Program Agenda

2025 CPS PI Mtg - Program Agenda

O V E R V I E W O F E V E N T S

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All times listed in CST

Wednesday, March 12th, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Registration Check-in and Informal Networking Reception for Early Arrivals (light snacks)

SLC Lobby

Thursday, March 13th, 2025

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast	SLC Lobby
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks in order of remarks: David Corman (National Science Foundation) Others: TBD	SLC Ballroom
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM	Keynote: Introduction by: TBD Keynote Speaker: TBD	SLC Ballroom
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM	COFFEE BREAK
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Panel: CPS & Digital Twin Organizer/Moderator: Fatemeh Afghah (Clemson University) Panelists: TBD	SLC Ballroom
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Panel: CPS in the Age of AI Organizer/Moderator: Cathy Wu (MIT) Panelists: TBD	SLC Ballroom
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	NETWORKING LUNCH	SLC Lobby/Ballroom
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM	Mini-Workshops: CPS and Agriculture - Organizer/Moderator: Steve Thomson (USDA/NIFA) and Simone Silvestri (University of Kentucky) CPS in the Age of AI - Organizer/Moderator: Cathy Wu (MIT) CPS & Digital Twins - Organizer/Moderator: Fatemeh Afghah (Clemson University) CPS Resilience - Organizers/Moderators: Saman Zanouz (Georgia Tech) and Saurabh Bagchi (Purdue) Human-in-the-Loop CPS in the Era of Human-AI Alignment: Impact and Future Direction - Organizer/Moderator: Salma Elmalaki (UC Irvine) Presenters: TBD	SLC Ballroom (other spaces TBD)
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM	COFFEE BREAK
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM	Impactful CPS Projects Organizer/Moderator: David Corman (NSF) Speakers: TBD	SLC Ballroom
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM	Poster & Demo Session 1	Board of Trust (BOT) in SLC
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM	Evening Reception/Informal Networking	SLC Patio/ Ballroom/ Lobby & BOT

Friday, March 14th, 2025

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast	SLC Lobby
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	NSF Opening Remarks	SLC Ballroom
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM	Keynote: TBD Introduction by: TBD Keynote Speaker: TBD	SLC Ballroom
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM	COFFEE BREAK
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Panel: REU in CPS Organizer/Moderator: Abhishek Dubey (Vanderbilt University) Panelists: TBD	SLC Ballroom
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM	Poster and Demonstration Session 2	Board of Trust (BOT) in SLC
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM	NETWORKING LUNCH
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM	Panel: Increasing EPSCoR Participation Organizer/Moderator: Jonathan Sprinkle (Vanderbilt University) Panelists: TBD	SLC Ballroom
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Panel: CPS in the Age of AI	SLC Ballroom
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM	Closing Remarks David Corman and Vishal Sharma (National Science Foundation)	SLC Ballroom