Ohio Innovation Tour: AI Partnerships w/ Industry & Talent + Workforce Development Strategies

For our latest stop on the Ohio Innovation Tour sponsored by the Ohio Innovation Exchange, we discussed AI Partnerships with Industry & Talent and Workforce Development Strategies for Businesses. During this virtual event, we were joined by leaders from higher education, industry, and economic development. Our agenda included: I. AI Edge Institute – An NSF Funded Research Program • Doug Faber, Director, Research Development Partnerships, The Ohio State University • Sastry Kompella, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Nexcepta The AI-EDGE Institute is an NSF-funded research program that is conducting cross-disciplinary research to leverage the synergies between artificial intelligence and communications networking technologies. The Institute is led by The Ohio State University and is comprised of experts in network theory, network systems, machine learning, statistical signal processing, distributed computing, and data sciences, from 11 leading research universities in the US; experienced technology industry partners, and three of the nation’s top DoD labs. In addition to conducting research, the Institute is also developing novel, efficient, modular, and scalable education courses to help build a large and diverse workforce in the fields of AI and networking. Nexcepta is a technology leader providing cutting-edge R&D solutions, commercial products, and engineering services to federal and commercial customers. Nexcepta offers a broad portfolio of interdisciplinary solutions in NextG communications and networks, cybersecurity, cloud and edge computing, machine learning, and data analytics. II. Talent and Workforce Development Strategies for Business and Industry • John Sherwood, Director, Talent Strategy, JobsOhio • Karen Tomko, Director of Research Software Applications - Ohio Supercomputer Center | AI Boot Camp for Cyberinfrastructure Professionals • Michael J. Sharp, Ed.D. in Urban Educational Leadership | Associate Professor, Educator | University of Cincinnati Director of Service-Learning | College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies -- The Ohio Innovation Tour is brought to you by OhioX and the Ohio Innovation Exchange. For more information on the Ohio Innovation Exchange, please visit www.ohioinnovationexchange.org