AI & Compute Technologies

for aerospace

Workshop

July 23-25, 2024 @Stanford

EXPERTS FROM INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT WILL CONVENE TO EXPLORE CUTTING-EDGE AI AND COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES IN AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS.

Sponsors:

WE WILL EXPLORE THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF APPLYING TRUSTWORTHY

CONTEXTUL AI IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD.

Real-world systems operate in challenging physical-digital environments confounded by complexity, noise, and data scarcity. These technical gaps represent opportunities for physics-based AI techniques to advance the design and operating efficiency of next-generation aerospace systems.

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Physics-based AI research vectors for next generation aerospace systems:

Space Rocket Drawing

Simulation and Design

Trusted Autonomy

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Efficient Computing

Global digital mesh network, Blockchain, Futuristic Technology

Tuesday, July 23

Panel: Opportunities for Physics-based AI

Moderator

John Alora PhD Student Pilot Stanford DAF

Panelists

James Fangs Valpiani Commandant USAF Test Pilot School
Ryan Luley Technical Advisor AFRL RI
Donald Paul Waters Director USAF Test Engineering Group
Mike Lowry Senior Scientist NASA

Technical Keynote Talk: Applications of Computing and Smart Agents in Space

Michael Lowry Senior Scientist NASA

Strategy Keynote Talk: Competitive Strategies and Technology

Dave Blair Director Chief of Staff of the Air Force s Strategic Studies DAF

Fireside Chat: Technology to Impact - DARPA's Approach

Tom Lee Professor Stanford EE
Benjamin Bach Bishop Deputy Director for Transition DARPA

Technical Keynote Talk: Catalyzing the Future of Collaborative Human, Robot, and AI Agent Teams

Tim Chung GM Robotics and Autonomy Microsoft

Wednesday, July 24

Keynote: State-of-the-art in industry and challenges ahead

Andrew Anagnost CEO Autodesk

Fireside Chat

Juan Alonso Professor Chair Stanford AA
Andrew Anagnost CEO Autodesk

Technical Panel: Physics-based AI for Simulation & Design

Moderator

Charbel Farhat Professor Stanford AA

Panelists

Juan Alonso Professor Chair Stanford AA
Philip Beran Principal Scientist AFRL RQV
George Karniadakis Professor Brown University

Technical Panel: Physics-based AI for Trusted Autonomy

Moderator

Marco Pavone Professor Stanford AA

Panelists

Simone D Amico Professor Stanford AA
Ashish Kapoor CEO and Chief Scientist Scaled Foundations
Mark Mueller Professor Berkeley ME
Alvaro Velasquez Program Manager DARPA

Technical Panel: Low-Power Compute for Physics-based AI

Moderator

Ali Keshavarzi Adj Professor Stanford EE

Panelists

Sara Achour Professor Stanford CS EE
Tom Lee Professor Stanford EE
Thierry Tambe Professor Stanford EE

Thursday, July 25

Keynote: Strategic leadership of Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship

Robert A Burgelman Professor Stanford Graduate School of Business

Fireside Chat: On Entrepreneurship and startups

Ali Keshavarzi Adj Professor Stanford EE
Steve Blank Founding Member Gordian Knot Center Stanford

Panel: Technology De-risking and Transition with VCs - deep tech

Moderator

Ali Keshavarzi Adj Professor Stanford EE

Panelists

Aidan Madigan Curtis Partner Eclipse Ventures
AJ Bertone Managing Partner In Q Tel
Shahin Farshchi General Partner Lux Capital
Joe Malchow Partner HNVR

Panel: Discussions with Entrepreneurs & Startup CEOs

Panelists

Moderator

Juan Alonso Professor Chair Stanford AA Co Founder Luminary Cloud
Cameron McCord Co Founder and CEO Nominal
Ian Glow Co Founder and CEO ZeroMatter
Ashish Kapoor Co Founder and CEO Scaled Foundations

Talk During Lunch: DoD and the Future of Artificial Intelligence

William Bill Streilein CTO CDAO DoD

Fireside Chat: Physics-based AI and its future applications

Charbel Farhat Professor Stanford AA
Todd Citron CTO Boeing

Workshop Committee

AA Dept, Chair

Stanford

PHd Student, Pilot

DAF / Stanford

PHD Student, pilot

DAF / Stanford

AA dept

Stanford

SECDEF FEllow, pilot

DAF

EE Dept

Stanford

AA Dept

Stanford

EE Dept

Stanford

Entrepreneur, MBA, FMR Navy Seal

Stanford

23-25 July 2024

Berg Hall

Li Ka Shing Conference Center

Stanford

Parking

Parking is limited on the Stanford Campus. You may ​reserve an “E” permit using the voucher code ​“ACT4AERO

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