Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series
Fellows are fully engaged in several initiatives geared towards scholarly and networking enrichment at the University of Chicago. To this effect, they are organizing a yearly Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series parading both local and external presenters who are expert researchers routinely using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and Machine Learning (ML) to design and conduct their research experiments in their specific field.
Agenda
3:45pm – 4:00pm: Light refreshments available
4:00pm – 4:45pm: Presentation
4:45pm – 5:00pm: Q&A
Location: Data Science Institute, Faraco Family Commons 105
Scheduled speakers for the 2026 – 2027 Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series:
| October 6, 2026 | Meng Jiang (Notre Dame) | Watch recording |
| October 13, 2026 | Doug Brinkerhoff (University of Montana) | Watch recording |
| October 27, 2026 | Ella King (Northwestern) | |
| November 3, 2026 | Stefano Allesina (UChicago) | |
| November 17, 2026 | Greg Bryan (Columbia) | |
| December 1, 2026 | ||
| January 12, 2027 | ||
| January 19, 2027 | ||
| January 26, 2027 | Aly Azeem Khan (UChicago) | |
| February 2, 2027 | Freddy Bunbury (UChicago) | |
| February 16, 2027 | ||
| February 23, 2027 | ||
| March 2, 2027 | ||
| March 9, 2027 | ||
| March 30, 2027 | ||
| April 6, 2027 | Yuxin Chen (UPenn) | |
| April 13, 2027 | ||
| April 20, 2027 | Seppe Kuehn (UChicago) | |
| April 27, 2027 |