Seminar calendar
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Scaling Optimal Transport to High-Dimensional Gaussian Distributions with Application to Domain AdaptationInfluence Enhancement in Opinion Dynamics Using Edge Modification: A Kron Reduction-Based ApproachIX YOUNG Session: Optimization Approaches for Explainable Models in Distributed Settings; Hard Feature Selection in Nonlinear SVMs; Constraint Learning with Neural Networks
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Tuning GPCR system sensitivity: Revealing the true drug activity through functional volume controlFrom transcriptomics to structural modelling with AlphaFold: analysis of the central response to stress in bacteria using machine learning and structural bioinformaticsThe Menopause Wake-Up Call: Understanding Sleep Through Hormonal Change
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Monday, October 19Today
- A matrix-theoretic approach to involutions of multicomplex numbersWilliam Verreault · University of TorontoAlgebra
- Strongly correlated chiral fermions on a lattice: Luttinger liquids and symmetric mass generationVladimir Zakharov · Leiden UniversityComputational Physics
- First-principle approach to strongly coupled light-matter systemsJohannes Flick · City College of CUNY; Flatiron InstituteComputational Physics
- From Hazards to Consequences: Toward Impact-Based Drought Monitoring and PredictionAmir AghaKouchak · University of California, IrvineHydrology
- Organic Semiconductors – From OLED displays to Quantum ApplicationsRichard Friend · Department of Physics, University of CambridgeOrganic Electronics
- The arithmetic of differential equationsDaniel Litt · University of Toronto; Benedict H. Gross Distinguished Visitor, Harvard Mathematics DepartmentDifferential Equations
- Size-Dependent Behavior of Porous NanocrystalsCarl K. Brozek · Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of OregonNanochemistry
Tuesday, October 20
- Learning Compatible RepresentationAlberto Del Bimbo · Department of Information Engineering, University of Firenze, ItalyMachine Learning
- From Scripts to R Package: Lessons from Developing MoiraineLindy Guo; Olivia Angelin-Bonnet · Bioeconomy Science InstituteSoftware Development
- Empowering data managementMonique Roerdink Lander; Samantha Pearman-Kanza; Wendy Tseng · JMP; University of SouthamptonData Engineering
- Two distinct timers control vertebrate embryo segmentationErtuğrul M. Özbudak · Northwestern UniversityDevelopmental Biology
- Generative Questions About Generative AI in Math LearningDan Meyer · AmplifyMathematics Education
- Global well-posedness of the one-phase Muskat problem with surface tensionHyunwoo Kwon · Brown UniversityDifferential Equations
- Place-Based Heat Research: Informing Solutions Across Rural, Coastal, and Marine EnvironmentsAntonietta Capotondi; Elizabeth Doran; Scott Curtis · The Citadel, James B. Near Center for Climate Studies; University of Colorado; NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory; University of VermontClimate Science
- Privacy Protection and Reliable Evaluation in Multimodal AIPaola Cascante-Bonilla · Stony Brook UniversityArtificial Intelligence
- Mathematics in the Age of AI: Discovery, Reasoning, Verification, and UneaseKen Ono · University of Virginia and Axiom MathMathematics
- Satellite Sea Ice Concentration Observation Uncertainty Is State-Dependent and Exceeds Prescribed Values in Data AssimilationJoey Rotondo · University of WashingtonGlaciology
- A Riemannian Geometry Perspective on Foundation ModelsRex Ying · Yale UniversityMachine Learning
- Development of a MAPS-Based Silicon Tracker for the Hyperon–Nucleon Spectrometer at HIAFYaping Wang · Central China Normal UniversityParticle Physics
- The social biology of neurodegeneration: Contextual stress, neuroimmune adaptation, and Alzheimer's disease vulnerabilityCelina Valencia · University of ArizonaNeuroscience
Wednesday, October 21
- Research Quality Is Under Threat from Speed, Fraud and AIAdrian Barnett · Australian Centre for Health Services and Innovation, Queensland University of TechnologyEthics
- Atmospheric gravity waves: new observations, high-resolution simulations, and data-informed methodsAditi Sheshadri · Stanford UniversityAtmospheric Physics
- The Potential of Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Serious Mental IllnessGuy GoodwinPsychiatry
- Viscoelastic fluctuations in microfluidic channels – a tool for microrheometry and for autonomous flow control?Jonas Tegenfeldt · Lund UniversityRheology
- Research Showcase – Wearable Technology in Depression and DementiaTa-Wei Guu · CMUBH, Taiwan; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College LondonPsychiatry
- Quantum Computing 101 – Shaping the Future of the EGI EcosystemAttila Csaba Marosi; Matthew Viljoen · EGI Foundation; SZTAKI, HungaryQuantum Technology
