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Emerging Technologies
Track Chair:  Jolie Feng
Co-Chair: Dennis Carlsen

Biotechnologies
Track Chair: Tristan Tayag, Ph.D.
Co-Chair: Bill Diong, Ph.D.

Systems and Software Engineering
Track Chair: Kiran Dambala
Co-Chair: David Kung, Ph.D.

8:30 -- 9:30

The Westinghouse AP1000 Advanced Passive Plant: The Pressurized Water Reactor Revisited
Robert Schumacher
Westinghouse

Advancing New Technologies at the Human Ocular Surface: The Search for Biomarkers
Michelle Senchyna, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist III
Alcon Research, Ltd.

Evaluation Criteria for Software Processes
Ranjit Singh
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

9:45 -- 10:45

Morphing Aircraft Structures
Derek Bye
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

New Approaches for the Treatment of Glaucoma
Thomas Yorio, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
University of North Texas/Health Science Center

Development of High-Assurance Distributed Real-Time Embedded Systems
Farouk Bastani
University of Texas at Dallas

11:00 -- 12:00

Designing Smart Environments: A Paradigm Based on Learning and Prediction
Sajal Das, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Arlington

Convergent Technologies for Innovative Biotechnology Product Development: From Concept to Bio-Manufacturing
Mary Pat Moyer, Ph.D.
Founder, President, and Chief Scientific Officer
INCELL Corporation, LLC

Machine Learning and Multiagent Systems: from Robot Soccer to Autonomous Traffic
Peter Stone, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin

12:00 -- 2:00
Lunch

Keynote Luncheon Address: Eugene H. Spafford, Ph.D., Professor and Executive Director
Purdue University - Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
Topic: "The Emerging Cyber-Security Crisis"

2:00 -- 3:15

Follow-up session from keynote Talk
2:00pm to 2:30pm
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Securing Converged Networks
Gheorghe Spiride, Ph.D
Nortel Networks
2:45pm -- 3:45pm

Advances in Intraocular Lens Technology
Mutlu Karakelle, Ph.D.
Vice President, Surgical Products Research
Alcon Research, Ltd.

C++ in Safety-Critical Applications - the JSF Coding Standard
Bjarne Stroustrup, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
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Kevin P. Carroll, Ph.D.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
-- Extended Session --
2:00pm -- 3:30pm

3:30 -- 4:45

Totally Secure Data Communication with a Kirchhoff-loop and Johnson-like Noise, Without Quantum Physics
Laszlo Kish, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
4:00pm -- 5:00pm

Micro- and Nano-Patterned Features on Implant Surfaces for Reduction of Biofilm Formation
Karen S. Pawlowski, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Emerging Telecommunication Networks and Services
Anil Gurijala, Ph.D.
Systems Engineering Architect, Nortel Networks
3:45pm -- 4:45pm