Keynote

Bio: Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. He is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. He has served in executive positions at ICANN, the Internet Society, MCI, the Corporation for National Research Initiatives and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. A former Stanford Professor and former member of the US National Science Board, he is also the past President of the Association for Computing Machinery, Emeritus Chairman of the Marconi Society and has served in advisory capacities at NIST, DOE, NSF, US Navy, JPL and NRO. He earned his B.S. in mathematics at Stanford and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science at UCLA. He is a member of both the US National Academies of Science and Engineering, the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and the Worshipful Company of Stationers.

Cerf is a recipient of numerous awards for his work, including the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, US National Medal of Technology, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, the Prince of Asturias Award, the Japan Prize, the Charles Stark Draper Award, the ACM Turing Award, the Marconi Prize and Marconi Lifetime Achievement Award, the IEEE Medal of Honor, the Legion d’Honneur, the VinFutures Grand Prize and the Franklin Medal. He is a Foreign Member of the British Royal Society and Swedish Academy of Engineering and holds 33 honorary degrees.

Abstract: AI has made great strides in NLP and knowledge-based tasks. AI is poised to enter the real physical world to perform tasks far beyond knowledge. Still some persistent problems need to be addressed. This presentation explores the challenges of physical AI at the Edge and proposes potential areas of solution.

Bio: Jeff serves as Chief Architect for Ernst & Young LLP Americas, leading product development for emerging technologies including AI, simulation, and advanced computation. He chairs the EY Enterprise Architecture Council and directs the emerging technology lab, driving innovation and research across the organization.

Previously at Dell Technologies, Jeff held executive roles including AI Factory and AI Edge Product Lead, overseeing business and technical roadmaps for enterprise AI infrastructure. As CTO for Dell’s Edge business, he pioneered edge application management, distributed platform control, and AI operations for connected vehicles and edge systems.

Jeff’s career spans leadership positions at HPE, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, and early-stage AI/robotics ventures, including serving as CTO of Elefante Group’s stratospheric communications platform. His expertise encompasses distributed systems, edge computing, machine reasoning, and enterprise architecture.

With 26 granted patents and 40 applications spanning AI, distributed systems, cybersecurity, and edge technology, Jeff is recognized as an innovation leader. He formerly chaired the North Texas Technology Council (Tech Titans) and holds credentials as an IEEE Senior Member and Certified Agile Product Owner.