Annual Research Integrity Symposium

November 13, 2026 - Publication Ethics

9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CST

Trinity Hall 104

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Lunch will be served to registered in-person participants.

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Past Symposiums

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About the Keynote Speaker

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Event Agenda

The agenda for the 2026 RCR Symposium will be updated here as soon as it's available. In the meantime, check out the agenda from last year's RCR symposium below!

8:45-9:00

Registration and Refreshments
9:00-9:05 Welcome
9:05-10:05

Keynote: "ChatGPT: The Best and Worst Innovation of Our Time”

Chengkai Li - Professor and Associate Chair, Computer Science and Engineering
10:05-10:15 Coffee Break
10:15-11:15

Panel Discussion 1: Using AI in Research

Panelists:

  • Md Nazmus Sakib - Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering 
  • Gautam Das  - Chair and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering 
  • Nicholas Gans – Associate Professor Computer Science and Engineering 
  • Kwangho Nam – Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  • Kay-Yut Chen – Professor of Business 
  • Keaton Hamm – Associate Professor of Mathematics 
11:15-11:25

Coffee Break
11:25-12:25

Panel Discussion 2: AI in Writing/Publication

Panelists:

  • Cara Boutte – Associate Professor of Biology 
  • Jeremy Forsberg- Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation 
  • Candace Joswick – Associate Professor of Education 
  • Mari Tietze – Professor of Nursing and Health Innovation 
  • Syed AbuMasab – Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Humanities 
12:25-12:30

Break
12:30-1:30 Networking Lunch / Case Studies 
1:30 Conference Ends

 To access a recording of the 2025 RCR symposium, please e-mail graduate.studies@uta.edu.