Name: Shaping the Future of AI for Research at SU: A Faculty-Wide Dialogue
Start: 2025-06-04T13:30:00+02:00
End: 2025-06-04T17:30:00+02:00
Location: AlbaNova Main Building

- 13:30 → 17:00
  Afternoon Workshop on AI for Science: Afternoon AI Workshop
  - 13:30
    
    Welcome & Introduction 15m
  - 13:45
    Speed Talks 45m
    
    AI@SU 10m
    
    Speaker: Prof. Arne Elofsson (Department of biochemistry and biophysics (DBB))
    
    Using deep learning to track changes in water surfaces in wetlands worldwide 10m
    
    Speaker: Prof. Fernando Jaramillo (Department of Physical Geography)
    
    Rewards and risks of science in the age of AI 10m
    
    Speaker: Dr Allison Hsiang (Department of Geological Sciences)
    
    Stepping up Our Machine Learning/AI Education In SU 10m
    
    Speaker: Prof. Chun-Biu Li (Department of Mathematics)
  - 14:30
    
    Break (with beverages) 20m
  - 14:50
    Explore & Exchange: Thematic Breakouts 45m
    
    These parallel breakout discussions will focus on how AI intersects with key scientific research tasks, such as hypothesis generation, modeling, data analysis, lab automation, and training. The aim is to identify common needs, challenges, and opportunities across disciplines. Outcomes from these discussions will help shape the direction and priorities of a future Faculty-wide AI Center for Science.
    
    Scientific Reasoning and Hypothesis Generation with AI 1h
    
    How can AI support the creative and analytical stages of discovery?
    (e.g., LLMs, semantic tools, literature mining)
    
    AI for Experimental Design and Laboratory Automation 1h
    
    How is AI changing how we plan, conduct, and interpret experiments?
    (automation, scheduling, robotics)
    
    AI-Enhanced Modeling and Simulation 1h
    
    Can AI augment or even replace traditional simulations?
    (surrogate modeling, emulators, simulation-based inference)
    
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Analysis 1h
    
    How do we best use AI across the data pipeline?
    (from collection to analysis, with focus on infrastructure and reproducibility)
    
    Teaching, Training, and Skills Development in Scientific AI 1h
    
    How can the center support the development of AI fluency among researchers, students, and staff?
  - 15:35
    
    Break 10m
  - 15:45
    
    Breakout Summary & Roadmap Planning 30m
  - 16:15
    
    Structured Networking 45m

Shaping the Future of AI for Research at SU: A Faculty-Wide Dialogue

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AlbaNova Main Building