Program Agenda:
The Nebraska Research and Innovation Conference (NRIC) brings business leaders, policy makers, and researchers together to hear distinguished speakers, learn about the latest technologies, and exchange ideas while exploring potential collaborations. The 7th annual NRIC focused on advances in Information Sciences, a field that has substantially altered the modern world.
The conference was held at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, formerly Qwest Center, on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. It began with a morning plenary session featuring distinguished speakers, followed by an afternoon parallel track session where researchers and industry professionals presented exciting new developments in science and business. A research poster presentation and a reception concluded the day.
The field of Information Sciences is concerned with the collection, dissemination, and analysis of complex data with the use of advanced computing techniques. The methods reveal insights into diverse areas of inquiry, ranging from biological information to household energy efficiency management. The plenary speakers, panel participants, and the five tracks were chosen to reflect this diversity.
Speakers' presentations are available in Adobe pdf. They are linked from the speaker's name and also from the track descriptions. In some instances a presentation will not be available, either because the speaker chose not to present a powerpoint, or has not yet provided his/her powerpoint.
FUNDING FOR THIS EVENT CAME FROM NSF AWARD #EPS-1004094
| September 27, 2011, CenturyLink Center Omaha, formerly Qwest Center | |||||
| 7:30 AM | Registration and continental breakfast | ||||
| 8:30 AM | Welcome and introductory remarks University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken |
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| 8:45 AM | Opening remarks Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman |
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| Keynote Introductions by James Linder, MD, Senior Associate to the President for Innovation and Economic Competitiveness, University of Nebraska | |||||
| 9:00 AM | "The End of Modeling and Simulation" Dr. Jacqueline Henningsen, Director for Studies & Analyses, Assessments and Lessons Learned for the United States Air Force |
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| 9:45 AM | "Union Pacific's vision for railroad technology - 150 years young and still innovating" Lynden Tennison, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Union Pacific |
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| 10:30 AM | Break | ||||
| 10:45 AM | Panel discussion: Business Model Innovations in Information Technology Moderator: Steve Goddard, Chair, Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panel: Paul Eurek, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Xpanxion Joe Petsick, Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer, Proxibid Matthew Wegener, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, ISoft Data Systems, and Co-founder and President of the Turbine Flats Project |
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| 12:15 PM | Lunch Speaker: Congressman Lee Terry |
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| Afternoon concurrent track sessions | |||||
| Bioinformatics Organizer: Dhundy (Kiran) Bastola University of Nebraska, Omaha |
Cybersecurity/ Information Assurance Organizer: Bill Mahoney University of Nebraska at Omaha |
Modeling and Simulation Organizer: Hamid Vakilzadian University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Software Engineering Organizers: Harvey Siy & Mansour Zand University of Nebraska at Omaha |
Sustainable Environments Organizer: James D. Goedert University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
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| 1:30 PM | Karin Remington Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, National Institute of General Medical Sciences | William Sousan Technical Support Inc., Omaha, NE |
Mohammad S. Obaidat Monmouth University |
David Weiss Iowa State University |
R. Mark Butler HDR, Inc. Omaha, NE |
| 2:10 PM | Jason Rafe Miller J. Craig Venter Institute Rockville, MD |
Abhishek Parakh University of Nebraska at Omaha | Charles M. Macal Center for Complex Adaptive Agent Systems Simulation, Argonne National Laboratory |
Audris Mockus Avaya Research Labs, Basking Ridge, NJ |
Andrew Balus Kiewit Building Group, Omaha, NE |
| 2:50 PM | Break | ||||
| 3:10 PM | Malachi Griffith The Genome Institute Washington University School of Medicine |
Roger Schell Aesec Corporation Monterey, CA |
William Tucker The Boeing Company, USA |
Jeff Gray University of Alabama |
Garry Ruliffson Omaha Public Power District, Omaha, NE |
| 3:50 PM | Kathryn M. Dempsey and Walter Scott Campbell University of Nebraska Medical Center |
George Hazelrigg National Science Foundation |
Thomas Ball |
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| 4:30 - 6:30 PM | Poster session and reception | ||||
