IEEE SIEDS'26: Program

	Controls	Decision-Making	Healthcare	Human-Centered Design	Sustainability
Friday, May 1
7:50 am-8:30 am		Light Breakfast - Abbott Auditorium Lobby
8:30 am-9:40 am		Plenary Talk - Abbott Auditorium
9:50 am-11:10 am	Intelligent Systems	Augmenting Human Decision-Making	Medical Data Analytics	AI Education I	Sustainable Transportation
11:20 am-12:40 pm	Controlling for (Lack of) Safety	Algorithms of Great Consequence	Assistive Devices for Mechanical Assistance	Device Design	Sustainable Energy
12:40 pm-1:25 pm		Lunch - Saunders Hall South Lounge
1:25 pm-2:45 pm	Varied Applications of Control	Life-Altering Algorithmic Decisions	Improving Medical Sensing	AI Education II	Sustainable Water and Food
3:00 pm-4:20 pm	Controlling UAV and Robots	Making Better Business Decisions with AI	Improving Medical Care	Workforce Technology and Analysis	Sustainable Business
4:30 pm-5:30 pm	Design of AI Tools	Addressing Human Vulnerabilities with AI	Social Data in Healthcare	Improving University Education	Sustainable Education and Communities
5:30 pm-6:30 pm		Reception - Abbott Dining Room Lobby
6:30 pm-9:00 pm		Dinner and Banquet - Abbott Dining Room

Friday, May 1

Friday, May 1 8:30 - 9:40

Plenary Talk - Abbott Auditorium

Room: Abbott Auditorium

Becky Heironimus (UVA SIE 99) is an experienced and innovative Digital leader with 20+ years of experience. She has an exceptional track record of product and platform management, digital transformation and leadership success, and large cross-functional team leadership. She spent over 17 years at Capital One, rising to the ranks of Managing Vice President of Enterprise Data and Privacy. She is currently a Senior Director of Product Management at Meta.

Friday, May 1 9:50 - 11:10

Decision-Making: Augmenting Human Decision-Making

Decision Making Track - Room 130

Chair: Matthew C Gunn (University of Virginia, USA)

9:50 A Testbed for Evaluating Human and Robot Power Dynamics in Small Group Decision-Making: Campbell Dorsey, Marlee Smith, Nathan Crouse, Brian Bradley, Levi Brown, Roger I. Baeza, Wei-Hung Liao, Marcus Berrette, Katherine Dingwall and Daniel Holman (US Air Force Academy, USA); Malte Jung (Cornell University, USA); Elizabeth Phillips (George Mason University, USA); Ewart de Visser (USA); Richard Niemeyer (United States Air Force Academy, USA)
Decision-Making
10:10 Decision Support for Resilient Foundation Model Scaling in Orbital Computing Systems: Michael Chung and Peter Beling (University of Virginia, USA); Tyler Cody (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA)
Decision-Making
10:30 LeadFlow: A Systems Engineering Approach to AI-Driven Sales Prospecting in Zero-Baseline Environments: Madeline Amelia Priebe (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Matthew Burkett (University of Virginia, USA); Carly Elbaum, Zack Sikkink, Dylan Bones, Ian Girdner and Bhima Pibuldham (UVA, USA)
Decision-Making

Healthcare: Medical Data Analytics

Healthcare Track - Room 140

Chair: Alejandro Vistorte Salgado (University of Virginia, USA)

9:50 Beyond the Clock: Improving Elective Surgical Duration Predictions with Machine Learning: Mia deLadurantaye, Elise Williamson, Michael Dertke, Mackenzie Craig, Jacob Singer, Nathaniel Kusic, Constanza Lorca, Daniel Otero-Leon and Robert J Riggs (University of Virginia, USA)
Healthcare
10:10 Improving Infection Preventionist Effectiveness Through Workflow Optimization in a University Health System: Matthew Bakos, Nathanael Querry, Seth Rounds, Laura Pallay and Makenzie Keepers (West Virginia University, USA)
Healthcare
10:30 Approved, Implanted, Recalled: What Cardiovascular Device Failures Reveal About Regulatory Oversight: Catrina Waugh (Wake Forest University, USA); Olga Pierrakos (Wake Forest University & Program Director, STEM Education Directorate, National Science Foundation, USA); Alaina Wharton (Wake Forest University, USA)
Healthcare
10:50 Digital Twins in Healthcare: Creating a Framework for Ethical Use: Peyton Balazy (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Jordan Acevedo, Laura James and Desirae Nance (Hampton University, USA)
Healthcare

