Symposium

2026 AI for the Public Good Symposium


The AI for the Public Good Partnership aims to improve student, faculty, and staff professional development related to AI by hosting an annual AI Symposium during the final week of the summer program. The symposium will showcase student research, promote faculty collaboration, and engage industry partners in interdisciplinary discussions on AI and its impacts on society, including in the workplace.

The inaugural AI for the Public Good Symposium will take place on Thursday, July 30, 2026, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Tentative Schedule

8:30 AM   Registration & Breakfast  

9:00 AM   Welcome

Faculty Track

  9:15 - 10:15 AM Lab Visit 

  10:25 - 11:25 AM  AI Partnership Planning Session 

  11:25 AM - 12:25 PM  Workshop - Applying for External Funding

Student Track

  9:15 - 10:10 AM Workshop - Applying to Graduate School 

  10:10 - 11:10 AM Conversation with  

  11:20 AM - 12:20 PM Lab Visit

12:30 - 1:45 PM Lunch with Keynote Dr. Emiliano De Cristofaro 

1:45 - 2:45 PM  AI for Public Good Summer Fellows Poster Presentations

Faculty Track

  2:50 -3:50 PM Conversation with Dr. Emiliano De Cristofaro

Student Track

  2:50 -3:50 PM Workshop - Funding Graduate Education

3:55 PM Closing Remarks