“Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Science,” a two-day workshop for students, will be held Monday, July 8, and Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in the Building 402 Auditorium. The workshop will dive into the wide-range use of AI across the laboratory. The objective of the workshop is to raise the competency of the lab as a whole.
The workshop is open to students at Argonne, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University. There is no fee, but participants are responsible for their own expenses. Space is limited and registration is required.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making strides in transforming how we live. From the tech industry embracing AI as the most important technology for the 21st century to governments around the world growing efforts in AI, initiatives are rapidly emerging in the space. In sync with these emerging initiatives including U.S. Department of Energy efforts, Argonne has launched an “AI for Science” initiative aimed at accelerating the development and adoption of AI approaches in scientific and engineering domains with the goal to accelerate research and development breakthroughs in energy, basic science, medicine, and national security, especially where we have significant volumes of data and relatively less developed theory. AI methods allow us to discover patterns in data that can lead to experimental hypotheses and thus link data driven methods to new experiments and new understanding.
On the first day, AI experts around the lab will give a series of talks highlighting the use of AI in their research, and will focus on opportunities for cross-disciplinary discussion, collaboration, and provide ample time for a question and answer session. Day two will offer a full-day introductory hands-on tutorial session for participants of all backgrounds on using AI for their research.