Controls: Intelligent Systems

Controls Track - Room 150

Chair: Gabriel A Lawrence (University of Virginia, USA)

9:50 A Dynamo-Based Framework for Streamlining MEP Design Workflows in Autodesk Revit: Mithila Afroz Hridy, Sadia Akter, Erin Purvis, Bryan Kuhr and Preonty Paul (Sweet Briar College, USA)
Controls
10:10 Behavioral Transfer via Automated Prompt Optimization and LLM-as-a-Judge Evaluation Loops for Prompt-Based Knowledge Distillation: Vincent Koc (Comet ML, USA)
Controls
10:30 Optimizer-Driven Techniques for Retuning Prompts on LLM Backend with Migration Across Models for Healthcare and Cyber Security Operations: Hassan Rehan (Purdue University, USA); Zane Zimmerman (Texas A&M University, USA); Jamshaid Iqbal Janjua (University Cumberlands, USA)
Controls
10:50 Pre-Production Validation of Timing Failures in API-Event Financial Systems: Bhaskar Manchuri (USA)
Controls

Sustainability: Sustainable Transportation

Sustainability Track - Room 160

Chair: Megan C. Marcellin (University of Virginia, USA)

9:50 A Data-Driven Decision-Support Framework for Institutional Fleet Electrification Using Telematics Data: Emily Spradley (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); B. Brian Park and Michael E Duffy (University of Virginia, USA); Sean Kerrigan, Nicholas DiCintio, Tracy Hua and Liam Tuohy (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA)
Sustainability
10:10 Electric Vehicle Range Estimation Using Fuzzy Logic Model: Andrew Myshkevych, Chase Hoffman, Steve Kang and Suk Jin Lee (James Madison University, USA); B. Brian Park (University of Virginia, USA)
Sustainability
10:30 Transit Safety Modeling and Operational Efficiency: An Integrated Data Architecture and Forecasting Approach for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Amna Maqsood, Alana Lee, Gladys Fong and Shannon Zhang (George Washington University, USA); Amanda Redmiles (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, USA); Eric B. Dano (George Washington University, USA & INCOSE WMA Chapter, USA); Adam Jachimowicz (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, USA)
Sustainability
10:50 Adaptive Smart Parking Prediction: Enhancing Accuracy and Resilience in Dynamic Environments: Michael Craig, Carter Dixon, Dillon Rose, Prajakta Belsare and Samy S. El-Tawab (James Madison University, USA)
Sustainability

Human-Centered Design: AI Education I

Human-Centered Design Track - Room 170

Chair: Adam Montgomery (University of Virginia, USA)

9:50 Albert or Alberta? Investigating Socratic Dialogue and Modality in AI-Assisted Engineering Problem Solving: Augusto Grimaldi, Cameron Miller, Neeraja Poonjolai, Candelaria Aramburu and Jad Atweh (University of Florida, USA)
Human-Centered Design
10:10 Ethics of AI in Education: Aram Bahrini and Matthew Roalkvam (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Human-Centered Design
10:30 Neurotechnology, AI, and Behavioral Change: Abdul-Majeed Hamidu, Ransford Antwi and Brenden Forrest (Hampton University, USA)
Human-Centered Design
10:50 Teaching Firearm Safety Behaviors to Young Children Using Robots and Augmented Reality: Justin Kim (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Max Konrad Von Kahle (University of Virginia, USA); Payton Lee Przyuski and Abby May Goss (Team Member, USA); Sujan Sarker (University of Virginia, USA); Bobby Doyle (Faculty Advisor, USA); Tariq Iqbal (University of Virginia, USA)
Human-Centered Design

Friday, May 1 11:20 - 12:40

Decision-Making: Algorithms of Great Consequence

Decision Making Track - Room 130

Chair: Matthew C Gunn (University of Virginia, USA)

