Breakout Session #1

Conceivable Life Sciences: The First AI-Powered Automated IVF Lab
Presented by Alan Murray

A cybersecurity professional's perspective on Microsoft Copilot

While considering all the capabilities that AI promises, there are certainly plenty of security and privacy implications.  In this talk, I will share my journey with Microsoft CoPilot while highlighting the issues found along the way. With that said, security teams will also benefit from the technology, and so I will end the session with several use cases that we are pursuing.

Presented by Mike Schuetter, CISO, Encore Technologies

Mike Schuetter is the Chief Information Security Officer at Encore Technologies.  Prior to Encore, Mike Schuetter built and managed several technical and organizational security assessment practices. Additionally, Mike Schuetter designed, built, and recruited staff for several security operations centers for a fortune 500 company and large defense contractor.  Currently serving on the Miami Cybersecurity Advisory Board, Mike is active in the community and enjoys working with colleges and their students in an effort to help drive awareness and talent to meet the growing demand in the workforce.

TCS EnerDynamix AI : Software platform based Energy Internet model that that visualizes the energy ecosystem much like the information internet.

In this energy-internet-centric model:

• Energy becomes an asset class that can be freely exchanged across administrative boundaries, while respecting physical grid constraints
• Asset value is shaped by the behaviors and actions of ecosystem participants

Our patented, energy internet-centric approach enables stakeholders to maximize outcomes amid uncertainty, unlocking new possibilities for energy management. Pilot results show that adopting the energy-internet model can:

• Optimize capex by 30–40%
• Reduce energy bills by 15–20%
• Enable flexible business models (energy marketplaces, peer-to-peer trading, community sharing)
• Shorten ROI timelines by 40–50

Presented by Vinod Choudhary , Tata Consultancy Services

Born and bought up in India and graduated in Materials Science Engineering from IIT Varanasi India. 25 year of Software Industry experience driving service delivery and technology transformation for fortune 500 customers.  Love to play tennis and explore concepts in physics.

Breakout Session #2

Neurodiversity at Work

This session by Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is focused on helping supervisors, industry professionals, and faculty build more inclusive workplaces and classrooms to effectively support and expand a neurodiverse workforce.

Presented by Melissa O'Brien and Cynthia Crews

Cynthia Crews

Cynthia Crews is the Business Relations Specialist for Southwest Ohio with the Division of Employer and Innovation Services at OOD. In this role, Cynthia supports Ohio’s businesses in their efforts to hire and retain individuals with disabilities.  Cynthia joined OOD in January 2014 and holds a master’s degree in public administration, a bachelor’s degree in political science, and a bachelor’s degree in secondary education-comprehensive social studies. 

Missy O’Brien

Missy O’Brien is the Career Development Specialist for Southwest Ohio with the Division of Employer and Innovation Services at OOD. In this role, Missy supports Ohio’s businesses in their efforts to hire college students with disabilities for internship opportunities.  Missy joined OOD in February 2024 and earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education.

3MT Competition

The 3 Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) brings together graduate students from all four departments to present their research in a clear, engaging, and concise three-minute format for a broad audience.

Presented by the Graduate Students of the College of Engineering and Computing

From VMware to Proxmox: Building a Modern Virtualization Platform for Computer Science and for Home Labs

This talk shares the experience of implementing a transition from VMware to Proxmox for Miami's Computer Science Department, with a focus on infrastructure design, operational considerations, and lessons learned throughout the migration process. It will highlight how Proxmox can provide a flexible, cost-effective, and modern virtualization platform for teaching, experimentation, and administrative needs in an academic environment. The session will also demonstrate why the same capabilities that make Proxmox valuable in higher education make it an excellent choice for building powerful and accessible home lab environments.

Presented by Dr. Scott Campbell

Dr. Scott Campbell is Senior Director of Technology for the College of Engineering and Computing at Miami University and an Instructor in Computer Science. He leads the division’s IT operations and supports the strategic use of technology in teaching, learning, and research. His expertise includes cybersecurity, virtualization, cloud computing, networking, and network programming. Prior to joining Miami University, he worked at NCR and LexisNexis in advanced development and technology futures divisions. Dr. Campbell holds degrees from Ohio Northern University, Case Western Reserve University, and Wright State University.