- Data-Driven Interpretable Dynamical Systems Models for Neuroscience & PsychiatryManuel Brenner · Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience, Frankfurt, GermanyComputational Neuroscience
- How Data Complexity Shapes Machine Learning PerformanceDaniel Rodriguez · University of AlcalaMachine Learning
- Using in situ cryoET to investigate intracellular host-pathogen interactionsLeonie Anton · University of Bern & EMBL (2027)Cell Biology
- On numerical-analytical methods for solving the Cauchy problem for stochastic Korteweg-de Vries equationsDilara Suchkova · Ufa University of Science and Technology, RussiaDifferential Equations
- Boron: in search of the real fifth elementStephen Mansell · Heriot-Watt UniversityChemistry
- Glacier changes in the Karakoram: Insights from the X-ECV Karakoram Anomaly projectFrank Paul · University of ZurichGlaciology
- The Algorithm(s) of Birdsong LearningRichard Hahnloser · ETH ZurichComputational Neuroscience
- Unraveling protective B cell responses in vaccination and infection at the single-cell levelLaura Graus · Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam UMCImmunology
- Integrating New Approach Methodologies to De-risk CNS Drug DiscoveryAlastair J. King · Eurofins DiscoveryNeuropharmacology
- Local learning needs dendritesRiccardo Zecchina · Bocconi University MilanMachine Learning
- Decoding Nature: How Curiosity-Driven Research Leads to Breakthrough MedicinesWilliam Pao · Revelio TherapeuticsPharmacology
- Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Close-Kin Mark-Recapture Abundance EstimationMatthew Lauretta · NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science CenterPopulation Biology
- Towards Biologically Informed Subgroups Across Neurodevelopmental DisordersJason Lerch · University of OxfordBrain Imaging
- Non-abelian motivesDaniel Litt · University of Toronto; Benedict H. Gross Distinguished Visitor, Harvard Mathematics DepartmentAlgebraic Geometry
- Fermionic (non)reheating in quartic potentialsAdriana Menkara · DESYCosmology
Thursday, October 22
- Seeing the Invisible: Quantum Spectroscopy and Imaging with Photons We Never DetectAlexander Solntsev; Isa Ahmadalidokht · University of Technology SydneyPhysics of Life
- Async and Parallel R: Building the Open Source ToolsCharlie Gao · PositParallel Computing
- Optimal transport in Dempster–Shafer theory and its applications in game theoryDavide Petturiti · Sapienza University of RomeApplied Mathematics
- Delivery as the rate-limiting step for cancer vaccinesNora Disis; Prasun Chakraborty; Timothy Spear · Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Genevation; University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterImmunology
- Advancing Brain Organoids from Research Models to Scalable PlatformsAli Strtak; Fikri Birey · Bio-Techne; Emory University School of MedicineNeuroscience
- Microglia and microbiota as organizers of social brain circuits following prenatal toxicant exposuresCaroline J. Smith · Boston CollegeNeuroscience
- Functional role of skull lymphoid structures in CNS immunosurveillanceJang Hyun Park · Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisNeuroimmunology
- To the Gulf and Beyond: Examples of Ongoing NOAA Uncrewed Systems ApplicationsDexter Malley; John R. Walker · NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Uncrewed Marine Systems; NOAA Uncrewed Systems Operations Center and UAS DivisionRobotics
Friday, October 23
- Scalable and longer-lasting bulk metals for public health and infrastructureLiliana Romero-Resendiz · Bournemouth University, UKMaterials Science
- Storying Black life: A critical race narrative methodology for social research on health and well-beingTola MbulaheniPublic Health
- Learning Noise-Robust Stabilizer Structure via Bell SamplingThomas Steckmann · QuICSQuantum Technology
- A Hormone Cell Atlas Maps the Human Endocrine System at Cellular ResolutionLijiang Fei · Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of CambridgeEndocrinology
- Quasi-periodic eruptions: new transient probes of stars near supermassive black holesJoheen Chakraborty · Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAstrophysics
Monday, October 26
- Scaling Optimal Transport to High-Dimensional Gaussian Distributions with Application to Domain AdaptationCharles Bouveyron · Inria Centre at Université Côte d’Azur; Université Côte d’AzurApplied Mathematics
- Influence Enhancement in Opinion Dynamics Using Edge Modification: A Kron Reduction-Based ApproachTwinkle Tripathy · Indian Institute of Technology KanpurMathematics
- IX YOUNG Session: Optimization Approaches for Explainable Models in Distributed Settings; Hard Feature Selection in Nonlinear SVMs; Constraint Learning with Neural NetworksIlaria Ciocci; J. Carlos Castro; Jiaxiao (Frances) Fang · Department of Business Analytics, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa; Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering Antonio Ruberti, Sapienza University of Rome; Instituto de Matemáticas de la Universidad de SevillaArtificial Intelligence