11:20 Exploring the Ethical Considerations of AI Use for Misinformation and Deepfakes: Gerrett Broussard, Kelvin Robinson and Shane Crummey (Hampton University, USA)
Decision-Making
11:40 Ethical Challenges of AI-Enabled Autonomous Warfare: Leonard Jones, Brandon Mahoney, Eddie L Henry II and Winston Thompson (Hampton University, USA); Dike Illoh (University of Virginia, USA)
Decision-Making
12:00 Measuring the Maturity of Technology-Based Innovation Ecosystems: Chloe Adams (Wake Forest University, USA); Olga Pierrakos (Wake Forest University & Program Director, STEM Education Directorate, National Science Foundation, USA)
Decision-Making
12:20 Safeguarding Scientific Algorithms: A Framework for Detecting Algorithmic Plagiarism in Metaheuristic Research: Colin Heffern (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Halbert N Nguyen, Hayden Cook, Gunni U Kamran, Giovanna Camacho and Matthew L. Bolton (University of Virginia, USA)
Decision-Making

Healthcare: Assistive Devices for Mechanical Assistance

Healthcare Track - Room 140

Chairs: Alejandro Vistorte Salgado (University of Virginia, USA), Antonia Winkler (University of Virginia, USA)

11:20 Parametric Modeling and Rapid Prototyping of a Low-Cost Hinged Ankle-Foot Orthosis: Diego Hernandez and Sirena Hargrove-Leak (Elon University, USA); Talton Mickle and Nadia Aho (USA); Crystal Ramsey (Elon University, USA)
Healthcare
11:40 Design and Fabrication of a Client-Driven Electromechanical Prosthetic Arm Restoring Elbow Mobility and Grasp Function: Asmita Bhandari, Taieba Jannat Meem, Samia Sultana, Peninnah Adjei Gyamfi and Bryan Kuhr (Sweet Briar College, USA)
Healthcare
12:00 Development of Tissue-Mimicking Materials for the Treatment of Breast Cancer: Fleur Helmantel (Elon College, USA); Scott Wolter (Elon University (Mentor), USA)
Healthcare
12:20 Optimizing Patient Flow and Utilization: A Data Driven Analysis of Hospital Overcrowding: Aidan Sobocinski (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Jason Berger, Andrew Burtner, Patrick Fox and Jackson Kiland (University of Virginia, USA); Rupa Valdez (Uva, USA)
Healthcare

Controls: Controlling for (Lack of) Safety

Controls Track - Room 150

Chairs: Mohammadreza Ganjiarjenaki (University of Virignia, USA), Gabriel A Lawrence (University of Virginia, USA)

11:20 Capstone Design: NRC Combat Robot: Mohima Chowdhury Anushi, Allison Kent, Emma Staton, Karlie Lester and Bryan Kuhr (Sweet Briar College, USA)
Controls
11:40 Proactive Seat Belt Retractor Locking System Based on Vehicle Speed Threshold for Enhanced Precrash Occupant Safety: Paavai Arumugam (General Motors, USA); Manoharan Marimuthu (Camaco LLC, USA)
Controls
12:00 Systematic Capability Benchmarking of Frontier Large Language Models for Offensive Cyber Tasks: Tyler Merves, Michael Conaway and Joseph Escobar (State University of New York at Albany, USA); Hakan T Otal and Unal Tatar (University at Albany, USA)
Controls
12:20 Functional Safety and Cybersecurity in Zonal ECU Architectures: A Unified Architectural and Experimental Approach: Abdul Salam Abdul Karim (IEEE Senior Member, Michigan, USA)
Controls

Sustainability: Sustainable Energy

Sustainability Track - Room 160

Chair: Megan C. Marcellin (University of Virginia, USA)

