Friday May 16, 2025

12th Annual NJBDA Symposium
Empowered by AI: Innovation and the Rise of the Augmented Workforce

Host: William Paterson University of New Jersey

John Victor Machuga Student Center
300 Pompton Road, Wayne, New Jersey 07470

A collaborative forum for information sharing, networking, research, and discovery of how intelligent technologies are transforming the workplace. This dynamic symposium will delve into the transformative power of AI, showcasing how it empowers workers to unlock unprecedented levels of creativity, innovation, and impact. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and lead the charge in building a future where humans and AI work together to achieve remarkable success!

Event highlights:

  • Academic research sessions with presentations
  • Industry panel on AI impacts across sectors
  • Hands-on student workshop
  • Workforce development panel on advanced technologies
  • Poster presentations
  • Networking
  • Exhibit opportunities

  • New Jersey Transit has two bus lines that provide service to and from the interior campuses:

    • The 198 bus, provides direct service from main campus Lot 5 bus plaza to Willow Brook Mall and New York Port Authority.
    • The 744 bus, provides direct service from main campus Lot 5 bus plaza, Paterson, and Passaic.

Symposium attendees can access our group rate at the Hilton Garden Inn Wayne, 15 Nevins Road, Wayne NJ 07470 by:

  • Using our special event group rate link to the Hilton.com website
  • Calling the front desk at Hilton Garden Inn Wayne directly at 973-878-1007 and using Group Code 90E
  • Accessing the main Hilton Garden Inn Wayne website, entering dates of stay, selecting Special Rates, entering Group Code 90E in the promotional code section, and clicking Check Rates. (The rate will display under Promotional Rate/Offer and will show our event as “NJBDA Symposium WPU”.)  

Outstanding Keynotes

Rajeeve Kaul headshot

Rajeeve Kaul 

Corporate Vice President – Global Pricing Officer, McDonald’s 

Lawrence Lee headshot

Lawrence Lee

Senior Director, Strategic Development, SRI International

Agenda

Time Session

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Registration

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Welcome

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Keynote Address – Rajeeve Kaul, Corporate Vice President- Global Pricing Officer, McDonald’s

“From Models to Mindsets: Building the Augmented Enterprise on the Age of AI”

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Breakout Sessions:

Research Presentations

  • Research Session 1: AI Methods & LLM Innovation
  • Research Session 2: AI in Health, Education, and Society
  • Research Session 3: AI in Industry, Infrastructure, and the Environment
    Research Session 4: NJ Pathways Research Project

Student Workshop: Hands-On AI Workflows with Google Colab & LM Studio

Student Poster Session

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch, Networking, Exhibits

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Keynote Address – Lawrence Lee, Senior Director, Strategic Development, SRI International

“Human-Machine Collaboration and the Future of Work”

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Academic Panel Discussion: The Impact of AI on Higher Education: Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Industry Panel Discussion: AI Innovation – Human Impacts & Empowerment

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Download printable agenda-at-a-glance (PDF)

The NJBDA’s annual symposium is New Jersey’s premier conference for big data & advanced computing, consistently attracting 200+attendees from industry, government, and academia.

This year’s symposium will be held in person at William Paterson University.

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Download symposium announcement (PDF)

Research Presentations

The call for research presentations is now closed.

Student Poster Submissions

The call for student poster submissions is open until Friday April 18 extended to Friday May 2! Submit your poster now.

Share this printable PDF flyer: 2025 NJBDA Symposium Student Poster Session

Sponsors

The NJBDA thanks our sponsors:

Industry Network Sponsors

Instructure logo
William Paterson University of New Jersey logo

For sponsorship information, please contact Selenny Fabre. 

About the NJBDA

The New Jersey Big Data Alliance (NJBDA) is an alliance of 36 higher education institutions and numerous industry and government members, that catalyzes collaboration in AI, advanced computing and data analytics research, education and technology. The NJBDA recently welcomed New Jersey’s 18 community colleges as new members.