Monday 27th November 2023
Morning - Developing algorithms for science, discovery, and innovation
09:00 - Registration and Coffee
09:30 - Introduction
Ruairidh McLennan Battleday (Harvard / MIT) - Cognitive models of algorithmic science
10:00-10:30 - Keynote
Professor Mina Konakovic Lukovic (MIT) - Transforming Design and Fabrication With Computational Discovery
10:30 - 10:45 - Coffee
11:00 - 12:00 - Talks
Professor Hidenori Tanaka (Harvard) - Interpretable AI for Decoding the Blackbox of Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Dr James Whittington (Oxford; Stanford) - A tale of two algorithms: hippocampus and prefrontal cortex
Dr Momchil Tomov (Motional; Harvard) - Automated neuroscientist: algorithmic theory discovery for the cognitive sciences
12:00-12:20 - Coffee
12:20-12:40 - Break out rooms and discussion
Room 1: Taylor Beck (Pierrepont School) - The Motivated Mind: Bipolar Disorder & the Roots of Drive
Room 2: Leroy Sibanda (MIT) - Conversing with the Future: The Evolution of AI in Enhancing Human Dialogue
Room 3: Felix Sosa (Harvard; Deepmind) - Just innovating: The innocent eye in algorithmic science
12:40-13:00 - Introduction to PillarVC team
13:00-14:00 - Lunch
Afternoon - Innovation algorithms in applications - synthetic biology, drug discovery, healthcare, and robotics
14:00-14:30 - Reintroduction
Professor Dan V. Nicolau Jr (KCL; Oxford; Presentient Technologies) - Algorithms for early clinical trial stoppage with guaranteed preservation of blinding
14:30 - 15:00 - Keynote
Professor George Church (Harvard)
15:00-15:20 - Coffee
15:20 - 15:40 - Break out rooms and discussion
Room 1: Jeremy Dohmann (Databricks) - Large language models and the new economics of NLP products
Room 2: Dr Clara-Lea Bonzel (Harvard) - Challenges and opportunities for integrating AI into the clinical pipeline
Room 3: Dr Kelly Miller and Dr Greg Kestin (Harvard) - Automated physics tutors, and incorporating AI as a pedagogical tool
15:40-16:00 - Coffee
16:00 - 16:40 - Talks
Dr Shahar Bracha (MIT) - Harnessing evolution's algorithm for optimization and discovery
Dr Mayank Agrawal (Roundtable; Princeton) - Turing Test Today: Understanding the Role of Humans in Human Research
16:40- Closing Remarks
Professor Robert Glushko (UC Berkeley)
17:00-19:00 - Reception (Presentient Technologies)