11:20 Engineering Ethics in the Age of Climate Crisis Evaluating Big Oil's Responsibility: Nia M Wiggins (Hampton University, USA); Sydney Bakir (University of Virginia, USA); Zachary Mitchell and Simone Nelson (Hampton University, USA)
Sustainability
11:40 Holding the Line: A Digital Twin Framework Supporting Policy Design for U.S. Power Grid Resilience: Daniel Freedman and Alison Pike (University of Virginia, USA); Avery Suriano (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Walker Watson and Henning Mortveit (University of Virginia, USA)
Sustainability
12:00 Flexible Scheduling of Hyperscale Data Center Loads Under Transmission Constraints: Emmanuel L Baskerville, Cyrus Booker, Brenden Forrest, Kamar Mann and Moses Garuba (Hampton University, USA); Cunzhi Zhao (McNeese State University, USA); Xiang Huo (Hampton University, USA)
Sustainability
12:20 Modified Slip Coupling Design for High Temperature Conditions in HTGRs: Nathalie Schelin, Mariam Lara, Sweejal Kafle, Elizabeth G Wells and Bryan Kuhr (Sweet Briar College, USA)
Sustainability

Human-Centered Design: Device Design

Human-Centered Design Track - Room 170

Chair: Adam Montgomery (University of Virginia, USA)

11:20 Hermle North America Clock Design: Chloe Bash, Maggie Minton, Ilka-Marie Kuleba, Cameron Fox, Davis Shiflett and Bryan Kuhr (Sweet Briar College, USA)
Human-Centered Design
11:40 Experimental Validation of Capacitive Touch Sliders: Recommendations for Human Machine Interface Design: Bivushi Timilsina, Karigya Joshi, Adisha Ahmed, Nafia Farzana and Bryan Kuhr (Sweet Briar College, USA)
Human-Centered Design
12:00 Partnership in Purpose: Biologically Inspired Behavioral Modeling for Trust and Performance in Human-Quadruped Robot Team: Heather Lum (Arizona State University, USA); Jana Q. Algharaibeh, Arean Burr, Jack E. Culp and Kaarin G. Holter (US Air Force Academy, USA); Ewart de Visser (USA); Daniel Holman (US Air Force Academy, USA); Richard Niemeyer (United States Air Force Academy, USA)
Human-Centered Design
12:20 Using Student Projects to Compare Model-Based Systems Engineering and Human-Centered Design: Luke Emerson Schroeder and Adam Hanna (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Mohamed W Elhawabri and Diya Amat (Co-Author, USA)
Human-Centered Design

Friday, May 1 1:25 - 2:45

Decision-Making: Life-Altering Algorithmic Decisions

Decision Making Track - Room 130

Chairs: Matthew C Gunn (University of Virginia, USA), Alejandro Vistorte Salgado (University of Virginia, USA)

1:25 A Data-Based Ambulance Diversion Decision-Support Framework Tailored to Washington, D.C.'s Hospital System: Donia Drias, Kaitlyn Frost and Collin Schwabicello (George Washington University, USA)
Decision-Making
1:45 Forecasting Jail Bed Utilization for Central Virginia Regional Jail: Rachel E Seo and Isabella E Lu (University of Virginia, USA); Jonas Lee (University of Virginia); Loreto Alonzi (University of Virginia, USA)
Decision-Making
2:05 Socioeconomic Drivers of Adult Disproportionate Minority Contact: Saiesha Gohil (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Jay A. Sorkin, Ryan W. Yates, Mitchell D. Palmer, Kevin Villalobos, Michael Smith, K. Preston White and Loreto Alonzi (University of Virginia, USA); Matthew S Vitale (Offender Aid and Restoration, USA)
Decision-Making
2:25 Exploring the Ethics of AI as a Potential Weapon of Mass Destruction: Carter R Dibsie (University of Virginia, USA); Marcus Johnson, LaDonia Prioleau and Leila Walden (Hampton University, USA)
Decision-Making

Healthcare: Improving Medical Sensing

Healthcare Track - Room 140

Chairs: Ekim Koca (University of Virginia, USA), Antonia Winkler (University of Virginia, USA)

