Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Associate Director for Laboratory Programs, NIST
Biography
Dr. Romine is the Associate Director for Laboratory Programs (ADLP), the purpose of which is to advance trust in measurement and technology in service to the nation. As ADLP, he provides direction and operational guidance for all of NIST's scientific and technical laboratory programs, and serves as principal deputy to the Undersecretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director, among other duties. Prior to becoming ADLP in 2023, Romine was the director of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), one of six research laboratories within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with an annual budget of $160 million, nearly 400 employees, and about 200 guest researchers from industry, universities, and foreign laboratories. As ITL Director, Romine oversaw a research program that cultivates trust in information technology and metrology by developing and disseminating standards, measurements, and testing for interoperability, security, usability, and reliability of information systems
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony:
Pioneer Honoree: Robert Califf, FDA
Luminary Honoree: Ida Sim, UCSF
- Fireside Chat: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF, Robert Califf, FDA, and Kathy Giacomini, UCSF
- Keynote: TBA
- Ida Sim, UCSF
- AI-driven Advances in Precision Medicine (PANEL)
Chair: Sharat Israni, Bakar Institute, UCSF
- Peter Norvig, Google
- Susan Lynch, UCSF
- New Federal Programs Driving Transformative Health Breakthrough (PANEL)
Chair: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- Susan Monarez, ARPA-H
- Charles Romine, NIST
- Erwin Gianchandani, NSF - AI-Driven Protein Design (PANEL)
Chair:
- AI and Ethical Challenges (PANEL)
Chair: Ida Sim, UCSF
- Jianying Hu, IBM
