Plenary Talk: Building Human-AI Systems for the Agentic Enterprise
Dr. Yunyao Li, Adobe Experience Platform will present a plenary talk From Knowledge to Action: Building Human-AI Systems for the Agentic Enterprise.
ABSTRACT: For the past two decades, enterprise AI has been a story about knowledge—systems that store, retrieve, and increasingly reason over it. With the rise of large language models, the shift now underway is sharper: AI that doesn't just inform decisions but helps carry out the work itself. Yet enterprise workflows remain challenging because they span specialized knowledge, complex processes, organizational boundaries, and consequential actions. In this talk, I will explore what changes when agents enter the workflow in complex enterprise environments. In particular, I will discuss the challenges of building human-AI systems that bring together knowledge, tools, policies, approvals, and execution into coordinated workflows that adapt to business context while maintaining appropriate human oversight. This shift raises new questions about trust, accountability, governance, and the division of labor between people and AI. I will conclude with a research agenda for human-aware, responsible AI systems that help organizations move reliably from knowledge to action.
BIO: Yunyao Li is Director of Machine Learning at Adobe Experience Platform, where she leads initiatives in agentic AI for enterprise applications. Previously, she led Machine Learning for Apple Knowledge Platform and was a Distinguished Research Staff Member and Senior Research Manager at IBM Research–Almaden. Her work spans enterprise AI, natural language processing, search, knowledge systems, and databases. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, holds 36 patents, co-authored two books, and advises universities, startups, and industry organizations on AI strategy and innovation. Yunyao is an ACM Distinguished Member and was a member of the inaugural New Voices program of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She received her undergraduate degrees from Tsinghua University and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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