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Joe Stradinger, Founder and CEO of EdgeTheory, delivered the keynote address at "AI for All: Practical and Accessible AI for Research and Education," a regional workshop held September 15, 2026, at The Mill at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi.
The workshop was hosted by Purdue University's Rosen Center for Advanced Computing in partnership with Arizona State University and Mississippi State University's HPC, as part of a National Science Foundation and National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot initiative. The one-day, in-person event brought together researchers, educators, and HPC professionals from Mississippi and the surrounding region to explore how artificial intelligence is converging with high-performance computing, and how NSF-funded cyberinfrastructure can be put to work in research and classrooms alike.
In his keynote, Joe Stradinger drew on two decades studying how narratives form, spread, and evolve across digital communities - the work that led him to found EdgeTheory alongside former FedEx CEO Jim Barksdale. He spoke to how AI is reshaping not just computational research, but the information environment researchers and institutions now operate in, and what that means for anyone building or relying on AI systems.
Joe Stradinger joined a lineup that included Brian W. Hopkins (University of Mississippi), Mark Keever (Mississippi State HPC), Kelly Lucas (University of Southern Mississippi), Brittany Myburgh (Jackson State University), and representatives from ASU's Research Technology Office.
EdgeTheory is proud to see its leadership continue to shape the national conversation on AI, narrative intelligence, and the infrastructure that supports responsible research.
About EdgeTheory
EdgeTheory is the leader in decision-ready Narrative Intelligence, helping organizations understand, measure, and act on the narratives shaping markets, reputations, public opinion, and national security. By combining advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and human expertise, EdgeTheory delivers actionable intelligence that enables leaders to make faster, more informed decisions across complex information environments.
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