Sam Kriegman (Northwestern): AI+Science Schmidt Fellows Speaker Series

Organized by the University of Chicago’s Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Agenda
4:00pm – 4:45pm:  Presentation
4:45pm – 5:00pm:  Q&A
5:00pm – 5:30pm: Reception

Meeting location – NEW
Searle Chemical Laboratory, 240A
5735 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
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Abstract: In this talk, I will describe recent efforts to bring AI out of the digital realm of bits and pixels and into the material world as living machines of diverse size, shape, composition, and niche. While the resulting creatures are exceedingly simple by modern standards, I will argue that they open the way to understanding and realizing higher forms of intelligence.

Sam Kriegman is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. Sam and his students enjoy creating new kinds of simulations, robots, and AI with the ultimate goal of understanding how animals evolve, grow, move, sense, and think.

Parking
Campus North Parking
5505 S Ellis Ave
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