AI for Scientific Discovery: Proceedings of a Workshop (2024)
Chapter: Appendix A: Public Meeting Agenda
Appendix A
Public Meeting Agenda
AI FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY – A WORKSHOP
National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418
OCTOBER 12, 2023
KAVLI AUDITORIUM
| 8:30–9:00 |
Coffee & Pastries |
| 9:00–9:05 |
Welcome by Workshop Chair |
| 9:05–9:15 |
Opening Remarks by President Victor Dzau |
SESSION 1—WHAT IS THE GOAL OF AN AI SCIENTIST (IN CONDUCTING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH)?
| 9:15–10:45 |
Speaker Presentations and Discussion |
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Hiroaki Kitano, CEO, Sony Group Corporation |
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Mario Krenn, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light |
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Carla Gomes, Director of the Institute for Computational Sustainability, Cornell University |
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| 10:45–11:15 |
Break |
SESSION 2—GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IN THE AI AGE
| 11:15–12:30 |
Speaker Presentations and Discussion |
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Amy McGovern, Professor, University of Oklahoma |
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Shirley Ho, Group Leader, Cosmology X Data Science, CCA, Simons Foundation; Professor, New York University |
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Steve Finkbeiner, Senior Investigator, Gladstone Institutes |
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Lynda Stuart, Executive Director, Institute for Protein Design |
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| 12:30–1:30 |
Working Lunch |
SESSION 3—ENABLERS—WHAT ARE THE GAPS IN AI THAT WOULD PREVENT US FROM ACHIEVING INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY?
| 1:30–2:30 |
Speaker Presentations and Discussion |
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Gary Marcus, Professor Emeritus, New York University (Video Presentation) |
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Chitra Sivanandam, Co-Founder, Rohirrim |
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Subbarao Kambhampati, Professor, Arizona State University |
SESSION 4—SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF AI (BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES—INCLUSIVE OF REGULATION)
| 2:30–3:30 |
Speaker Presentations and Discussion |
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I. Glenn Cohen, Deputy Dean, Harvard Law School |
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Vukosi Marivate, ABSA UP Chair of Data Science, University of Pretoria |
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Deborah Johnson, Professor Emeritus, Engineering and Society, University of Virginia |
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| 3:30–3:50 |
Break |
SESSION 5—WHAT ARE THE GAPS IN AUTOMATED PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS AND EXPERIMENTAL DATA COLLECTION AND CURATIONS THAT WOULD PREVENT US FROM ACHIEVING INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY?
| 3:50–4:50 |
Speaker Presentations and Discussion |
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Hod Lipson, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University |
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Benji Maruyama, Autonomous Materials Lead, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory |
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Peter Madrid, Head of Scientific Discovery, Synfini, Inc. |
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| 4:50–5:00 |
Day 1 of Workshop Closing Remarks |
| 5:00–7:00 |
Networking Reception |
OCTOBER 13, 2023
KAVLI AUDITORIUM
| 8:30–9:00 |
Coffee & Pastries |
| 9:00–9:15 |
Welcome by Workshop Chair |
SESSION 6—EXAMPLES OF GRAND CHALLENGES: AI APPLICATIONS DOMAINS. WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE CURRENTLY IN SUPPORTING AI RESEARCHERS/SCIENTISTS?
| 9:15–10:30 |
Speaker Presentations and Discussion |
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Aisha Walcott-Bryant, Senior Staff Research Scientist and Head, Google Research–Kenya |
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Tapio Schneider, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology |
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Anthony Bak, Head of AI and Machine Learning, Palantir Technologies |
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| 10:30–11:00 |
Break |
SESSION 7—SMALL STEPS IN THE DIRECTION OF GRAND CHALLENGES: EXAMPLES OF AI PILOTS AND (SMALL) WINS
| 11:00–12:00 |
Speaker Presentations and Discussion |
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Manuela Veloso, Head of AI Research, JPMorgan Chase; Herbert A. Simon University Professor Emerita, Carnegie Mellon University |
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Peter Clark, Senior Research Director and Founding Member, Allen Institute for AI |
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Steve Chien, Technical Fellow, Artificial Intelligence, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology |
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| 12:00–1:00 |
Working Lunch |
SESSION 8—OPPORTUNITIES AND WHERE TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN AI
| 1:00–2:00 |
Speaker Presentations and Discussion |
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Susan Gregurick, Associate Director for Data Science and Director of the Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), National Institutes of Health |
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Andrey Kanaev, Program Director, Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation |
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Patrick Rose, Innovation Manager, SPRIN-D |
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Mark Greaves, Executive Director, AI2050, Schmidt Futures |
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| 2:00–3:30 |
Closing Discussion |