1:25 Muscle Fatigue Diagnostic Sensor Array: Keopagnapech Ngoun, Preston Burnside and Anna Greer (Elon College, USA); Jesus Santoyo Rosales (Elon University, USA); Benjamin Farmer (Elon College, USA); William T Pluer and Bill Evans (Elon University, USA)
Healthcare
1:45 Interpretable Diabetes Risk Prediction Using SHAP-Guided Stacking Ensemble Models: Maria Abbas (Green University, Pakistan); Jamshaid Iqbal Janjua (University Cumberlands, USA); Bilal Sohaib (Green University, Pakistan)
Healthcare
2:05 The Aggression Pattern: Evaluating Signals from Wearable Devices for Agitation Detection: Govind Molakalapalli (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Atharv Gupta, Aymen Omara, Bill Kitchel, Antonia Winkler, Matthew Clark and Afsaneh Doryab (University of Virginia, USA)
Healthcare
2:25 Biomedical Device for Back Pain Relief: Michael Assefa, Ghena F Badawa, Marvin P Fuentes, Aiden Fuller, Aidan Gormly, Layne T Jessup, Gaudeor B Rudmin, Colin Sheppard, Bobby D Ulmer and Karim Altaii (James Madison University, USA)
Healthcare

Controls: Varied Applications of Control

Controls Track - Room 150

Chair: Mohammadreza Ganjiarjenaki (University of Virignia, USA)

1:25 CleanSight: Detection Strategies for Label-Flipping Data Poisoning Attacks on MNIST: Devon Alexander, Eli Cook, Adam Fridley, Ashraf Ibrahim, Hunter Oakey and Hunter Moore (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA)
Controls
1:45 Enterprise Cloud AI Infrastructure for Agent-Centric Column-Aware Prompt Optimization for Data Tasks with LLMs: Uman Ahmed Mohammed (University of California, USA); Onder Vincent Koc (Coment ML, USA)
2:05 Autonomous Vs Direct User Preference in the Control of a Knee Exoskeleton: James Lee (Texas A&M University - College Station, USA); Eduardo Silva, Yousuf Shafiu, Kayson Hergert, Zachary P Bucknor-Smartt and Gray C. Thomas (Texas A&M University, USA)
Controls
2:25 Investigating the Correlation Between Mechanical Plastic Deformation and the Characteristics of Zinc Whisker Growth on Galvanized Steel Plate: Michelle Gervasio, Bivushi Timilsina, Samia Sultana and Asmita Bhandari (Sweet Briar College, USA)
Controls

Sustainability: Sustainable Water and Food

Sustainability Track - Room 160

Chairs: Gabriel A Lawrence (University of Virginia, USA), Megan C. Marcellin (University of Virginia, USA)

1:25 Using Water Meter Data to Develop a Remote Monitoring System for a Large Rural College Campus: Elizabeth G Wells and Jonathan Bender (Sweet Briar College, USA)
Sustainability
1:45 Water Usage in Data Center Infrastructures: A Multidimensional Framework Ethical Analysis: Alessandra Eiffel Martinez (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Kiersten Johnson, Kamar Mann, Anthony Akins, Jr. and Christian Hood (Hampton University, USA)
Sustainability
2:05 Ethics of Comparative Policies for Food Preservatives in Europe and America: Jadesola Akinbi (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Bethany Amanuel (University of Virginia, USA); Jonay McQueen, Daisha Kirkpatrick and Robert Birdow (Hampton University, USA)
Sustainability
2:25 When the Cloud Comes to Town: A Decision Framework for Communities Facing Mega Data Center Proposals: Shreya Sud Sachdev (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Sustainability

Human-Centered Design: AI Education II

Human-Centered Design Track - Room 170

Chairs: Adam Montgomery (University of Virginia, USA), Yeonbin Son (University of Virginia, USA)

