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Research Awareness in Artificial Intelligence

Bringing together AI experts and students.
March 21, 2026 | Portales, NM

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About this event

The event on "Research Awareness in Artificial Intelligence" is aimed for currently enrolled Mathematical Sciences (i.e., Math, CS, EET) undergraduate students and will feature:

If you live in more than 200 miles radius from ENMU, we have 10, $500 travel grants, to attend to this event. (Review the requirements)

This event is sponsored by NM EPSCoR SURE program.

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Organizing Committee

Dr. Edgar Ceh-Varela
Edgar Ceh-Varela, Ph.D,
Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Eastern New Mexico University
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Expertise: Applied Machine Learning, Data Mining, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Agentic AI
Dr. Essa Imhmed
Essa Imhmed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Eastern New Mexico University
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Expertise: CS Education, Agile in Engineering Education, Software Quality Assurance, Memory System, Performance Evaluation
Dr. Sarbagya Shakya
Sarbagya Shakya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Electronic Engineering Technology
Eastern New Mexico University
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Expertise: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, HPC, Internet of Things(IoT), Industrial Internet of things(IIoT), and TinyML
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Experts

Dr. Huiping Cao portrait
Huiping Cao
New Mexico State University
Department of Computer Science
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Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Expertise: Data mining, big data, and applied machine learning
Talk: Coming soon

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Biju Bajracharya
East Tennessee State University
Department of Computing
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Education: Ph.D. in Computational Science from the University of Southern Mississippi, USA.
Expertise: Information security, digital forensics, ethical hacking, IoT, and data analytics
Talk: Artificial Intelligence in Practice: Securing Intelligent and Cyber-Physical Systems

This talk introduces undergraduate students to practical applications of artificial intelligence across cybersecurity, intelligent systems, and cyber-physical environments. The presentation connects foundational ideas from mathematics, computer science, and engineering to real-world AI systems used for security, decision-making, and resilience. Through research-informed examples, the talk illustrates how AI moves from theory to deployment, highlighting technical challenges, system design considerations, and emerging directions in applied AI.

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Stephen Villanueva
New Mexico State University
Department of Computer Science
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Education: Ph.D. Student in Computer Science at New Mexico State University, USA.
Expertise: Deep Learning, NLP and relationship extraction
Workshop: Coming soon

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Juan Antonio Lossio-Ventura
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Machine Learning Core
Website
Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science from Université de Montpellier, France.
Expertise: NLP, Data Science, Health Informatics
Talk: Coming soon

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Schedule

8:00 a.m.- 8:45 a.m.: Registration
9:00 a.m.- 9:50 a.m.: Talk # 1
10:00 a.m.- 10:50 a.m.: Talk # 2
11:00 a.m.- 11:50 a.m.: Hands-On Workshop
12:00 p.m.- 1:15 p.m.: Lunch break at the cafeteria (provided)
1:30 a.m.- 2:30 a.m.: Talk # 3
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Panel with experts
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Event closure
We will provide more specific schedule details soon.
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Registration

Register now to secure your spot at the conference!

Limited spots available

Register Here

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Location

The conference will be held at The Jack Williamson Liberal Arts building, ENMU in Portales, NM.
Below is an interactive map for directions.

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Contact Us

Have questions or want to get in touch? Send us a message!

eduardo.ceh@enmu.edu,
essa.imhmed@enmu.edu,
sarbagya.shakya@enmu.edu

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