IDEaS One-Day Tutorial on AI4Science Focuses on Applications in Scientific Problem Solving

On Friday, October 3, IDEaS hosted a one-day tutorial on how AI can accelerate research in science and engineering.  Organized by Associate Director Vijay Ganesh, the workshop began with an introduction to the current AI techniques, and how they are being applied to scientific problems, with examples from astronomy and neutrino physics.  Then, hands-on tutorials showed participants how to use agentic systems for science, and how to perform fine tuning with supervised and reinforcement learning.  One demonstration showed how AI can write code to implement scientific equations from a published paper.  More than 50 participants, mostly graduate students, attended the workshop.

AI for Science and Engineering Workshop Tackles Challenges in AI Collaboration Across GT Programs

On October 13, IDEaS hosted a workshop to facilitate new collaborations in the application of AI to problems in science and engineering.  Organized by Associate Director Xiaoming Huo and Research Engagement Manager Keerthy Kishore, the workshop featured ten presentations by faculty on potential collaborative research projects, and presentations from TechAI, the South Big Data Hub, the Center for Scientific Software Engineering, and the new College of Sciences AI for Science Center.  The program included breakout sessions to discuss current challenges and collaborative opportunities, and a panel of editors discussing the publication of research in AI for science and engineering.  

Gen AI Summit Showcases Innovative Research Ideas from Across Georgia Tech

The Generative AI summit on October 20th, organized by IDEaS in partnership with the College of Computing, aimed at assembling the Georgia Tech GenAI community for sharing research, nucleating collaborations, and future planning. The Summit showcased the strength and diversity of Gen AI research across the Georgia Tech campus as well as collected feedback about challenges faced by the Tech community. 

The summit featured Allen Stewart, Director of Software Engineering in the Microsoft Strategic Missions and Technology Divisions, as the Keynote speaker, as well as presentations from GT faculty on their research utilizing Gen AI in numerous domains. An important outcome of the summit is to develop an understanding of the Georgia Tech GenAI community’s collective needs as well as identify ways and resources to support these needs with the goal of keeping Georgia Tech at the forefront of this important area.