Topic: AI for science

Under the theme Aspiration, Action, Anticipation: AI for Science Looking to 2030, this summit asks how AI is already changing scientific practice and how research may develop over the next few years. Researchers will examine scientific reasoning and discovery alongside applications in cancer biology, climate and weather prediction, animal behaviour and cosmology. Talks, discussion and a poster session connect methodological advances with practical scientific problems. Confirmed contributors include Max Welling, Hana Aliee, Boris Bolliet, Cait Newport, Richard Turner, Neil Lawrence, Stephen Rob

IJCAI invites original research across artificial intelligence, including new problems, methods for new application domains and interdisciplinary work. Alongside its main track, the 2027 edition includes special tracks on AI for science, health, arts and creativity, and social good. A satellite event follows in Hengqin, China, on 15–17 August. Abstracts are due 4 January and papers 11 January 2027, at 23:59 AoE. Main-track submissions allow seven body pages plus two reference pages and use double-blind review. Accepted work requires an author presentation in person. Submission fees and recipr

RIKEN invites junior researchers with advanced mathematical, computational or information-technology skills to support research across its host laboratories, including AI for Science. Around five appointments are planned. Fellows primarily join the Research Engineer Enablement Office in Wako and also work with a host laboratory; annual contracts may be renewed for a maximum of three years. Applicants must first secure a prospective host’s agreement. Mandatory registration closes on 23 October 2026 at 17:00 JST; documents and two reference letters are due on 30 October at 14:00 JST. The listed