R&E Week 2023: UAlbany & New York State Pave the Future of AI Research

The University at Albany held its inaugural Research & Entrepreneurship (R&E) Week from October 16 to 20, 2023.

The week convened faculty, students, policymakers and industry leaders through signature events including:  

  • Inaugural SUNY AI Symposium
  • BioInnovation Forum
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship Fair
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UAlbany Research & Entrepreneurship Week Week

By providing a collaborative forum for scholars and partners from diverse disciplines, R&E Week showcases UAlbany’s research and economic potential while fostering new connections and opportunities for collaboration.

The annual event unites faculty, students, researchers, innovators and community members to demonstrate the impact of research on the world around us. Learn more about R&E Week.

 

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  • A researcher stands in front of an R&E Week banner and pitches her invention to a panel of judges.
  • Four researchers sit on stage and participate in a panel discussion during R&E Week 2023.
  • A researcher stands at a podium and speaks about the Ion Beam Laboratory during R&E Week 2023.
  • An R&E Week 2023 attendee stops to speak with a University employee staffing a table with information about entrepreneurship.
  • UAlbany Vice President for Research & Economic Development Thenkurussi (Kesh) Kesavadas welcomes attendees to the Capital Region BioInnovation Forum 2023.
  • A researcher stands at a podium and speaks during R&E Week 2023. He stands in front of a purple backdrop with the event logo.
  • A faculty member points to her research poster while conversing with UAlbany Vice President for Research & Economic Development Thenkurussi (Kesh) Kesavadas.
  • A researcher speaks from a podium in front of an R&E Week 2023 backdrop. The slideshow being projected on the screen mentions trade controls.
  • Two New York State Mesonet researchers staff a table at R&E Week 2023. An attendee is speaking with them and looking over the technology demonstration they have set up.
  • A researcher gestures as she speaks to an audience at R&E Week 2023.

     

    Event Highlights

    R&E Week 2023 established a new institutional platform to showcase the University’s research impact and strengthen connections across academia, industry and government.

    During the inaugural SUNY AI Symposium, 80 students and dozens of faculty and researchers from across the SUNY system presented artificial intelligence (AI) research spanning health, energy and other disciplines.  

    Gov. Kathy Hochul also announced the formation of the Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems (CEAIS), a $20 million collaboration between UAlbany and IBM to power new AI research projects using the IBM AIU Spyre Accelerator.  

    The partnership enables UAlbany faculty, students and IBM researchers to leverage IBM’s latest hardware to tackle real-world problems while advancing our understanding of AI.

    Read news coverage of the event to learn more. 

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    Thank you to our R&E Week 2023 sponsors!

    • Deloitte
    • NVIDIA
    • Thundercat Technologies
    • University Auxiliary Services 

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