University of Wisconsin–Madison

RISE Summit

Save the date for the 2026 RISE Summit

The 2026 RISE Summit will be held on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at Union South. More information will be available soon.

2025 RISE Summit event schedule—Nov. 17, 2025

Plenary Session with Campus Leaders

10–11:00 a.m. | Memorial Union | Great Hall (Floor 4)

Hear from Interim Provost John Zumbrunnen about the progress of RISE and the aim of making transformative discoveries and translating them into real-world impact. The plenary session will also include a Q&A.

Breakout sessions

11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Memorial Union

Learn more about one of the initiative’s current focus areas: artificial intelligence (RISE-AI), sustainability (RISE-EARTH) and immunology and healthspan (RISE-THRIVE).

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Welcome and Introduction

  • Kyle Cranmer, Data Science Institute

RISE-AI Collaboration HQ Research Incubator Mechanism

  • AI and uncertainty: Studying AI from humanistic perspectives

    Jeremy Morris, Communication Arts, and Devin Kennedy, History
  • Creating a new community for AI in structural biology

    Anthony Gitter, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, and Hannah Wayment-Steele, Biochemistry
  • Creating a new community for Trustworthy AI

    Grigoris Chrysos, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Finding Collaborators with RABBIT

  • Sara Braas, Office of Business Engagement, and Jason Lo, Data Science Institute

RISE Research Computing

  • Overview

    Todd Schechter, Division of Information Technology
  • Center for High Throughput Computing

    Brian Bockelman, CHTC
  • Secure research computing for AI

    Mike Collins, School of Medicine and Public Health

Funding Opportunities

  • Kyle Cranmer, Data Science Institute

Q&A

Poster Presentations on RISE Research Computing

  • Center for High Throughput Computing

    Christina Koch and Ian Ross
  • Data Science Hub

    Sarah Stevens
  • Data Science Institute

    Steve Wangen
  • School of Medicine and Public Health

    Mike Collins and Brian Kyle
  • Social Science Computing Cooperative

    Andrew Arnold

Lightning Talks Showcasing Research Projects and Centers

Moderator: Ankur Desai, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor and Chair of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  • When Biotechnology goes ‘Wild’: Genetic Biocontrol of Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Region

    Jason Delborne, Associate Professor of Public Affairs
  • Recovering Critical Metals in the Circular Economy

    Andrea Hicks, Associate Professor of Civil Environmental Engineering
  • Cooling the Cloud Sustainably with AI and Additive Manufacturing

    Xiaoping Qian, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
  • Pricing Current Climate Risk: Hurricane Models and Florida Home Insurance

    Ben Collier, Associate Professor of Risk and Insurance
  • Nuclear Process Heat for District Energy Decarbonization

    Ben Lindley, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
  • Energy Transition Mineral Supply Chains: From Holes in the Ground to Outer Space

    Julie Klinger, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
  • Center for Climatic Research

    Michael Notaro, Director of Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research
  • Nelson Institute Enterprise

    Tracey Hollyway, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
  • North Temperate Lakes Long Term Ecological Research (NTL-LTER) Program

    Grace Wilkinson, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology and Center for Limnology
  • Forward Agriculture

    Bradley Bolling, Professor of Food Science

Lightning Talks Showcasing Research Projects

Moderator: Tonya Roberts, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, School of Nursing

  • Accelerating the Formation of Transdisciplinary Teams to Support Development of Novel Assistive Technology for Older Adults

    Barbara King, Professor of Nursing
  • Big Data Shows the Importance of Early Life on Old Age Longevity

    Jason Fletcher, Professor of Public Affairs
  • Examinations of Risk & Resilience Factors for Health and Wellbeing from a Brain Aging and Affective Neuroscience Perspective

    Stacey Schaefer, Scientist at Institute on Aging
  • Toward a Mechanistic Understanding of Mind-Body Interactions in Chronic Inflammation

    Melissa Rosenkranz, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
  • Robotics to Improve Clinician Healthspan: Considering Teams, Technology, and Training

    Jackie Cha, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Caregiver Postcard Project: Bridging Art, Science, and Outreach to Improve Healthspan

    Kristin Litzelman, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
  • Allostatic Load, Neighborhood Social Cohesion, and Psychological Distress among Black Adults in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Weiqi Chen, Assistant Professor of Social Work

Lunch and Closing

12:30–2 p.m. | Memorial Union | Great Hall (Floor 4)

Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Grejner-Brzezińska will provide closing remarks.

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