The Second Annual DataX+IDRE ‘Research in the Age of AI’ Symposium will feature distinguished researchers from departments across UCLA to speak on the use, development, and impact of AI in research. This multidisciplinary event will showcase advancements of artificial intelligence across diverse academic fields, as well as leading voices on the effects of AI. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with experts, explore innovative research, and join in thought-provoking discussions. The goal of the event is to build connections among UCLA researchers who engage with AI.
Space is limited and registration will be capped. Refreshments, lunch, and an afternoon reception will be provided.
Venue: UCLA Faculty Club
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Registration for this event is closed.
Program
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and light breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:15 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Morning Keynote: Can AI Help Quantum Computing Succeed?
- Jens Palsberg – Professor, Computer Science; Faculty Director, Science Hub for Humanity and Artificial Intelligence
9:55 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Research Talk: Using machine learning to understand and predict psychiatric disease trajectories
- Loes Olde Loohuis – Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Human Genetics
10:15 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. Research Talk: Explore New Audience Experiences with AI: Xanadu
- Jeff Burke – Associate Dean, Research and Technology; Professor, School of Theatre, Film, and Television
10:50 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. Panel: Addressing the ethical, legal, and social implications of AI
- Homa Hosseinmardi – Assistant Professor, Data Science and Computational Communication
- Edward A. Parson – Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law; Faculty Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, UCLA Law
- Noopur Raval – Assistant Professor, Education and Information Studies
- Deanna Needell – Executive Director, IDRE; Professor, Department of Mathematics (Panel Moderator)
11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Research Talk: Simulating Emergent LLM Social Behaviors in Multi-agent Systems
- Saadia Gabriel – Assistant Professor, Computer Science; Director, Misinformation, AI & Responsible Society Lab, UCLA
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Research Talk: AI in Astrophysics
- Tuan Do – Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Galactic Center Group, Physics and Astronomy
1:20 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Research Talk: Taking concepts from AI to build integrative models of immunity
- Aaron Meyer – Associate Professor/Vice Chair of Graduate Student Affairs, BioEngineering
1:45 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Afternoon Keynote: Data Reduction for Science – examples from remote sensing and DNA folding
- Andrea Bertozzi – Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Betsy Wood Knapp Chair for Innovation and Creativity; Director of Applied Mathematics
2:25 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Closing remarks
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Reception
Location
The symposium will be held at the UCLA Faculty Club.
Please refer to the parking website for the most current information about parking at UCLA. The closest parking lot is Parking Structure 2.
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Co-sponsors
- IDRE
- DataX
- Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities
- Office of Advanced Research Computing