8:15 - 9:00 AM
| Registration and Breakfast Global WiDS Opening Video
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9:00 - 9:10 AM
| WiDS @AUB Welcome
| Lama Moussawi, PhD
WiDS @AUB Conference Chair
WiDS @AUB Ambassador
Professor
Associate Dean for Research
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
American University of Beirut
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9:10 - 9:20 AM
| AUB Welcome
| Fadlo R. Khuri, MD
President
American University of Beirut
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| 9:20 - 9:30 AM | OSB Welcome
| Yusuf Sidani, PhD
Dean
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
American University of Beirut
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9:30 - 9:40 AM
| WiDS @AUB Agenda Overview
| Mariette Awad, PhD
WiDS @AUB Ambassdor
Director of AI, Data Science, and Computing Hub
Associate Professor
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
American University of Beirut
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Track 1: Truths, Lies, and GenAI: Data Fabrication and Detection
Moderated byMariette Awad, PhD WiDS @AUB 2024 Ambassador Director of the AI, Data Science, and Computing Hub, Associate Professor of Machine Learning, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering, American University of Beirut
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9:40 - 10:00 AM
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Technical Talk on
Fortifying Trust in the age of GenAI: Deep Fake Detection and Safeguarding Personal Content
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Lama Nachman, PhD Intel Fellow Director of Human &AI Systems Research Lab Intel Santa Clara, California, U.S.A
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10:00 - 10:20 AM
| Technical Talk on A Community and Trust Frame for Enhancing Misinformation Analysis
| Sibel Adali, PhD
Professor of Computer Science
Associate Dean of Science for Research & Graduate Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York
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10:20 - 10:40 AM
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Technical Talk on Data Science for Social Impact, Policy Development, and Media Analysis
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Roaa Al-Feel Graduate Program
Computer Science Department Faculty of Arts and Sciences American University of Beirut
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10:40 - 11:00 AM
| Technical Talk on Building Trust and Combating Misinformation with AI in Crises | Maryleen Amaizu, PhD Principal Investigator at the Alan Turing Institute, AI Scientist, Machine Learning Systems Researcher, Associate Lecturer, University of Derby, United Kingdom
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11:00 - 11:15 AM
| Q&A
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Break
11:15 - 11:30 AM
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| 11:30 - 12:10 PM
| Panel Discussion
Generative AI: What's Beyond the Hype?
Moderated by Mariette Awad, PhD
Panelists Maryleen Amaizu, PhD Vida Hamd, PhD Lama Nachman, PhD
Zeenat Patrawala
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12:10 - 12-20 PM
| Panel Q&A
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12:20 PM
| Technical Talk on Generative AI Being Underestimated in the Field of Healthcare - What is the Truth of LLMs and Diffusion Models With a Specific Focus on Clinical Application Tools
| Zeenat Patrawala Former Chief Business Officer VantAI New York, U.S.A
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12:40 PM
| Technical Talk on Leveraging Data for Risk Mitigation and Crisis Response
| Vida Hamd, PhD Public Policy Manager (counter Terrorism, Cybercrime, Humanitarian Aid, Conflict Prevention and Transformation) Meta United Arab Emirates
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1:00 PM
| Technical Talk on Emotion Detection and Misinformation Harms from Large Language Models
| Sophia Ananiadou, PhD Professor, Natural Language Processing University of Manchester Director National Centre for Text Mining Manchester, United Kingdom
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1:20 - 1:30 PM
| Technical Talk on NVIDIA: Powering the AI Revolution
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Wei Xao, PhD Director, Developer Relations of Middle East and Africa, NVIDIA
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1:30 - 1:40 PM
| Q&A
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Lunch
1:40 - 2:40 PM
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Track 2: Data Science for Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chains in Conflict Zones
Moderated by
Lama Moussawi, PhD
WiDS @AUB Conference Chair WiDS @AUB 2024 Ambassador Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Professor of Management Science Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
