11/3/2021 - DSC – AI for Science: From Atoms to the Cosmos

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This Director's Special Colloquium honoring Argonne National Laboratory’s 75th Anniversary engages a panel of experts to discuss how AI is used in, and has transformed, science.

Scientists across the globe are using artificial intelligence (AI) to design better materials and processes, accelerate drug discovery, explore the mysteries of the universe, automate traditional research, and drive an array of scientific discoveries.

Science, technology, policy, data, and other research realms will all contribute to a multifaceted approach that increases zero-carbon energy sources, reduces energy use, and advances carbon dioxide removal (including carbon capture and sequestration, natural CO2 sinks, and direct carbon air capture).

At Argonne and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories, ​“AI for Science” broadly means the next generation of methods and scientific opportunities involving the use of computational learning and machine intelligence. This includes the development and application of AI methods (e.g., machine learning, deep learning, statistical methods, data analytics, automated control, and related areas) to build models from data and use the models to advance scientific research.

Jonathan Rowe, Computer Scientist and Professor of Natural Computation, University of Birmingham; Program Director, Data Science for Science and Humanities, Alan Turing Institute, provides the Keynote presentation.

Following his presentation, Rick Stevens, Argonne’s Associate Laboratory Director for Computing, Environment and Life Sciences, moderates a panel discussion featuring:

- Douglas Finkbeiner, Professor of Astronomy and Physics, Department of Astronomy, Harvard University
- Patrick Riley, Senior Vice President, Artificial Intelligence, Relay Therapeutics (Relay Tx)
- Subramanian Sankaranarayanan, Group Leader, Theory and Modeling Group, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Nanoscience & Technology, Argonne National Laboratory; Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago
- Rebecca Willett, Professor of Statistics and Computer Science, University of Chicago

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