Tuesday, October 27
- Application of UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy in Nanomaterials ResearchHanyi Duan; Xingchen Ye · Indiana UniversitySpectroscopy
- Seeing the Unseen: Revealing Immune Complex Formation and Antibody Aggregation with Mass PhotometryBrenda Watt; Fabian Soltermann · Novartis Biomedical Research; RefeynAnalytical Chemistry
- Hydrothermal Impact on Ocean BiogeochemistryChristopher R. German; Laura Moore · University of Victoria; Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionBiogeochemistry
- Signal vs. Noise: Making Digital Health Tech Work for Drug DevelopmentJackson Burton; Nadia Terranova; Patrick Hanafin · Biogen, Inc.; EMD Serono; GSKClinical Pharmacology
- Preclinical Model Strategies for T-Cell Engagers: From Oncology to Autoimmune DiseaseHaiqiao Sun; Wanjun Yuan · Autoimmune Pipeline, GemPharmatech; Oncology Pipeline, GemPharmatechImmunology
- Shape and Structural Adaptations to Locomotion in the Primate Postcranial SkeletonChristine M. Harper · University of WashingtonComparative Anatomy
- Dynamic weather, dynamic people: Examining how people respond during extreme weather events using longitudinal survey dataAndrea Schumacher; Julie Demuth; Natalie Herbert; Robert Prestley · National Center for Atmospheric Research; Stanford UniversityPsychology
- Formal Methods for Safe and Interpretable Reinforcement LearningCalin Belta · University of Maryland — Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer ScienceReinforcement Learning
- Gene Editing Technologies: A Pathway to Reduce Immune Vulnerabilities and Mitigate Economic Losses in the Swine and Poultry IndustriesKiho Lee; Paula Chen · National Swine Resource and Research Center; Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; USDA-ARSGenetic Engineering
- STARTTS 2026 Annual Research WebinarBelinda Liddell; Tahereh Ziaian · University of Adelaide; University of New South Wales; UNESCO RILA, University of Glasgow; UNSW SydneyClinical Psychology
Wednesday, October 28
- Bridging Innovation and Sustainability: The Past, Present, and Future of Organic Synthesis (Lecture by Prof. FENSTERBANK)Louis Fensterbank · Collège de FranceOrganic Synthesis
- AI That Thinks Differently: Seeing, Understanding, and Trusting Visual Data in the Age of Foundation ModelsManoranjan Paul · Charles Sturt UniversityArtificial Intelligence
- Practical Strategies for Controlled AI-Assisted CodingDiaoulé Diallo · German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Software TechnologySoftware Engineering
- BMI Distinguished Seminar // Gisella Vetere: From Memory Consolidation to Generalization: The Dynamic Evolution of Memory EngramsGisella Vetere · ESPCI, Paris, FranceNeuroscience
- High-Dimensional Quantum Information Processing in SiliconAndrea Morello · UNSW SydneyQuantum Technology
- Automated X-ray fragment and ligand screening for therapeutic innovation in infection biologyJosé Márquez · EMBL GrenobleCrystallography
- Circuit mechanisms of sensorimotor learning in the cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical networkArthur Leblois · CNRS, IMN, BordeauxComputational Neuroscience
- The polar express: Optimal matrix sign methods and their application to the muon algorithmDavid Persson · New York UniversityNumerical Analysis
- Advance Neuroscience Research with Integrated Microscopy & Image AnalysisHeather Wicker-Blackwell; Keith Ledford; Nick Beavers; Tom Moyer · Media Cybernetics; Motic Instruments, Inc.Neuroscience
- Pixels to Phenotypes - Whole Slide Imaging PathomicsYuankai Huo · Vanderbilt UniversityMedical Imaging
- The 2026 Picower Lecture with Richard L. HuganirRichard L. Huganir · Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMolecular Neuroscience
Thursday, October 29
- Tuning GPCR system sensitivity: Revealing the true drug activity through functional volume controlTerry Kenakin · North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel HillPharmacology
- From transcriptomics to structural modelling with AlphaFold: analysis of the central response to stress in bacteria using machine learning and structural bioinformaticsJosé Molina Mora · University of Costa RicaBacteriology
- The Menopause Wake-Up Call: Understanding Sleep Through Hormonal ChangeHelena Hachul; Sara Nowakowski · Baylor College of Medicine; Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)Sleep Medicine
- Emily Jacobs - New frontiers in women's brain healthEmily Jacobs · University of California, Santa BarbaraNeuroscience
- Bootstrap Percolation and Partial Difference EquationsNikolai Beluhov · Cambridge UniversityMathematics
- How does a cell know how big it is?Jané Kondev · Brandeis UniversityCell Biology
- Decoding PI: Vaccines and the PI communityKelli Williams; Michael Keller · Children's National Hospital; Medical University of South Carolina, Allergy and ImmunologyClinical Immunology