Ash Carter Exchange on Innovation and National Security and AI+ Expo 2025

Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology

The Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology or "CMIST" is a university-wide initiative dedicated to the wise development, use and governance of new and emerging technologies that are changing war and peace. The home for Carnegie Mellon University’s study of Political Science and International Relations, CMIST is uniquely poised to take advantage of the university’s strengths in computer science and engineering, and its distinctive tradition of cross-university, cross-disciplinary research. Focused on questions of power and governance, CMIST builds new frameworks for managing global and national security challenges. Engage with us at the AI+Expo.

Center for Business Engagement

At the Center for Business Engagement (CBE), we start and guide the right conversations—connecting industry with CMU experts to spark sponsored research, licensing, capstone projects, recruitment, and more. Serving as a gateway for collaboration, we help companies navigate partnerships, drive innovation, and access expertise across disciplines to solve real-world challenges and create transformative impact.

CMU Trustworthy AI for Vision and Biometrics Center

The CMU Trustworthy AI for Vision and Biometrics Center stands at the forefront of pushing ground-breaking AI research, delivering cutting-edge solutions that bridge academic innovation with real-world applications. With over two decades of research excellence, we are committed to building trustworthy, deployable and scalable AI solutions that are optimized to run on a range of hardware platforms, focused on reducing power consumption and deployment costs while maintaining high accuracy and scalability.

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CyLab Security and Privacy Institute

CyLab is the university-wide security and privacy institute at Carnegie Mellon University. We coordinate security and privacy research and education across all university departments and serve as an engagement hub for external partners. Our mission is to catalyze, support, promote, and strengthen collaborative security and privacy research and education across departments, disciplines, and geographic boundaries to achieve significant impact on research, education, public policy, and practice.

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Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Your place to learn, grow and explore

At Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, we're driven by real-world problems, working across disciplinary boundaries and innovating where humanity and technology meet. As an interdisciplinary center with world-class machine learning, statistics, and decision sciences, we continue the legacy of Nobel laureate Herbert Simon, who pioneered foundational AI work here. Today, we're shaping AI through the humanities and social sciences, ensuring technology benefits all members of society. Our renowned faculty help you craft a future that's true to you.

Heinz College of Information Systems & Public Policy

Heinz College is where data-driven leadership meets real-world impact. As home to the School of Information Systems and the School of Public Policy, Heinz College offers graduate degrees and executive education programs that prepare professionals to lead in areas like AI, public policy, cybersecurity, health care, and national security--equipping you with the analytical, technical, and strategic skills to thrive in your next chapter. With #1-ranked programs in information systems, information and technology management, and AI, Carnegie Mellon University is a launchpad for mission-driven careers in a rapidly evolving world.