17th Annual Meeting
UALR Campus,Schuek, McCarty, Lexicon Inc. Auditorium; Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Saturday October 14, 2023
7:30 - 8:00 Coffee/Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome from David Douglas, AAOC President
8:15 – 9:15 Departmental Updates
- Dr. Jia Di, Department Head and Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Dean Lawrence Wittman, Dean of the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Dr. Shaila Miranda, Department Chair, Information Systems, Walton College, UAF
- Dr. Paul Cronan, Professor, MD Matthews Endowed Chair, Director of Graduate Programs
9:15 - 9:30 Break
9:30 - 10:30 Artificial Intelligence and Smart Contracts
Artificial Intelligence
- Srinivas Kolluru, Sr. Director, Engineering & Technology, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
- Jarrod Ramsey, Business Innovations - Walmart Account, Microsoft
Smart Contracts
- Dr. Dan Conway, Teaching Professor, Associate Director of the Blockchain Center of Excellence, Walton College of Business, UAF.
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:00 Update on Arkansas Research Alliance
- Bryan Barnhouse, President and CEO
11:00 to 12:00 Business Meeting - David Douglas, President, AAOC