SUNY Upstate AI Symposium

May 8th 2026
President's Auditorium
Wiskotten Hall, SUNY Upstate Medical University
790 Irving Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210

AI Symposium at SUNY Upstate Medical University

The AI Symposium at SUNY Upstate Medical University will bring together researchers, clinicians, data scientists, and industry partners to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence in personalized healthcare. The event will highlight innovations at the intersection of machine learning, clinical informatics, computational biology, and medical imaging aimed at improving diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes.
The program will feature keynote talks from national leaders, panel discussions, and research presentations addressing AI-driven biomarker discovery, multimodal data integration, predictive modeling, and clinical decision support systems. Discussions will also emphasize responsible AI adoption, health equity, and translating computational advances into clinical practice.
The symposium will showcase the growing AI research ecosystem at SUNY Upstate and regional institutions through poster presentations from faculty, trainees, and collaborators. By fostering collaboration across academia, healthcare, and industry, the event aims to accelerate the development of AI technologies that enable data-driven, patient-centered care.

Trainee Poster & Oral Presentation Competition

The SUNY Upstate AI Symposium will include a Trainee Poster and Oral Presentation Competition to highlight the innovative work of students, postdoctoral fellows, and other trainees working in artificial intelligence and related fields. Participants will present their research through posters or short talks, and their contributions will be evaluated by a panel of judges based on scientific quality, innovation, and presentation. This competition aims to encourage emerging researchers, foster scientific exchange, and recognize outstanding trainee contributions to AI-driven research.

Abstract Submission
Abstract submissions are invited from faculty, trainees, and collaborators interested in presenting their work at the SUNY Upstate AI Symposium. Submissions may include research related to artificial intelligence in healthcare, such as machine learning, clinical informatics, medical imaging, computational biology, digital pathology, and other AI-driven approaches that advance patient care. Authors should prepare their abstracts using the official symposium template to ensure consistency in formatting and review. The template, along with submission instructions, can be downloaded from the following link:

Registration link: https://igfn.us/f/5v5p/n

Template

Linda Moy, M.D. FACR, FISMRM, FSBI

Vice Chair, Artificial Intelligence

Professor of Radiology

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research

Professor, Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center

Hamid R. Tizhoosh, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Informatics

Director and founder of KIMIA Lab

Department of Artificial Intelligence and Informatics

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Mayo Clinic

Lee A.D. Cooper, Ph.D.

Joseph C. Calandra Research Professor of Pathology and Toxicology
Professor, Department of Pathology
Director, Center for Computational Imaging and Signal Analytics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Corey Arnold, Ph.D.

Director, Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Research Lab |

Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Radiological Sciences

Professor, Pathology, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering

University of California Los Angeles

Krzysztof Jerzy Geras, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Center for Data Science, New York University
Department of Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University

Keynote Speakers

Catherine Stollar Peters, Ph.D.

Director of Research Data Strategy
Office of Research, Innovation & Economic Development
The State University of New York

Champions

Mantosh Dewan, MD

Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Psychiatry
Alan and Marlene Norton Presidential Chair
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Lindi Quackenbush, Ph.D.

Professor in Geospatial Information Science and Engineering

Vice President for Research at SUNY ESF

Lawrence Chin, MD, FAANS, FACS

Professor of Neurosurgery

Medical Director of Neuro Oncology Program
Robert and Molly King Endowed Professorship of Neurosurgery
Dean, College of Medicine

Behzad Mortazavi, PhD

Professor of Biology
Dean of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University

Robert Corona, DO,MBA,FCAP,FASCP

Professor of Pathology
Chief Executive Officer, University Hospital of Hospital Administration
John Bernard Henry, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Experimental Pathology