Accelerating Physics with AI

Accelerating Physics with AI: A Scientific Discovery Workshop

Addressing Research Challenges Through Cross-Sector Collaboration

Join leading researchers from academia, national labs, and industry for two days of invited talks, collaborative discussions, and interactive working groups. Together, we will identify shared research bottlenecks, explore AI-driven solutions, build new cross-sector partnerships to advance scientific discovery, and find competitive projects for future exploration.

Organizers: Physics-AI Research Group, Maria Piarulli, Saori Pastore, Ally McClure, Samantha Tippett

Monday, October 19 - Tuesday, October 20
Washington University in St. Louis


Tentative Agenda

Speakers from the WashU Center for Computational and AI-Enabled Imaging Sciences, Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Statistics & Data Sciences, along with experts from other leading universities and national labs.

Day 1 -- Understanding the Challenges + Building Teams

AgendaTopic
Session IVision for AI-driven Discovery
Session IILightning Talks + Panel Discussions 
Session IVInteractive Challenge Mapping
Session VWorking Group Formation
Session VIStudent + Postdoc Poster Session

Day 2 -- Designing Solutions + Forming Plans

AgendaTopic
Session IGuided Working Group Discussion
Session IIReport-Outs from Working Groups
Session IIINext Steps

Whether you're developing AI methods or applying them to scientific discovery, join us to help shape new ideas, partnerships, and opportunities for impact. 

Registration

WashU-affiliated Registration 

WashU faculty: please register here by October 1.

WashU invited students & postdocs: please register here by October 1 and include the title of your poster for the poster session.

External Guests Registration

If you are coming in from out of town, please register here by October 1.

Travel Arrangements

For invited participants traveling from out of town, lodging and some travel expenses will be reimbursed. If you are traveling to the conference, please let us know what expenses you anticipate needing support with so we can coordinate arrangements. Please contact Ally McClure (a.mcwill@wustl.edu) for travel arrangements and hotel recommendations. Additional details about reimbursement will be provided directly to participants.