1:25 Leveraging Gated Recurrent Units for Real-Time Tracking of Student Engagement in Healthcare LMS Using LLM Analytics: Hassan Rehan (Purdue University, USA); Wasim Akram (Perfect Solution, Saudi Arabia); Bilal Sohaib (Green University, Pakistan)
Human-Centered Design
1:45 Leveraging Student Feedback for Advancement of the UVA Emergency Management System: Katie Fidler, Kylie Fischer, Rachel Lee, Sallie Lumpkin, Robert J Riggs and Sara Riggs (University of Virginia, USA)
Human-Centered Design
2:05 The Friendship Garden: A Co-Designed Digital Intervention to Promote Healthier Social Connections Among Youth: Bailey Carlson, Colin Miedler, Max Muldoon, Tanjim Redhwan, Brennen Sumida, Mya Marquez, Shrinithi Sundararaman Velvizhi, Rachael Yuan and Yiyang Zhang (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Bethany Teachman (University of Virginia, USA); Laura E Barnes, Mark Rucker and Tanvi Lakhtakia (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA)
Human-Centered Design
2:25 Vulnerability of Workforce to AI Automation and Ethical Reactions: Joshua Cummings (Hampton University, USA); Thanay Sisir Anabathula (UVA, USA); Love Mccune, Daven Gibson and Carmyn Warren (Hampton University, USA)
Human-Centered Design

Friday, May 1 3:00 - 4:20

Decision-Making: Making Better Business Decisions with AI

Decision Making Track - Room 130

Chairs: Matthew C Gunn (University of Virginia, USA), Alejandro Vistorte Salgado (University of Virginia, USA)

3:00 A Structural Predictive Model for near-Accurate Market Performance Under Uncertainty: Computational Statistical Evidence from JSE Firms: Tshepo Alex Malapane (AEDAL, South Africa & MIBRE, South Africa); Shamila Singh (Edutel Higher Education, South Africa); Sele Yalaghuli (South Africa)
Decision-Making
3:20 Cognitively Inspired Feature Engineering for Predicting Online Product Review Polarity: Travis Vitello (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Decision-Making
3:40 Caught Between Loan Sharks and Non-Price Credit Constraints: A Credit Rationing Theory Perspective on the Predicament of Microentrepreneurs in Albay, Philippines: Elmer A. Lorenzana (Bicol University, Philippines)
Decision-Making
4:00 RAAM-G: Integrating Risk Life Cycle Outputs, Readiness Gating, and Governance into Quarterly Enterprise GenAI Portfolio Optimization: Iyad A Slim and Robert J Riggs (University of Virginia, USA)
Decision-Making

Healthcare: Improving Medical Care

Healthcare Track - Room 140

Chairs: Ekim Koca (University of Virginia, USA), Antonia Winkler (University of Virginia, USA)

3:00 A Rigid Harness with Haptic Feedback for Robotic and Traditional Service Dogs: Amalie J Keefe, Justin Kauff and Blake Hament (Elon University, USA)
Healthcare
3:20 MediLink: Safer Respiratory Triage Using Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Rule-Based Safety Gates: Jiayi Zheng (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA); Surya Teja Nulu (DePaul University, USA); Meryem Hassan Rafiq, Ashika Anand and Aram Bahrini (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Decision-Making
3:40 Patient-Adaptive Torque Modeling and Interface Design for Bimanual Tele-Rehabilitation of Post-Stroke Upper Limb Impairment: R. M. Maheshi Ruwanthika (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka & Keio University, Japan); Ashen Rodrigo (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka); Senadiri Dummunnage Arunya P. Senadeera (Asian Institute of Technology(AIT), Thailand)
Healthcare
4:00 Genome Therapy and Ethical Implications with CRISPR-Cas9: Jessica Fornshell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA); Maasai Thornton, Nijah Hall, Amia Hubbard and Mya Dean (Hampton University, USA)
Healthcare

Controls: Controlling UAV and Robots

Controls Track - Room 150

Chair: Mohammadreza Ganjiarjenaki (University of Virignia, USA)

3:00 A Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion System for Detecting sUAS, Wildlife, and Aircraft near Airports: Joel Samu, Chuyang Yang and David Checa Morell (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA)
Controls
3:20 Explainable Deep Reinforcement Learning for Multi-UAV Collision Avoidance in a Dynamic Airspace: Ruth R. Bahre and Radu F. Babiceanu (Western Michigan University, USA)
Controls
3:40 Simulation-Based Reinforcement Learning for Novel Hybrid Vehicle Autonomous Landing: Preston Burnside and William Borges (Elon College, USA); John Lagarde (Elon University, USA); Scott Wolter (Elon University (Mentor), USA); Blake Hament (Elon University, USA)
Controls
4:00 Enhancing Stormwater Sampling Methods with UAV Water Collection Module: Amalie J Keefe (Elon University, USA); William Borges (Elon College, USA); Colby Robbins (Elon University, USA); Wren Sobolewski and Tyberious Brooks (Elon College, USA); William T Pluer and Blake Hament (Elon University, USA)
Controls

