Arkansas Academy of Computing
Making a difference in Computing and Information Technology
Greetings from: David Douglas. Please plan to attend and register for the 2024 AAoC Induction Banquet/Ceremony.
2024 AAoC Induction Banquet/Ceremony Agenda
Friday, October 11, 2024
5:30 pm -- Reception & Social
6:15 pm -- Welcome and Introduction
6:30 pm -- Dinner
7:15 pm -- Distinguished Induction Speaker
7:45 pm --- Induction Ceremony
9:00 pm -- Closing Remarks
Distinguished Induction Speaker
Elizabeth Glasbrenner
Cofounder and CEO, Smiley Technologies, Inc.
The 2024 Inductees
Adriana López Graham Chief Information Officer - Rollease Acmeda & Transformational Global Leader LinkedIn
Dr. Philip Huff Associate Professor at UALR and Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Bastazo LinkedIn
Scott Jones Cloud Data Platform Innovator & Fellow at Acxiom LinkedIn
Daniel P. Martin Principal Software Engineer -- Rocket Software LinkedIn
Maiga Parker Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics LinkedIn
Dr. Rajiv Sabherwal Distinguished Professor and Edwin & Karlee Bradberry Endowed Chair LinkedIn
Dr. Karl Schubert Professor of Practice and Associate Director and founder of the Data Science Program at the UofA, and Co-Lead for the NSF EPSCoR DART Data Science for Arkansas Ecosystem LinkedIn
Daniel Trimble Master Software Engineer at JB Hunt LinkedIn
Kristi Wieser Vice President (retired), Strategic Account Services Delivery -- Toshiba LinkedIn
April Wolfe Vice President of Data Solutions - Teslar Software LinkedIn
Location - 491 N. Razorback Road, Fayetteville AR 72701.
No arrow but you can also park in Lot 200.
2024 AAoC Program and Business Meeting
Saturday, October 12, 2024
7:30 am -- 8:00 am Coffee/Breakfast
8:00 am -- 8:15 am Welcome & Recognitions -- David Douglas
8:15 am -- 9:15 am : Academic Program Updates
- Dr. Jia Di -- Department Head and Rodger S. Kline Chair, Electrical Engineering Computer Science
- Dr. Susan Bristow, Professor, Information Systems -- Walton College
- Dean Jeffry Connelly, Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic
9:15 am -- 9:30 am : Break
9:30 am -- 10:30 am : AI applications
Dr. Meredith Adkins, Professor, Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R)
- Convergence Research for Societal Impact: Deploying Tech Innovations that Scale
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science at UA Little Rock.
- Fighting Fire with Fire: Examining and Mitigating Socio-Cognitive Threats
10:30 am -- 11:30 am : AAoC Business Meeting - David Douglas, President
Location: JB Hunt 144 on campus. Free parking on bottom 2 floors of the Harmon Parking Garage on Harmon, 146 N. Harmon Ave.
