DIMACS Workshop on AI Powered Automation at Ports

Invited Speakers and Participants

Invited Speakers: Here is a list of confirmed speakers. More are to be added.

  • Erez Agmoni (Principal, Interwoven Ventures, and former Head of Maersk Innovation)
  • Kostas Bekris (Professor of Computer Science, Rutgers, Amazon Inc. Scholar for Robotics AI)
  • Johannes Berg (Director of Corporate Affairs, Hamburger Hafen und Logistiks)
  • Joshua Hirschheimer (Associate Partner, Porsche Consulting)
  • Markus Horschig (Head of Critical Infrastructure, Port of Hamburg Authority)
  • Matt Hunnicutt (CIO, Long Beach Container Terminal)
  • Geraldine Knatz (Retired Executive Director of Port of LA, USC)
  • Tim Meijster (AI for Port and Marine, TU Delft, Rotterdam)
  • Jean-Paul Rodrigues (Professor of Maritime Business Administrarion, Texas A&M- Galveston)
  • Erwin Verstraelen (VP Innovation Port of Antwerp-Bruges)

Other Participants: We have a wide variety of participants who have agreed to participate but will not be speakers. Some will be involved in panel discussions, and all will be involved in the breakout discussions that will play an important role in the workshop. They include people from the Port Authority of NY/NJ, Nokia Bell Labs, Pacific Northwest National Labs, MARAD, US Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation, US Coast Guard.

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