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2:40 - 3:00 PM
| Keynote Talk on Responsible Development of Foundational Models
| Tanveer Syeda-Mahmood, PhD Chief Scientist IBM Fellow Global Imaging AI Leader IBM Research IBM San Jose, California, U.S.A
Adjunct Professor Stanford University
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3:00-3:20 PM
| Technical Talk on Optimizing Aid: The Intersection of Data Science and Humanitarian Supply Chains
| Joana Vasques
Head of the East Africa Supply Chain Planning and Optimization Unit Regional Supply Chain Planner and Optimization Officer United Nations World Food Programme Nairobi County, Kenya
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3:20-3:40 PM
| Technical Talk on Leveraging Data Analytics for Humanitarian Supply Chain Resilience
| Alia Gharaibeh Regional Director Middle East HELP Logistics - Kuehne Foundation Amman, Jordan
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3:40-4:00 PM
| Technical Talk on AI for Crisis Decisions & Humanitarian Logistics
| Tina Comes, Prof. Dr. Professor, Decision Theory & ICT for Resilience Director of Resilience Lab & Domain Lead Disasters Technische Universiteit Delft South Holland, Netherland
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3:40 - 4:00 PM
| Technical Talk on Monitoring Complex Agricultural Market Systems: Framework and Insights from Uganda
| Erica Gralla, PhD Associate Professor Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
George Washington University
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4:00-4:15 PM
| Q&A
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Break 4:15 - 4:30 PM
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Track 3: Healthcare in Crises: Augmenting Decision-Making to Optimize Care in Conflict ZonesModerated by
Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, MD, MPH, FRCP
Professor of Medicine
Founding Director
Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program
WHO CC for Metabolic Bone Disorders
Founding Director, Scholars in HeAlth Research Program
AUBMC, AUB
Bernard Lown Scholar
Department of Global Health and Population
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA, USA |
4:30-4:40 PM
| Track Preamble | Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, MD, MPH, FRCP |
4:40 - 5:05 PM
| Keynote Talk on Remote Sensing of Motion and Vital Signs: AI-Enhanced Radio Signal Analysis Beyond Physical Barriers
| Dina Katabi, PhD Thuan and Nicole Pham Professor
MacArthur Fellow Leader of NETMIT Research Group Director of the MIT Center for Wireleess Networks and Mobile Computing MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA, U.S.A
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5:-05 - 5:10 PM
| Q&A
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5:10 - 5:30 PM
| Technical Talk on Spatial methods for health-oriented programmatic decision-making in humanitarian crises | Erica Nelson, MD, PhM, MAS Emergency Medicine Co-Director Humanitarian Geoanalytics Research and Education Programs Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard University Cambridge, MA, U.S.A
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5:30 - 5:35 PM
| Q&A
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5:35 - 5:55 PM
| Technical Talk on Data Science Methods for Monitoring Alleged War Crimes | Danielle Poole, ScD, MPH Associate Research Scientist Affiliated Faculty Yale Institute for Global Health
Yale School of Public Health Yale University New Haven CT, U.S.A
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5:55 - 6:00 PM
| Q&A
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6:00 - 6:10 PM
| Session Q&A
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Break 6:10 - 6:20 PM
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Track 4: Measuring Data-Driven Impact AssessmentsModerated by
Carole Al Sharabati, PhD
Professor, USJ
Founder and Partner, Siren Analytics
Beirut Lebanon |
6:25 - 6:45 PM
| Technical Talk on Measuring What Matters – Leveraging Big Data and AI to Automate Impact Assessments.
| Kimberley Abott Founder and CEO Vested Impact London, United Kingdom
Australia’s top 100 Women with Influence 2020 JCI Australia’s Top 10 Outstanding Young People Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence in Development Work
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6:45 - 7:05 PM
| Technical Talk on YouTube Recommendations System and How We Measure Impact
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Dareen Alhyari Engineering Manager Google Zurich, Switzerland
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7:05 - 7:25 PM
| Technical Talk on Legal Disruption and Innovation using LLM
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Nour Sibai AI Engineer Siren Analytics
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7:25 - 7:30 PM
| Closing Remarks
| Lama Moussawi, PhD |