Artificial Intelligence Frontiers Innovations, Challenges, and Applications

A professor at Syracuse University, Dr. Jeffrey Saltz's research focuses on the socio-technical issues relating to AI and data science, such as how to effectively leverage AI and data science within an organizational context and how teams should work together to "do" data science and AI projects. His more than 20 years of industry information systems experience has often focused on building new teams that leverage emerging technologies to deliver innovative business solutions. In his last corporate role, he worked at JPMorgan Chase. At JPMC, he reported to the firm's Chief Information Officer while helping to drive innovation throughout the firm. He also held several other key technology management positions at the company, including CTO (Consumer and Community Banking Risk Management), Chief Information Architect (Chase Financial Services), global head of eBusiness technology, and vice president of computational technology. He previously served as chief technology officer and principal investor at Goldman Sachs/Goldman Sachs Ventures, where he invested and helped incubate technology start-ups. He started his career as a programmer, project leader, and consulting engineer with Digital Equipment Corp (now part of HP).

Dr. Jasmina Tacheva is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University. She studied Philosophy, Economics, and German at Canisius College and earned her Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo's (UB) School of Management, where she was part of the NAVIGATE Project, an NSF-sponsored initiative for supporting women in STEM. During her time at UB, she co-organized the Annual Social Sciences and Humanities Symposium and won the 2018 UB World's Challenge with ElevateHer-a data science education project for women in developing countries in collaboration with software engineer Manjusha Raveendran and structural engineer and founder of Women Engineers Pakistan Ramla Qureshi. Her research on the social networks of digital volunteers on Twitter won the best poster award at that year's Northeast Regional Conference on Complex Systems.

Dr. Shamik Tiwari, Dean and Professor at the School of Computer Science & Engineering, IILM University, India, brings over two decades of comprehensive expertise encompassing research, teaching, and administration. His leading-edge research has earned him recognition as one of the world's top 2% of research scientists, acknowledged by Stanford University in 2023 & 2024. Dr. Tiwari's proficiency extends across diverse domains, including data analytics, statistical modeling, predictive modeling, machine learning, deep learning, NLP, image processing, computer vision, and data visualization. Renowned in his field, he has made significant contributions to health diagnostics, particularly in critical areas such as COVID-19, Alzheimer's disease, dermatologist-level classification of skin cancer, and arrhythmia. A notable project led by Dr. Tiwari involves the development of a "non-invasive diagnostic tool for diabetic retinopathy using lightweight intelligent applications and fundus photography." This pioneering initiative, recommended and funded by BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, highlights his dedication to advancing healthcare solutions.

A professor and the head of the Examination Department at IILM University, Dr. Anurag Jain is a highly motivated and results-oriented professional with a diverse background and a proven track record of success. Equipped with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, he excels in leveraging his expertise to drive organizational growth and exceed objectives. He has been in academia for the past 23 years. Dr. Jain's research interests lie in the applications of machine learning and deep learning. He has published over 80 research papers, 10 patents, and one book. Of these, more than 40 papers are published in Scopus/SCI-SCIE indexed journals, and 16 papers are presented at international conferences. To date, 14 M. Tech. students and four Ph.D. students have successfully defended their dissertations under his guidance. He has also successfully completed a government-funded project.