K-PAI

Silicon Valley Private AI Forum

posted: 11-Jan-2025 & updated: 16-Mar-2025

Action items

  • reminder of 3rd seminar announcement
    • priority: M
    • owned by Sunghee
    • due: 20-Jan-2025
  • catering reservation
    • priority: H
    • owned by Jung Hee
    • due: 17-Jan-2025
    • COMPLETED on 20-Jan-2025
  • QR code, code reader, database, etc.
    • priority: M
    • owned by SVP
    • due: 17-Jan-2025
    • COMPLETED on 18-Jan-2025
    • decided to do this from next time using eventbite, for example.
  • find two more panelists
    • priority: H
    • owned by Sunghee (and Jung Hee, CI, SVP)
    • due: 15-Jan-2025
    • COMPLETED on 16-Jan-2025
    • progress
      • Sunghee asked Jiyang Kang @ Google & Prof. Bohyung Han on 12-Jan-2025, both of whom said they can't.
      • Youngsuk Park, who is a Senior Applied Scientist & Manager @ Amazon, has accepted the ask to be a panelist on 13-Jan-2025
      • Jung Hee kindly offered help and sent an email to professor-to-be Sewon Min, who will join EECS @ UC Berkeley soon on 13-Jan-2025
      • Sewon got back to us saying she can't make it, but Sunghee once again asked to come with offering flight and accommodation cost and to join us virtually at the least; waiting for her reply on 13-Jan-2025
      • Ernest Ryu accepted the invitation to the virtual panel discussion!
      • Sewon got back later; we will invite her again in one of the future events. Sunghee will personally meet her near UC Berkeley.
  • official 3rd seminar announcement
    • priority: H
    • owned by Sunghee
    • due: 13-Jan-2025
    • COMPLETED on 16-Jan-2025
    • sent additional messages saying that 1. the event will be conducted in Korean 2. the dinner will be served from 5PM.
  • find people who will help us on the day of event with, e.g., setting up chairs, video-taping, etc.
    • priority: M
    • owned by Sunghee
    • due: 17-Jan-2025
    • COMPLETED on 15-Jan-2025
  • ask Sehui re students' preference on food, after-party place, potential helpers, etc.
    • priority: M
    • owned by Sunghee
    • due: 15-Jan-2025
    • COMPLETED on 15-Jan-2025
  • notify Senator Yang re the Feb seminar
    • owned by Sunghee
    • due: 15-Jan-2025
    • COMPLETED on 12-Jan-2025
  • ask SVP Hoshik Kim to be the Feb seminar panelist
    • owned by Sunghee
    • due: 13-Jan-2025
    • result: Hoshik confirmed that he WILL join the Feb seminar as panelist on 12-Feb-2025
    • COMPLETED on 12-Jan-2025

Meetings

The 4th org committee meeting @ KOTRA @ 16-Mar-2025

Sunghee’s plans proposed for the following 6 months.

April 2025 – “AI & Synthetic Biology: Engineering Life with Code”

  • Theme: AI’s role in accelerating drug discovery, synthetic biology, and genomics.
  • Key Discussion Points:
    • AI-driven protein folding, CRISPR advancements, and biofoundries.
    • The ethics of AI in bioengineering.
    • Regulatory hurdles for AI-driven biotech.
    • AI-powered pandemic response technologies.
  • Potential Speaker: Someone from DeepMind’s AlphaFold team, a biotech founder, or a genomics researcher.
  • Format: Technical talks + biotech startup showcase.
  • Venue: UCSF or Stanford School of Medicine.

May 2025 – “AI Meets Quantum: The Next Computing Revolution?”

  • Theme: Exploring the synergy between AI and quantum computing.
  • Key Discussion Points:
    • How quantum computing can accelerate AI workloads.
    • Quantum cryptography’s impact on AI security.
    • Challenges in integrating quantum computing into AI pipelines.
    • The investment landscape for quantum AI startups.
  • Potential Speaker: A researcher from IBM Quantum, Google Quantum AI, or a quantum startup.
  • Format: Tech talk + panel discussion + live demo.
  • Venue: Supex Hall @SK hynix

June 2025 – “Scaling Privacy-Preserving AI: Tech & Business Strategies”

  • Theme: A deep dive into the commercial adoption of privacy-enhancing AI.
  • Key Discussion Points:
    • Practical applications of homomorphic encryption and federated learning.
    • Startups tackling private AI challenges in healthcare, finance, and enterprise security.
    • Open-source privacy AI frameworks.
    • The business case for privacy-preserving AI.
  • Potential Speaker: A VC investor in privacy AI + tech startup founders.
  • Format: Startup pitch competition + investor panel.
  • Venue: Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale.

