The Innovation Showcase is an opportunity to explore innovative products, services, and solutions addressing important issues centered on poverty, sustainability, and artificial intelligence developed by DePaul faculty, staff, and students. The Planning Committee has selected 27 projects that will demonstrate how their creative innovations are meeting industry and societal needs. The demonstrations will be done in an open forum in which attendees can visit a variety of innovation “booths” during the dedicated Innovation Showcase session (Friday, January 26, 2024 from 3:30 – 4:30).

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Session Chair: Lauren K. Miller,
Director of Research and Innovation Strategies and
Chief of Staff of Office of Research Services

Lauren Miller joined DePaul as the Director of Research and Innovation Strategies and the Chief of Staff in the Office of Research Services in 2020.  In this role, Dr. Miller oversees the administration of the URC, QIC, PSC, and AGIF internal grant programs, the URC and QIC Paid Leave programs, as well as other initiatives to promote the research and creative activities at DePaul. Prior to joining DePaul, Dr. Miller oversaw all institutional grants at Robert Morris University (RMU), including private foundation, state, and federal grant programs. She has collaborated with faculty to design and write grant proposals for funding, has experience with financial reporting and compliance, and currently serves as an Advanced Peer Reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission. Dr. Miller’s extensive experience in fostering partnerships, research and assessment provide both process-focused and outcome-focused evaluations to improve and grow higher education research enterprises.