The second DITA CREATE Annual Conference in 2023 took place from May 1st to 3rd. This joint event was organized by five CREATE programs housed at York University: DITA, SMART-ART, TABES, MTA, and AM-EDGE CREATE Programs. The conference was inaugurated by Prof. Magdalena Krol, Associate Dean of Research, Innovation, Enterprise & Partnerships at York University. The event featured five guest talks delivered by industry experts, as well as an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) talk. Approximately 100 students and professionals from both industry and academia attended the conference. Moreover, 50 students had the opportunity to present their research activities through poster and oral presentations.
Keynote Speakers
Poster Presentations
Detailed Program
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Day 1, May 01: |
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| Time | Events | |
| 8:30 | Breakfast & Registration | |
| 9:15 | Welcoming Remarks and Opening Keynote | Guest: Prof. Magdalena Krol Associate Dean – Research, Innovation, Enterprise & Partnerships |
| Program Overview and Updates | ||
| 9:30 | SMART-ART | presented by Prof. Zhu & Dr. Hegde |
| 9:40 | TABES | presented by Prof. Brar & Dr. Hegd |
| 9:50 | MTA | presented by Prof. Lee & Dr. Guo |
| 10:00 | DITA | presented by Prof. Litoiu & Dr. Namrud |
| 10:10 | AM-EDGE | presented by Prof. Czekanski & Mr. Khan |
| EDI Guest talk | ||
| 10:30 | Topic title: Leading with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Mind | Speaker: Ms. Lisa Cole, York University |
| 11.00 | Break | |
| Guest talk (MTA program guest) | ||
| 11:15 | Topic title: Practical Considerations of Imaging Technologies in Fluorescence Microscopy |
Speaker: Dr. Dan Stevens, Carl Zeiss |
| Guest talk (SMART-ART program guest) | ||
| 12:00 | Topic title: A Challenge Problem in Autonomous Robotics: Precision Control of Flexible System |
Speaker: Dr. Wen-Hong Zhu, CSA |
| Guest talk (TABES program guest) | ||
| 12:45 | Topic title: Environmental Sustainability – The Road Travelled | Speaker: Mr. Kevin Matthews, CCI Bioenergy |
| 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 14.45 | Oral presentation by CREATE students - Session - 01 | Oral presentation by CREATE students - Session - 02 |
| 16:45 | Break | |
| 17:00 | Poster presentation by CREATE students | |
| 18:30 | Dinner & Networking | |
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Day 2, May 02: |
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| Time | Events | |
| 8:30 | Breakfast & Registration | |
| Guest talk (AM-EDGE program guest) | ||
| 9:30 | Speaker: Dr. Cari Whyne, Sunnybrook Research Institute | |
| Guest talk (DITA program guest) | ||
| 10:00 | Topic title: Security and Societal Challenges as a Consequence of AI Advancements | Speaker: Dr. Vio Onut, IBM |
| 10:45 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Oral presentation by CREATE students - Session - 01 | Oral presentation by CREATE students - Session - 02 |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:15 | Poster presentation by CREATE students | |
| 15.15 | Grad school to Industry | Organizer: Prof. Regina Lee |
| 16:00 | Concluding remarks/td> | Presented by: CREATE Directors |
| 16:30 | Break | |
| 16:45 | Lab Tour | Organizers: Prof. Lee, Prof. Czekanski, Prof. Litoiu |
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Day 3, May 03: |
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| Time | Events | |
| 8:30 | Breakfast & Registration | |
| 9:30 | Introduction to Morning | Speaker: Prof. Joel |
| 9:45 | Elemental media workshop | Speakers: Vithurshan & Akash |
| 9:55 | Experience from Ontario Science | Led by: Joel & Sensorium, York University |
| 11:00 | Break | |
| Entrepreneurship 1, (DITA program guest) | ||
| 11:15 | Topic title: The Great American Scream Machine | Speaker: Hassan Jaferi & founders of SilicoLabs |
| Entrepreneurship 2, (MTA program guest) | ||
| 12:00 | Topic title: Entrepreneurship Session w/ Julien Papon | Speaker: Prof. Julien Papon |
| 13:00 | Lunch | Networking (Entrepreneurship Discussion continues) |
