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NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Training Workshop

Date
August 20, 2026
Location
O&M Building, Room 112, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

This all-day workshop combined NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute training with presentations on Texas A&M AI supercomputing, GEOINT and AI, and intelligent national mapping infrastructure. Participants who attended all sessions and completed the training were eligible to receive NVIDIA's official deep learning certification.

Participants at the 2026 NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute training workshop

Program

Activity schedule

TimeProgram activities
8:00 - 8:20 am
  • Welcome Breakfast
  • Dr. Zhe Zhang, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University
8:20 - 8:35 am
  • Presentation: Texas A&M AI Supercomputing
  • Dr. Honggao Liu, Executive Director, Texas A&M High Performance Research Computing
8:35 - 8:50 am
  • Presentation: GEOINT and AI
  • Dr. Elizabeth Sherman, Professor of Practice, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University
8:50 - 9:00 am
  • Break
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Training
  • Dr. Zhenhua He, Interim Director for Emerging Technologies and Research, Texas A&M High Performance Research Computing
12:00 - 12:30 pm
  • Lunch
12:30 - 12:45 pm
  • Presentation: From GeoAI Models to Intelligent National Mapping Infrastructure
  • Dr. Samantha Arundel, Research Director, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science, U.S. Geological Survey
12:45 - 6:00 pm
  • NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Training
  • Dr. Zhenhua He, Interim Director for Emerging Technologies and Research, Texas A&M High Performance Research Computing
6:00 pm
  • Close of the Workshop