Sustainability: Sustainable Business

Sustainability Track - Room 160

Chairs: Gabriel A Lawrence (University of Virginia, USA), Megan C. Marcellin (University of Virginia, USA)

3:00 A Decision-Support Framework for Airport Stormwater Mitigation Using Drone-Based LiDAR and GIS Analytics: Juin Park (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA); James Deal and Isaiah Vahos (Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA); Chuyang Yang (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA)
Sustainability
3:20 Compliance or Profit? Decomposing Green Investment and Firm Performance: Xinying Fu and Aram Bahrini (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Sustainability
3:40 Fairness-Aware Dynamic Electricity Pricing with Game-Theoretic Demand Response: You Wu, Suyash Devendra Sawant and Aram Bahrini (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Sustainability
4:00 Sustainable Digital Twin Design: The Smart Terminal Use Case: José Coutinho (University of Coimbra, Portugal); João Barata (Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal); Jacinto Estima and Paulo Cunha (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Sustainability

Human-Centered Design: Workforce Technology and Analysis

Human-Centered Design Track - Room 170

Chairs: Adam Montgomery (University of Virginia, USA), Yeonbin Son (University of Virginia, USA)

3:00 AI Literacy Among University Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Assessment of Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff at a Philippine State University: Ma. Julieta B. Borres (Bicol University, Philippines)
Human-Centered Design
3:20 Alumni Employment Outcomes as a Basis for Curriculum Evaluation in a State University's Bachelor of Arts in Communication Program: Ramon Gian Bron (Bicol University, Philippines)
Human-Centered Design
3:40 CARRIE UGV: A Human-Centered Terminal UGV for Carry-on Transport and Wayfinding Support: Arjun Nambiar, Chin Yong Chung, Chuyang Yang and Gun woo Lee (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA)
Human-Centered Design
4:00 Adaptive Biofeedback for Embodied Human-Robot Interaction: A Testbed: Kaylee I. Stouder, Casey Garrigan, Mikayla McBride, Jayden Nats, Kylee Greene and Peyton Ferrell (United States Air Force Academy, USA); Daniel Holman (US Air Force Academy, USA); Sarah R Bostrom (United States Air Force Academy, USA); Cassondra Eng (United States Air Force Academy, USA & Stanford University, USA); Ewart de Visser (USA); Anthony Ries (ARL, USA); Richard Niemeyer (United States Air Force Academy, USA)
Human-Centered Design

Friday, May 1 4:30 - 5:30

Decision-Making: Addressing Human Vulnerabilities with AI

Decision Making Track - Room 130

Chairs: Matthew C Gunn (University of Virginia, USA), Alejandro Vistorte Salgado (University of Virginia, USA)

4:30 From Detection to Risk: AI-Powered Systems for Data-Driven Risk Quantification: Li Huang and Kimberly A. Cornell (University at Albany, USA)
Decision-Making
4:50 From Weak Embeddings to Trustworthy Multimodality: Modality-Agnostic Learning with Confidence-Aware Fallback: Ajmal Abbas and Pratheswaran Hariharan (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, USA); Aswin Sankar and Vishnu Selvaraj (UMass Dartmouth, USA); Long Jiao (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)
Decision-Making
5:10 Evaluating Cognitive Security in an Operationally Relevant Field Environment: Sarah R Bostrom, Victoria Leppert, Ana Flynn, Talmadge Hollowell, Gianna Martyna, Michael Couri, Kaylee I. Stouder and Melissa McLain (United States Air Force Academy, USA); Ewart de Visser (USA); Leanne M. Hirshfield (Tufts University, USA); Richard Niemeyer (United States Air Force Academy, USA)
Decision-Making

Healthcare: Social Data in Healthcare

Healthcare Track - Room 140

Chairs: Ekim Koca (University of Virginia, USA), Antonia Winkler (University of Virginia, USA)

