2026 NJBDA Annual Symposium

The 13th Annual NJBDA Symposium will be held at Rowan University on May 20, 2026. The theme is Building Accessible & Sustainable AI Ecosystems: People, Data, Ethics, & Infrastructure.

Keynote Speakers Announced

NJBDA Highlights

Research Submissions Now Open for 13th Annual Symposium

Submit Your Proposal for the NJBDA Research Track We are pleased to announce that RESEARCH SUBMISSIONS ARE INVITED for the Research Track for the 13th Annual NJBDA Symposium, which will take place on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Rowan University. We invite researchers from academia, [...]

NJBDA Announces NJ-RISE 2026

NJ Research in Industry Student Experiences NJBDA Industry Summer Undergraduate Research Program Need academic expertise to solve your company’s research projects? Lack resources to solve your organization’s technical challenges? An exciting new summer undergraduate research program developed by the New Jersey Big Data Alliance (NJBDA) [...]

NJBDA Sponsors, Edge Hosts Secure Data-Driven Research Workshop at Princeton

Faculty researchers, IT professionals, and higher education leaders gathered at Princeton University on January 14, 2026 for a workshop entitled "Empowering Secure Data-Driven Research: Leveraging Science DMZ, Globus, and National Cyberinfrastructure Resources". Featuring esteemed presenters from Globus, ESnet, Internet2, the American Museum of Natural History, [...]

Upcoming Events

AI Tools for Agriculture Conference

February 20 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Inviting farmers, researchers, and agriculture stakeholders to AI Tools for Agriculture, AI and Farm Viability in NJ Conference. In support of New Jersey’s commitment to become a national leader in AI and establish an AI hub for agriculture, the New Jersey Big Data Alliance (NJBDA), Rutgers University, Rowan University and Camden County College are proud to host the 2nd annual [...]

RAISE-26 Artificial Intelligence Informatics Data Science AI Competition

April 17 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Is AI Transforming Us All? Exploring AI’s Impact on Human Behavior. RAISE-26, the world’s strongest AI-NLP informatics competition, invites undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: Is artificial intelligence (AI) transforming us? This cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence, Informatics, & Data Science Competition from the MPI program, [...]