The event took place virtually on November 20 - 21, 2025.
Speakers: Andrea Lincoln (Boston U), Eric Wong (UPenn), Andrej Risteski (CMU), Aaron Roth (UPenn), Vatsal Sharan (USC), Kunal Talwar (Apple), Abhradeep Guha Thakurta (Google DeepMind), and Nikita Zhivotovskiy (UC Berkeley).
Mentors: Maryam Aliakbarpour, Misha Belkin, Kiante Brantley, Gavin Brown, Clément Canonne, Alex Damian, Margalit Glasgow, Mahdi Haghifam, Sham Kakade, Sai Praneeth Karimireddy, Weihao Kong, Jerry Li, Ankit Pensia, Nived Rajaraman, Andrej Risteski, Han Shao, Jingfeng Wu.
Volunteers: Vitoria Guardieiro, Berkan Ottlik.
Each of the workshop's two sessions included: "How-to" talk on using AI tools in research and learning; hands-on activity to practice effective prompting and tool use; panel discussion on tips, tricks, and broader impact of AI in research; and mentoring tables. Please find the full schedule below.
We offered participants access to advanced ChatGPT capabilities (courtesy of OpenAI), including enhanced reasoning models and research features, available through a dedicated conference workspace. The primary purpose of this workspace was for the planned hands-on activity to practice effective prompting and tool use.
Event Schedule
This session is intended to be free time to socialize with members of the community as well as other participants. There will be tables where a mentor would be available to seek advice and answer your questions!
This session is intended to be free time to socialize with members of the community as well as other participants. There will be tables where a mentor would be available to seek advice and answer your questions!
Organizers
