Empowering Empathy 2025
We are excited for you to join us on April 10 to learn about the challenges and explore how Empathy can be trained using extended reality (VR/AR/MR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and help construct a roadmap for a future Center for Empathy Research and Training. Registration for the workshop closed on April 2.
Agenda
All sessions will be held at the iHotel and Illinois Conference Center.
| 8:30 to 9:00 |
Breakfast with Demos
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| 9:00 to 9:30 |
Welcome & Overview
Caroline Cao - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering at Illinois
Rashid Bashir - Dean, Grainger College of Engineering at Illinois
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9:30 to 11:00
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Law Enforcement Panel & Strategic Discussion
Moderator: Irene Sakellarakis - Engineering IT Shared Services
Facilitator: Jen Whiting - PhD Student, College of Education, Learning Design & Leadership, Research Assistant, Police Training Institute
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| 11:00 to 11:15 |
Break with refreshments
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| 11:15 to 12:15 | Lightning talks |
| 12:15 to 1:15 |
Lunch with Demos
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| 1:15 to 1:25 |
Afternoon Opening Remarks
Caroline Cao - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering at Illinois
Susan A. Martinis - Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation at Illinois
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| 1:25 to 3:00 |
Healthcare Panel & Strategic Discussion
Moderator: Irene Sakellarakis - Engineering IT Shared Services
Facilitator: Christopher Nelson MD - Director of Clinical Skills and Medical Director of the Standardized Patient Program at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Family Medicine physician at Carle Health System
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| 3:00 to 3:15 |
Break with refreshments
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| 3:15 to 4:15 | |
| 4:15 to 4:30 |
Closing Remarks - Caroline Cao
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| 4:30 to 7:00 |
Networking Reception with Demos and Poster Session
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