4:30 A Data-Driven Approach to Predicting Menstrual Irregularity in Women with PCOS and Thyroid Disorders: Tharini Kuzhali Senthilkumar and Aram Bahrini (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA); Rastin Mastali Majdabadkohne (The American University, Nicaragua)
Healthcare
4:50 MedAgent: Trustworthy Personalized Consumer Health Search via Multi-Agent Retrieval and Verification: Keshav Yogi Trikha, Blazej Michal Madrzyk, Ashleyn Castelino and Aram Bahrini (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Healthcare
5:10 Operationalizing Sensemaking in Learning Health Systems: A Sociotechnical Case Study in Anesthesiology: Toluwanimi Olorunnisola, Kenward Johnson and Vignesh Subbian (University of Arizona, USA)
Healthcare

Controls: Design of AI Tools

Controls Track - Room 150

Chair: Mohammadreza Ganjiarjenaki (University of Virignia, USA)

4:30 Designing Retrieval Systems for LLMs: A Controlled Comparison of Chunk-Based and File-Centric Methods: Siddhanth Kalyanaraman (Boston University, USA); Ravi Gupta (AI Researcher); Ashish Sandeep Joshi, Kaushik Sandeep Joshi, Jayesh Suryawanshi and Vidney Jadhav (Boston University, USA)
Controls
4:50 Development and Pilot Validation of Computational Tools for Gear Design and Manufacturing Workflows: Nico Aspra, Michael A. Alagaban and Mary Jane Colico Urbano (Bicol University, Philippines)
Controls
5:10 Parallelism Strategies and Concurrency Effects for Mixture-of-Experts Inference on GPU Systems: Ananya Hegde and Akshata Kumble (Northeastern University, USA); Ravi Gupta (AI Researcher)
Controls

Sustainability: Sustainable Education and Communities

Sustainability Track - Room 160

Chairs: Gabriel A Lawrence (University of Virginia, USA), Megan C. Marcellin (University of Virginia, USA)

4:30 Development of a Standards-Based Electrical Design Tool for Resource-Constrained Engineering Practice: A Philippine Case Study: Alwin Lunas, Marites E. Olesco and Pee Jay Nicolas Gealone (Bicol University College of Engineering, Legazpi Albay, Philippines)
Sustainability
4:50 Sustainability Integration in Engineering Curricula of Selected Philippine State Universities and Colleges: Insights from a Systematic Thematic Analysis: Maria Jihan Sangil (University of the Philippines Open University, Philippines & Layertech Software Labs Inc., Philippines); John Raymond Barajas (Bicol University, Philippines & Batangas State University, Philippines); Eunice Kaye Naag Orpiada and John Selwyn Catigon Macinas (Bicol University, Philippines)
Sustainability
5:10 Livelihood Impact Evaluation of a Mangrove Conservation Support Intervention Along Sorsogon Bay: Evidence on Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Erosion, and Implications for Program Sustainability: Riza L Garcia and Elmer A. Lorenzana (Bicol University, Philippines); John Raymond Barajas (Bicol University, Philippines & Batangas State University, Philippines)
Sustainability

Human-Centered Design: Improving University Education

Human-Centered Design Track - Room 170

Chairs: Adam Montgomery (University of Virginia, USA), Yeonbin Son (University of Virginia, USA)

4:30 Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Bridging Program in Mathematics and Basic Engineering Sciences: Evidence from First-Year Engineering Students: Marites E. Olesco (Batangas State University, Philippines & Bicol University, Philippines); Zendy Manago (Bicol University, Philippines); John Raymond Barajas (Bicol University, Philippines & Batangas State University, Philippines)
Human-Centered Design
4:50 Significant Difference in the Level of Acceptability Among the Accreditation Task Force Toward the Web-Based System for Engineering Programs Accreditation of Bicol University, Albay, Philippines: Fe de Leoz-Ataiza (Bicol University & IlEE, Philippines); Zendy Manago (Bicol University, Philippines)
Human-Centered Design
5:10 Students' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of in-Classroom Learning Factors in a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Program: Ramon Gian Bron (Bicol University, Philippines)
Human-Centered Design