Texas A&M Innovation Highlights AI Commercialization at Systemwide Research & Innovation Meeting
By: Crystal Carter
Texas A&M Innovation joined faculty, researchers, and innovation leaders from across The Texas A&M University System for the AI Research & Innovation Meeting, hosted by The Texas A&M University System Office of Research. The event focused on showcasing the System’s collective strengths in artificial intelligence (AI), fostering collaboration, and exploring opportunities to advance AI-enabled research. The meeting took place October 5–6, 2026, at the Hall of Champions in College Station. Its agenda also featured AI research discovery galleries, networking opportunities, and panels covering AI applications in agriculture, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, cybersecurity-related research, and other emerging fields.
Dr. Samuel Kim, Chief Innovation Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor, moderated the AI Innovation: From Laboratory to Marketplace panel, highlighting the opportunities and considerations involved in translating AI research into practical applications and commercial innovations.
The panel brought together expertise spanning AI-enabled healthcare and entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, disaster resilience, and wireless communications. Panelists included Dr. Mark Benden, Regents Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Worker Health; Dr. Shreyas Kumar, Professor of Practice in Computer Science and Engineering; Dr. Ali Mostafavi, Zachry Endowed Professor and Director of the UrbanResilience.AI Lab; and Dr. Krishna Narayanan, Endowed Chair Professor and Associate Head for AI in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Texas A&M Innovation’s participation reinforced the office’s commitment to supporting researchers, protecting intellectual property, facilitating industry partnerships, and advancing the commercialization of emerging technologies across the A&M System.
