ARISE 2026 Organizing Committee
ARISE 2026 is organized by faculty, staff, and students at Frostburg State University through the Appalachian Innovation Institute (AI²).
General Chair
Xunyu Pan
Poster and Demo Co-Chairs
Liangliang Xiao
Steve Kennedy
Local Arrangements Chair
Wendy Xu
Web and Registration Chair
Yuechen (Peter) Chen
Harley Smith Student Collaborator
Lana Cassidy Student Collaborator
Lance Evans Student Collaborator
Industry and Partnerships Chair
Joy Zheng
Publicity and Communications Chair
Edwin Huang
Hospitality Chair
Zhijiang Chen
Student Volunteer Coordinator
TBD