Upcoming Dates for Exclusive Sessions

• May 27-28, 2026 - Register to attend by midnight on May 20.
• July 15-16, 2026 - Register to attend by midnight July 8.
• August 19-20, 2026 - Register to attend by midnight August 12.
• September 23-24, 2026 - Register to attend by midnight September 16.
• October 14-15, 2026 - Register to attend by midnight October 7.
• November: No session
• December 2-3, 2026 - Register to attend by midnight November 25.

Wednesday

Location AI² Center Classroom at Ayers Innovation Square | 720 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 105.

8:30 - 9:00 AM - Welcome & Breakfast

9:00 - 9:50 AM - AI Across the Curriculum: AI Academic Initiatives at UF

Hans van Oostrom, Ph.D., AI² Center Director

10:00 – 10:50 AM - AI Faculty Development Blueprint

Margeaux Johnson, AI² Center Lead AI Instructional Designer

Jenna Molen, AI² Center Project Manager

11:00 – 11:30AM - AI Student Engagement

Marquise McGriff, AI² Center Assistant Director for AI Student Engagement & Experiential Learning

11:30 – 12:00 PM - AI² Center Operations, Partnerships, and University Integration

Mackenzie Donovan, AI² Center Associate Director

12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch with questions and discussion

1:00 – 1:45 PM - Overall Structure of the Infrastructure - This includes buildings, machines, and most importantly, people. Cover institutional context and commitment; institutional policies, coordination mechanisms and processes. Governance with faculty workgroups. Role of provost, VP Research, president, board of trustees, philanthropy, and state government, Seed grants.

Elias Eldayrie, MBA, UFIT Senior Vice President & CIO

Erik Deumens, Ph.D., UFIT Senior Director, Research Computing

Matt Gitzendanner, Ph.D., UFIT Manager RC Training & Regulated Data Teams

1:45 – 2:30 PM - AI Training and Workshops - Special workshops from NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) and others developed by UF, Practicum AI, developed by UF.

Matt Gitzendanner, Ph.D., UFIT Manager RC Training & Regulated Data Teams

Ying Zhang, UFIT RSE & AI Support Manager

Ian Lutticken, UFIT AI Training & Support Specialist

2:30 – 3:00 PM - Break with questions and discussion

3:00 – 3:45 PM - Advanced Support and Consulting - Research support and consulting services with team or research software engineers (RSE).

Ying Zhang, UFIT RSE & AI Support Manager

Erik Deumens, Ph.D., UFIT Senior Director, Research Computing

3:45 – 4:30 PM - Sustainable Business Model and Funding - Policies, charging models, grant and contract support, acquisition and billing process. Outreach and communication.

Alex Moskalenko, Ph.D., UFIT Research Computing Applications Lead

Erik Deumens, Ph.D., UFIT Senior Director, Research Computing

Thursday

Location Sunshine Skyway in the Johnnie Walker building, 2140 NE Waldo Rd and UF data center on East Campus

7:30 – 8:30 AM - Breakfast on your own

8:30 - 9:00 AM - Welcome

9:00 - 10:00 AM

Group 1 HiPerGator Tour

Guide: Erik Deumens

Group 2 Data Center and Hardware - This includes operating system, middleware, and application software, system administrators and support staff. Overview of architecture of services on HiPerGator, including NaviGator AI and PUBAPPS.

Justin Richardson, MSM, UFIT Operations Manager, Research & Computing

Alex Moskalenko, UFIT Research Computing Applications Lead

John Toner, MBA, UFIT Manager Data Centers & Logistics

10:00 - 11:00 AM

Group 1 Data Center and Hardware - This includes operating system, middleware, and application software, system administrators and support staff. Overview of architecture of services on HiPerGator, including NaviGator AI and PUBAPPS.

Justin Richardson, MSM, UFIT Operations Manager, Research & Computing

Alex Moskalenko, UFIT Research Computing Applications Lead

John Toner, MBA, UFIT Manager Data Centers & Logistics

Group 2 HiPerGator Tour

Guide: Erik Deumens

11:00 - 11:30 AM - Closing remarks

11:30 - 1:00 PM - Lunch on your own and departure to Gainesville airport and back home

1:00 - 4:00 PM - Optional 1-hour meetings with UF people set up by prior reservation