- optimizing and assessing the impact of community-engaged research on policy, practice, and economic development
- developing trustworthy and human-centered artificial intelligence applications
- addressing grand challenges through partnerships
- exploring the future of funding for public impact research
- building best practices and ecosystems for supporting social innovation
Representatives from academia, government, industry, and nonprofits will participate in the conference. Presenters will explore how best to achieve societal impact by addressing critical issues collaboratively with partner organizations and communities, harnessing expertise from across a variety of fields, in particular the social sciences, humanities, and arts. Conference partners include the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Rita Allen Foundation, Sage Publishing, and Sigma Xi.
For more information about the conference, please contact Ted Knight at teknight@umd.edu.