2025 Speakers

Expanding the AI Toolset: Multi-Model and Standalone Approaches

Presenter: Manda Marshall, AI Support Team Manager and AI Productivity Solutions, ITS–Enterprise Services

The University of Iowa is actively exploring new strategies to support evolving AI needs across campus. This lightning talk highlights two complementary directions: standalone AI tools that offer stability and ease of use, and multi-model platforms that enable experimentation and adaptability. Early pilots are helping us evaluate trade-offs in areas such as security, cost, scalability, and governance. The goal is to support a wide range of use cases while maintaining flexibility and responsible oversight.

Agentic AI in Prospector

Presenter: Siddharth Sarathe, Senior Application Developer, ITS-Administrative Information Systems

Enabling autonomous intelligence in prospect graduate and professional recruitment.

Nabla ambient scribing for clinical documentation

Presenter: Jason Misurac, MD, MS, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation

As UI Health Care works to increase access for all Iowans, the organization is actively adopting new, innovative technologies to support its teams, reduce the administrative burden involved with patient care, and enable a stronger connection with patients. After thoroughly vetting multiple vendors and conducting several successful pilots, UI Health Care recently implemented two new tools to support clinician wellness and improve clinical care across the enterprise. Nabla, an advanced ambient scribing technology that takes notes for the clinician during a patient’s visit, can help make the clinical documentation quicker and easier for clinicians. The tool listens and creates a summary for the clinician so they can focus more on the patient during the visit. 

New North Liberty Hospital and Technology

Presenter: Steve Hamilton, Senior Project Manager, Health Care Information Systems

UI Health Care's North Liberty campus opened April 28, 2025. The North Liberty campus is the new home to the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, which includes UI Sports Medicine, a large physical therapy/rehab gym, and the Orthopedic Injury Walk-In Clinic. The campus includes an emergency department, retail pharmacy with a 24-hour drive-thru service, advanced diagnostic imaging, plus durable medical equipment, clinical lab services, a cafeteria, and other amenities.

Accessible Iowa: The Countdown to Digital Accessibility

Presenters: Maggie Jesse, Executive Director–ITS, Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology and Tiffini Stevenson Earl, Senior Director and ADA Coordinator, Office of Civil Rights Compliance

The clock is ticking! We have less than one year left to transform the accessibility of our digital landscape to ensure everyone can access and benefit from our online content. With the April 2026 deadline from the Department of Justice in sight, the UI Accessibility Task Force is leading the charge to make our websites, PDFs, and mobile apps fully accessible. We’re all in this together, and we need your help. Learn more about the efforts, and how you can start making a difference immediately!

ICON Indicator: A modern data application to support academic advising

Presenter: Ross Miller, Lead application developer

ICON Indicator is an application built by ITS in collaboration with Academic Advising Center to put valuable data into the hands of academic advisors to help them focus academic advising conversations with students and to do outreach students that may need additional support.