July 2025 – “AI & Energy: The Power Struggle for Compute”

  • Theme: The impact of AI on energy consumption and sustainability.
  • Key Discussion Points:
    • The energy cost of large AI models and sustainable compute.
    • Innovations in AI-driven energy management.
    • The role of AI in optimizing semiconductor manufacturing for efficiency.
    • AI-powered solutions for climate change.
  • Potential Speaker: Experts from Google DeepMind, Tesla Energy, or TSMC.
  • Format: Panel discussion + startup showcase.
  • Venue: Samsung Semiconductor America

August 2025 – “AI & National Security: A Double-Edged Sword”

  • Theme: The intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and geopolitics.
  • Key Discussion Points:
    • AI’s role in cyber defense and offense.
    • The impact of AI regulations on national security.
    • AI-enhanced misinformation and deepfake detection.
    • Balancing privacy with state security needs.
  • Potential Speaker: A security AI expert from DARPA, OpenAI, or a government agency.
  • Format: Fireside chat + panel discussion.
  • Venue: A corporate innovation hub (Google, Nvidia, or Tesla).

September 2025 – “From Compute to Creativity: Generative AI in Art, Music & Culture”

  • Theme: The creative explosion in AI-generated art, music, and storytelling.
  • Key Discussion Points:
    • AI’s role in creative expression and authorship rights.
    • How AI is transforming music composition and filmmaking.
    • Ethical considerations in AI-generated content.
    • Monetization and business models for generative AI.
  • Potential Speaker: Someone from Stability AI, OpenAI, or a creative AI startup.
  • Format: Demo night + panel + live AI-generated performance.
  • Venue: A cultural hub (SF Exploratorium, AI art gallery).

Ideas for Special Formats

  • Startup Demo Night – Showcase new AI startups working on private AI, biotech, or blockchain AI.
  • Cross-industry Roundtable – Invite policy experts, engineers, and investors for an off-the-record strategy session.
  • AI Hackathon – A weekend-long event where teams build privacy-preserving AI applications.

Special meeting with Stanford students @ SGD on 15-Jan-2025

  • location: So Gong Dong Tofu House, Palo Alto
  • attendees: Sunghee, Sehui & Jaehyuk
  • agenda
    • purposes & objectives of K-PAI
    • the importance of Private AI & data
    • the current trend and future prediction of AI and some differentiated perspectives on AI landscape
  • decisions made
    • Jaehyuk will take care of all tech stuff related to Zoom recording and virtual panel discussion (if needed)
    • They will bring their friends as helpers for the seminar
  • quote of the day!
    We appreciate it especially when you come with food!
  • learning
    • Stanford EE department does do PhD Qualifying Examinations anymore. Shit!

The 3rd meeting @ Starbucks on 12-Jan-2025

  • location: Starbucks, River Oaks, San Jose
  • attendees: Jung Hee, CI, SVP & Sunghee
    The organizing committee @ Starbucks
    After CI and Sunghee left … the dinner was greater! :)
  • agenda
    • announcement dates for the 3rd seminar
    • panelists - Prof. Stephen Boyd? Andrew Ng? Luu - Senior Principal Engineer @ Amazon?
    • QR code & electronic passes
    • make 3rd seminar hybrid (i.e., virtual & offline)?
    • get helper for the 3rd seminar (chairs, etc.)
    • Feb seminar (4th) plan & invitation of Senator Yang
    • plan Mar seminar (5th)
    • catering (cost by IRC)
    • more sponsors?
  • decisions made
    • will do announcements for the 3rd seminar tomorrow (13-Jan-2025) whether or not full panel is confirmed
    • QR code & electronic passes - SVP will take a look at this
    • will do a virtual meeting with selected remote invitees only
    • will do after-party with ONLY those who helped us with the event (this time)
    • Feb seminar (4th) will happen on 12-Feb-2025 - will notify Senator Yang
    • SVP will plan Mar seminar (5th)
    • catering will be done in two ways - Korean buffet and pizza
    • will start soliciting to more sponsors AFTER getting enough attention and reputation (probably after 5 or 6 seminars)

The 2nd meeting @ Fox Theater on 10-Jan-2025

  • location: Fox Theater, Redwood City
  • attendees: Jung Hee, Daejun (dubbed SVP - Security Verification Park) & Sunghee
    @ Annual gathering of the UKF community alongside representatives from various companies both in Silicon Valley and Korea, e.g., D.Notitia & Adobe
  • agenda: organization structure, panel discussion, future events
  • decisions made
    • organizing committee: Jung Hee, CI, Sunghee, SVP / hosting org: IRC / sponsors
    • we may wanna back down as steering committee in the future
    • will invite (ex-)Senator Yang for Feb seminar; will do it at Stanford
    • SVP will decide seminar agenda (as well as location) for Mar seminar
    • panelists for Jan seminar - Sunghee, Jay Eum, one from academia, one from industry
    • will accept regular members (if they complete attendance of two seminars) and associate members
  • decisions to be made (on 12-Jan-2025)
    • remote events, recording
    • more sponsors? - Sunghee already asked Sunghoon Suh @ KDB, Silicon Valley
    • exact date for Feb seminar to notify Senator Yang
    • Mar seminar

The 1st meeting @ KIC on 06-Oct-2024