The event will take place in-person between 7:00-9:00pm PT on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, during NeurIPS 2025. The social will feature a fireside chat with Jon Kleinberg followed by mentoring tables with mentors from the community. See below for the schedule.

Venue: Upper Level Ballroom 6AB, San Diego Convention Center.

To attend the social, registration for NeurIPS 2025 is necessary.

Social

Event Schedule

Jon Kleinberg

Fireside Chat with Jon Kleinberg

Moderator: Gautam Kamath

Venue: Upper Level Ballroom 6AB, San Diego Convention Center

Mentoring Tables

Shivani Agarwal Misha Belkin Dylan Foster Surbhi Goel Hamed Hassani Tatsu Hashimoto Andrew Ilyas Chi Jin Gautam Kamath Arya Mazumdar Courtney Paquette Vatsal Sharan Yusu Wang Andrew Gordon Wilson

Mentors: Shivani Agarwal, Misha Belkin, Dylan Foster, Surbhi Goel, Hamed Hassani, Tatsu Hashimoto, Andrew Ilyas, Chi Jin, Gautam Kamath, Arya Mazumdar, Courtney Paquette, Vatsal Sharan, Yusu Wang, Andrew Gordon Wilson

Venue: Upper Level Ballroom 6AB, San Diego Convention Center

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!

Team

Organizers

Surbhi Goel

Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Gautam Kamath

Gautam Kamath

Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo CS