University of Miami College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering Director \| Data Analytics Lab & DOE Industrial Assessment Center Ramin is an associate professor in the College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial Engineering where he studies complex, sensor-driven engineered systems, and is developing a new generation of flexible and large-scale models for real-time system health monitoring inspired by dynamic structures and networks. His research is applicable in a number of engineering systems, including wind turbines, power systems and other sensor- intensive engineering systems.
	Rebecca Bulotsky Shearer, PhD Professor \| University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology Principal Investigator and Faculty Advisor \| Early Childhood Social Emotional Readiness Lab (SERL) Rebecca is a child clinical and school psychologist who has worked both as a practitioner and researcher with very young children and families living in impoverished urban areas for the past 15 years. Her research is guided by a “whole child” developmental-ecological systems perspective that is child-centered, and which considers both proximal and broader system-level influences on children’s development over time.