Keynote Session
From CEC to NASA: Alumni Journeys in Aerospace and Innovation

A keynote session featuring a dynamic conversation with CEC alumni and professionals who have worked with or alongside NASA, sharing career highlights, challenges, and memorable stories from their experiences in the field.

Presented by Jim Free, Jamie Adams, Jeff Triplett, and Bradley Gardner

Jim Free

Jamie Adams

Chief Technology Officer Exoterra, a Voyager Technologies, LLC company

Jamie was presented with the opportunity to join Exoterra as the CTO in October 2023, a position that allowed him to spend more time near his family in Denver with 2 children in high school.  Jamie was charged with getting the business strategically aligned and providing timely issue resolution in support of the company’s requirements to scale Solar Electric Propulsion engines designed for small to medium class sized satellites.  He has been successful in steering custom technology solutions for more than 8 defense and commercial companies both domestic and international delivering over 50 units to date and currently reaching a pace of 20 flight strings per month.  He additionally oversees the IRAD development of a larger scale propulsion system to expand the company portfolio, as well as a commercial spacecraft offering anticipated to roll out in 2027.  Jamie currently holds this position.

Jamie joined Sidus Space, in Florida, as their CTO/BoD Member in September 2021.  Sidus is a commercial startup with ambitions of building a multi-mission, multi-purpose micro-satellite constellation.  In two short years he took the team from concept to full scale production of a 100kg satellite, which employs AI at the edge serving a virtually unlimited number of solutions combining cross spectrum imagery, with location data with high levels of precision.  Jamie was also critical to leading the company as they became publicly traded. Prior to his departure in October 2023, Sidus had 3 satellites in production with the first one undergoing final integration on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rideshare.  Subsequently, all three were launched and commissioned shortly after his departure.

Jamie led Lockheed Martin’s Autonomous Systems group from June 2015 to September 2021, after a distinguished career NASA and Boeing. In Lockheed Martin’s (LM) Autonomous Systems group he focused on strategic Research and Development and supported LM Business Areas and MFC Lines of Business programs developing autonomous systems technology in multiple domains (air, land, sea, and space) with cutting edge Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Autonomy solutions. 

Jamie’s final assignment at NASA was serving as the Associate Division Chief of NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) Software, Robotics, and Simulation, Engineering Division. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing technical execution of many contracts supporting various human space flight programs. He was also responsible for NASA’s Human Robotic Interface Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program, as well as several initiatives with NASA Headquarters and the DoD to standardize acquisition and execution of software and simulation production and application to government contracts.  Prior to that, he served as Deputy Chief of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Orion, Avionics and Software group overseeing all aspects of the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company contract activities for this group. He initially accepted an appointment to NASA in 2007 as the Chief of the Constellation Program Software and Simulation group, after a distinguished 21 year career with The Boeing Company.

Jamie joined Boeing in 1986 working initially as a system integration and test engineer on the Minuteman and Peacekeeper research and development programs at Vandenberg AFB, CA, eventually working his way into the position of Test Conductor. He then joined the International Space Station program as an integration and test manager in Houston, TX, ultimately becoming the overall program Hardware/Software Integration Manager for all flight systems hardware and software design, development, integration, verification and validation. Jamie then accepted the position of Director, Modeling, Simulation, and Integration on the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program in 2002.

Jamie is a graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics. He is published on the use and application of distributed simulation for verification and validation of complex hardware/software systems.

While Jamie is a native of Franklin, Ohio, his wife Tracie is from Alvin, Texas. They have two children Presley, 19 born in Southern California, and Jake, 18, born in Houston, Texas. Jamie enjoys traveling with family, exploring the various mountain towns of Colorado, and any opportunity to spend time outdoors.

Jeff Triplett

Senior Lab Manager and Lead HPC Systems Administrator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center

Jeff Triplett is a Senior Lab Manager and Lead HPC Systems Administrator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where Jeff leads the Flight Sciences Lab. The Flight Sciences Lab or FSL is a high‑performance computing environment housed in the Aeroscience & Flight Mechanics Division.  The FSL enables the aerodynamic, aerothermal, and guidance and navigation modeling for all human spaceflight missions at NASA.

