Sponsor: IEEE R6
Speaker: Has Patel of Infologic

Date: 29 Apr 2025
Time: 04:00 PM PDT to 07:00 PM PDT
Cost:
Location: -IRVINE, California
Reservations: IEEE
Summary:
Integrating AI into R&D processes presents a promising future, offering significant innovation and value-creation opportunities across industries. McKinsey estimates generative AI could add $2.6 to $4.4 trillion in annual value, with R&D and Product Innovation use cases among the highest contributors.
This talk will delve into the practicality of the AI4R&D model, addressing challenges in the R&D lifecycle, such as information overload, experiment design, AI risk management, and research commercialization “Valley of Death.” Following the widely accepted and federally developed Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) methodology, strategies for integrating AI throughout the research-to-commercialization lifecycle will be discussed to increase efficiency and value creation.
Attendees will learn how AI can streamline processes, enhance decision-making, and accelerate innovation. The presentation will also introduce AI-focused workforce development, the future of AI, and strategies for developing and implementing AI-powered projects.

Bio: Mr. Has (Hasmukh) Patel is passionate about research and development (R&D) and innovation management. He has gained extensive experience across various sectors, including roles at Bell Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, and B.P. Chemicals before founding Infologic. Over fifteen years at Infologic, he supported U.S. Defense RDT&E organizations and developed several innovation management models, presenting them at defense and corporate events. He is researching the AI-powered Innovation and Value Creation in R&D (AI4R&D™) model.

As a committed advocate, Mr. Patel volunteered for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NIST Generative A.I. Public Working Group (NIST GAI-PWG). He represented Infologic at the Department of Defense’s Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) working group, the UCLA-managed Advanced Manufacturing USA Institute—CESMII, and the USC-led Advanced Manufacturing Partnership for Southern California (AMP SoCal). He also judges various business planning competitions and the A.I. Innovation Challenge, highlighting his dedication to fostering innovation.