CAPA-CT and Sacred Heart University China Forum Joint Symposium
MORNING PROGRAM
9:00–9:20 AM
Registration and Check-in
9:20–9:30 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Prof. Xi Chen, President, CAPA-CT
Prof. Zhen Han, Sacred Heart University China Forum
9:30–10:10 AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Learning What Matters: AI Across Medicine, Drug Discovery, and Agriculture
Prof. Jinbo Bi
Frederick H. Leonhardt Professor of Computer Science and Associate Head, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Connecticut
10:10–10:35 AM
AI Development Industry Policies in China and the US
Prof. Zhen Han, Sacred Heart University
10:35–11:00 AM
Disrupted Dignity in the Age of AI
Prof. Christine Susienka and Prof. Gordon Purves, Sacred Heart University
11:00–11:20 AM
Coffee/Tea Break and Group Photo
11:20–11:45 AM
Retrieval, Language, and Vision: Towards Knowledge-Informed Temporal Intelligence
Prof. Song Dongjin, University of Connecticut (UConn)
11:45 AM–12:10 PM
Parenting-Related Conversations with AI: Toward a Theoretical Framework
Yuan Lin and Prof. Na Zhang, University of Connecticut (UConn)
12:10–12:30 PM
Closing Remarks and Announcements
12:30–1:30 PM
Lunch and Social