Before joining NASA, Jeff spent more than a decade advancing research computing across the Midwest, including serving as the HPC Operations Manager at the Ohio Supercomputer Center and leading major infrastructure, automation, and research technology initiatives at Miami University. 

Jeff’s career has spanned academic research, large‑scale infrastructure design, IT leadership, and high‑performance computing strategy. Jeff has supported projects ranging from language revitalization efforts with the Myaamia Center to the design and deployment of scientific data collection instruments at the HAARP research facility in Alaska. Jeff’s work has appeared in scientific publications and at the Supercomputing Conference. 

A proud Miami University alumnus with a B.S. in Computer Engineering 06’ 

Today, Jeff brings a blend of NASA mission focus, research computing expertise, and the perspective of an alumnus whose career began on the same campus as the students and graduates attending this event.

Bradley Gardner

Pathways Intern, NASA MSFC, ECLSS 

Bradley Gartner is a first-generation college student who received his bachelor of science in robotics engineering in May 2025 from Miami University and is currently pursuing a masters degree in electrical engineering from Miami University. His research focuses on improving precision agriculture through real-time sensing and control methods that can be applied to vertical farming and space crop production. While at Miami, Bradley was the president of the Robotics and Automation Club, where he helped teach students robotics fundamentals through various projects and workshops. Recently accepted into the NASA Pathways Program, Bradley now works at Marshall Space Flight Center, where he is assisting in electrical work for the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems lab.

Breakout Session #3

Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Applications at P&G: Exploring Career Opportunities

This session explores how Chemical and Mechanical Engineering principles are applied in various roles at Procter & Gamble. Attendees will gain insight into the diverse career opportunities available at P&G and learn how their engineering skills can drive innovation and productivity within the company.

Presented by Kristin Kim, Mary Kelly and Jessica Rosteutscher

Kristin Kim.

5 years of R&D experience working on Bounty Paper Towels

Mary Kelly Senior Bounty Initiatives Engineering Manager

3 years at P&G in Bounty and Engineering
14 years of engineering experience in industry

Jessica Rosteutscher

1 year of R&D experience working on Charmin Toilet Paper

Same Mindset, New Problems: Applying Engineering Thinking to Marketing, Data, and Growth
Presented by Aaron Fetters

Aaron Fetters, Class of 1998 Manufacturing Engineering, is the CEO of Transparent Partners, a marketing and growth consultancy helping the world’s leading brands transform marketing for an AI-driven world. Aaron is a senior executive who has spent a 25+ year career delivering value for the world’s largest brands. Early in his career he was on the front line of the “digital revolution” at Procter & Gamble helping guide many of their brands into the digital advertising and eCommerce era. He then spent several years at the Kellogg Company serving as director of the Insights and Analytics Solutions Center overseeing a broad marketing insights organization tasked with building leading-edge approaches in areas such as advanced digital marketing analytics as well as data management and programmatic strategies. More recently Fetters held the role of Executive Vice President Advertisers and Agencies at comScore where he progressed from leading a $6M CPG business to ultimately overseeing and growing $100M+ of total advertiser and agency revenue. Aaron later became a founding member of two venture backed advertising technology companies.

Fetters' positions have enabled him to play an expanding leadership role within the digital and marketing research and analytics industry at large, through key roles and speaking engagements with the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF), I-COM, iMedia, Association of National Advertisers (ANA), Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), and other organizations. Fetters formerly served as Co-Chair of the ANA Measurement Committee.

Fetters has received multiple recognitions throughout the Marketing and Research industry for his achievements. He has been awarded the ARF Great Minds Game Changer Leadership award, and was previously named as one of Brand Innovators' "40 Under 40 Midwest" Class of 2014, as well as a iMedia 25 Marketing Leaders and Innovators.

Student, Alumni & Industry Networking

All attendees are encouraged to participate in a relaxed, informal session where students can connect with alumni and industry professionals, build relationships, and engage in meaningful conversations about careers and experiences.

Order of the Engineer and Pledge of the Professional Ceremony

Ceremony will be held in Benton Hall 102 at 3 p.m. followed by a reception in in the Benton 102 lobby.