Maine Artificial Intelligence Conference - UMaine AI

2nd Annual Maine AI Conference

Democratizing AI for Maine

Artificial Intelligence, broadly defined, has unleashed the potential for impact on every aspect of our lives, mainly due to advancements in computing speed and software development.

Is your business ready for the new economy led by AI?
Are you interested in learning how AI will change the workplace?
Do you have exciting developments and ideas to share?

The Maine AI Conference brings together industry, academia, and government experts to explore opportunities and challenges that can transform research, teaching, and business processes.

2nd Annual Maine AI Conference Registration

Early Bird IEEE Member Registration $60 • Closes May 15, 2025
Early Bird Non-Member Registration $80 • Closes May 15, 2025
General Registration $100 • Closes June 6, 2025

Register Today!

Organizing Committee

Ali Abedi, UMaine AI Initiative

John Burns, UMaine Strategic Partnerships and Innovation (SPIRE)

Anne Heberger Marino, UMaine Portland Gateway

Umesh Hodeghatta, The Roux Institute at Northeastern University

Rebecca Kennedy, UMaine Research

Ashanti Maxworth, University of Southern Maine

Erin Miller, UMaine Research

Mindy (Melinda) Pelletier, UMaine AI

Jeremy Qualls, University of Southern Maine

Pips Veazey, UMaine Portland Gateway

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2024 Conference Sponsors

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2024 AI Conference Agenda

9:00 a.m.

Welcome

Kody Varahramyan, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Maine
Giovanna Guidoboni, Dean and Professor, Maine College of Engineering and Computing at the University of Maine
Ali Abedi, Associate Vice President for Research and Chair of UMaine AI at the University of Maine
Pips Veazey, Director of the University of Maine Portland Gateway

9:15 a.m.

An Introduction to AI in Maine

Pips Veazey, Director of the University of Maine Portland Gateway
Anne Heberger Marino, Associate Director of the University of Maine Portland Gateway

9:30 a.m.

Industry Panel

Moderated by John Harrington, Founder and Chief Product Officer, HighByte

Brien Flewelling, Director of Strategic Program Development at Exoanalytics
Mark Maybury, Vice President of Commercialization at Lockheed Martin
Cliona Molony, Chief Data Officer and Head of Data Science at IDEXX

Dick Wilkins, Principal Technology Liaison for Phoenix Technologies

10:30 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

Academic Panel

Moderated by Ashanthi Maxworth, University of Southern Maine
Chaofan Chen, Computer Science at the University of Maine

Umesh Hodeghatta, Computer Science at The Roux Institute at Northeastern University

Behrooz Mansouri, Computer Science at the University of Southern Maine
Yifeng Zhu, Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine

12:30 p.m.

Networking lunch

1:30 p.m.

Policy Panel

Moderated by Russ Harrison, Executive Director of IEEE-USA

Christopher Neumann, Chief Information Security Officer at Covetrus
Anne Toomey McKenna, AI Policy Chair and Law Professor, University of Richmond School of Law
Ross Hickey, Assistant Provost for Research Integrity, University of Southern Maine

3:00 p.m.

Concluding Session

Pips Veazey, Director of the University of Maine Portland Gateway
Anne Heberger Marino, Associate Director of the University of Maine Portland Gateway

3:30 p.m.

Networking reception sponsored by IEEE Women in Engineering Maine Section

Hosted by the University of Maine and the University of Southern Maine with support from the University of Maine Portland Gateway.