The University of Chicago and Caltech Conference on AI+Science
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Overview
The University of Chicago and the California Institute of Technology are centers of gravity for the study, application, and use of AI and Machine Learning to enable scientific discovery across the physical and biological sciences, advancing core AI principles and training a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists. To both advance this scientific and technical pursuit and demonstrate the leadership of UChicago and Caltech in this space, we will host The University of Chicago and Caltech Conference on AI+Science, Sponsored by the Margot and Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation, in Chicago from March 28 – 30, 2023. This event will bring together an elite and diverse cohort of leading researchers in core AI and domain sciences to lead conversations and drive partnerships that will shape future inquiry, industry investment, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
The event will take place at the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago.
Questions? Contact data-science@uchicago.edu
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Speakers
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Tuesday, March 28th
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8:45 am - 9:00 am: Welcome Address
Paul Alivisatos, President of the University of Chicago; John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor in the Dept. of Chemistry
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9:45 am - 11:45 am: Climate Science and AI
9:00 am: Mike Pritchard, Associate Professor At UCI & Director Of Climate Simulation Research At NVIDIA
9:45 am: Gavin Schmidt, Director of Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA
10:30 am: BREAK
11:00 am: Elizabeth Barnes, Professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University
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11:45 am - 12:30 pm: Biology and AI (Part 1)
11:45 pm: Anshul Kundaje, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Computer Science at Stanford University
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Biology and AI (Part 2)
1:30 pm: Samantha Riesenfeld, Assistant Professor in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
2:15 pm: Tommi Jaakkola, Thomas Siebel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3:00 pm: Jen Listgarten, Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Dept. at the University of California Berkeley
3:45 pm: BREAK
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4:00 pm - 4:45 pm: AI Methods in Science and Engineering
Caroline Uhler, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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5:15 pm - 6:30 pm: Reception and Student Poster Session
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Wednesday, March 29th
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm: Physics and AI (Part 1)
9:00 am: Phiala Shanahan, Associate Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:45 am: John Preskill, Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology
10:30 am: BREAK
11:00 am: Jesse Thaler, Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:45 am: Vicenzo Vitelli, Professor, James Franck Institute and Dept. of Physics at the University of Chicago
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Networking Lunch
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1:30 pm - 2:15 pm: Physics and AI (Part 2)
1:30 pm: Morteza Gharib, Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Bioinspired Engineering at Caltech
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2:15 pm - 4:15 pm: AI+Science Public Lectures
2:15 pm Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor at Caltech and Senior Director of AI Research at NVIDIA
3:15 pm John Chodera, Associate Member, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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4:30 pm - 5:15 pm: Panel - AI + Science: Opportunities for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Thursday, March 30th
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9:00 am - 11:45 am: Chemistry and Materials
9:00 am: Aaron Dinner, Professor in the Dept. of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics and Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs of the Physical Sciences Division at the University of Chicago
9:45 am: Max Welling, Research chair in Machine Learning at the University of Amsterdam
10:30 am: BREAK
11:00 am: Andy Ferguson, Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering and Vice Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago
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11:45 am - 12:30 pm: A Vision of AI and Science
Rebecca Willett, Faculty Director of AI, Data Science Institute; Professor, Statistics, Computer Science, and the College
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm: Closing Remarks
Juan de Pablo, Liew Family Professor in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School for Molecular Engineering (PME), Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives
Angela Olinto, Dean, Physical Sciences Division; Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Enrico Fermi Institute