Human-Centered AI Conference Program
Day 1 Schedule (09/25)
| Day 1 (09/25) | Human-Centered AI Conference 2026 |
|---|---|
| 8:00am - 9:30am | Check-in / Breakfast / Interviews / Photos |
| 9:30am - 9:45am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 9:45am - 10:30am | Prof. Judea Pearl (UCLA) |
| 10:30am - 11:30am | Session: Wisdom, Tradition, and AI |
| 11:30am - 12:00pm | Prof. Jonathan Kao (UCLA) |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm - 1:30pm | Prof. Katie Bouman (Caltech) |
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm | Prof. Jie Li (MIT) |
| 2:00pm - 2:30pm | Prof. Nathan Barczic (MIT) |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Social Mixer: Book Signing | Cake Art | Hackathon | Spotlight presentations (Jeff Walling + Gloo + Alan Beard) |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | |
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Day 2 Schedule (09/26)
| Day 2 (09/26) | Human-Centered AI Conference 2026 |
|---|---|
| 8:30am - 9:30am | Check-in / Breakfast / Interviews / Photos |
| 9:30am - 10:00am | Prof. Paul Thompson (USC) |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Prof. David Liebeskind (USC) |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Coffee break |
| 11:00am - 11:30pm | Leo Christov-Moore, PhD (IACS) |
| 11:30am - 12:00pm | Prof. Josh Bloom (Berkeley) |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Prof. Nick Vincent (Simon Fraser) |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm | Leo Petrossian, PhD (CEO of Kandu) |
| 2:00pm - 2:30pm | Ryan Field, PhD (CEO of Kernel) |
| 2:30 PM | Panels: Alumni, Creativity, Agents, Research |