MIDAS Seminar
MIDAS AI in Science and Engineering Symposium
Note: Registration is required, but the symposium is free to all members of the U-M community and lunch on each is provided with registration.
Overview
MIDAS organizes this event annually to enable the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve research breakthroughs that were previously unfathomable. In this symposium, we bring together world-class researchers to share their vision and work, share “AI Journeys” stories – how University of Michigan researchers have been incorporating AI in their research and the lessons they impart to the audience, and offer sessions for research brainstorming and skill building. The symposium will feature four themes:
- Expanding the limit of the Human Scientist
- Trusting AI accelerated research
- Global Collaboration
- The nature of scientific creativity
The intended audience are researchers and trainees regardless of the specific fields of their research and the focus of their intellectual pursuit, as well as the general public who are curious about AI and its impact on science and humanity.
Keynote speakers

Dr. Mario Krenn, Research Group Leader of the Artificial Scientists Lab, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
An innovator in developing “artificial scientists” for conceptual advancements in science

Dr. Pat Langley, Director of the Institute for the Study of Learning and Expertise
A pioneer in computational discovery and formalizing the scientific process

Nyalleng Moorosi, Senior Researcher, Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
A trailblazer in global collaboration for local models and local challenges

Dr. Lav R Varshney, Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A discoverer of various forms of computation to boost individual and collective intelligence
Registration
This symposium is free to all members of the U-M community (faculty/staff, students, affiliates, alums)
For members of the public, the $200 registration fee covers attendance for both days including AI Tutorials and lunch. Fee payable by credit card.