令人兴奋的可能性

10月27日, 2023, the School of 工程与计算机科学 2023 Faculty 研究 Expo, sponsored by Automation Alley and Dataspeed, brought the sense of optimism to both presenters and attendees alike. Over 130 participants from various industrial sectors as well as local, state and federal agencies came together to witness SECS’ research capabilities, share insights and form partnerships to move industry forward.

“Let’s work together to bring the industry’s next big breakthrough. We hope to get your feedback and join together, 工业界和学术界, to keep Michigan competitive in all aspects of technology and engineering,Louay Chamra说, 秒院长, 在他的开场白中.

在她的主题演讲中， 一边抚摸阿南德 described personal mobility as a basic human need.

Keeping Michigan, an automotive backbone of the country, competitive is not an easy task. As president and chief executive officer for Continental Automotive North America, 一边抚摸阿南德, 秒99, 在她的主题演讲中分享, the automotive landscape is going to look drastically different in the current decade, 像电动汽车这样的趋势, 自主和共享出行, and the need for more computing power transforming the ways people move.

Being on the front lines of the shift in mobility, Anand described personal mobility as a basic human need with freedom to move constituting part of the human genetic make-up. 继续改善生活, industry seeks solutions that combine technology, 创新, 和可持续性. “在下一个十年, we will see a significant shift in the way society moves, 交流, 和连接. 具体地说, 人工智能将会发生转变, 自治的卡车, 可持续性, and the way vehicles communicate with each other and their surroundings,”她说。.

Given a close geographic proximity to many key industries and its expanding research base, 十大菠菜台子 is well-positioned to support industry’s needs in such strategic research areas as advanced manufacturing, AI, 网络安全, 数据分析, 自主和互联系统, 生物工程, 还有电力和能源.

“We have strategically grown our research awards from $2M per annum to $9.在2022年ay5亿美元，”Daniel N. Aloi, Ph值.D., SECS director of research, in his SECS research outlook. Dr. Aloi also shared an overview of SECS academic departments, 实验室和中心, research facilities' unique capabilities, along with a multitude of research activities available to companies at the SECS Engineering Center.

研究 posters and interactive research demonstrations engaged participants, who were asking questions and making connections with SECS faculty.

A panel discussion, moderated by Darrin Hanna, Ph.D., professor of computer science and engineering, further explored the adaptation of technology within manufacturing. 的小组成员, including Automation Alley's executive director and CEO Thomas Kelly, Dataspeed founder and president Paul Fleck, University of Michigan Innovation Partnerships Commercialization Program director Meghan Cuddihy, and RHK Technology founder and president Adam Kollin, 参与热烈的讨论, sharing profound insights that made participants ponder the limitless potential of technology.

Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO, Quentin Messer, Jr. CEcD, charged with implementing and executing MEDC’s core mission of business development and attraction, wrapped the formal part of event by giving a much-needed economic perspective on the pursuit of business in Michigan to keep the state at the forefront of research and progress.

As participants made their ways through research posters and interactive research demonstrations, asking questions and making connections with SECS faculty, the feeling of excitement filled the room. 从概念到现实, the future of manufacturing is looking much brighter when academia and industry come together.