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Sep30
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Last day to add a class or change a section for Fall (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date)
TIME Monday, September 30, 2024
CONTACT Office of the Registrar nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR University Academic Calendar
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Oct4
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Title: Mathematics in Scientific Machine Learning
Speaker: Rebecca Willett, University of Chicago
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are poised to
revolutionize the pace and nature of scientific discovery. The widespread adoption
of AI in the sciences has the potential to integrate scientific inquiry with modes of
hypothesis generation, data analysis, experimental design, and simulation,
transforming our capacity to address scientific problems that currently seem
insurmountable. The mathematical foundations of AI and ML are crucial for highquality,
reproducible, AI-enabled scientific research. However, blindly applying AI
and ML poses significant risks, such as the rapid acceleration of the “reproducibility
crisis” in science. In this talk, I will discuss fundamental machine learning
challenges and opportunities that are particularly relevant to scientific discovery,
such as emulators, generative models, and inverse problems. These problems
underscore the importance of incorporating mathematical and physical models as
well as numerical algorithms into ML frameworks, highlighting exciting directions for
future work.Please note: as a joint colloquium with the Department of Statistics and Data Science this talk is on Friday at 11 in Chambers Hall.
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TIME Friday, October 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION Ruan Conference Room - lower level, Chambers Hall map it
CONTACT Ted Shaeffer ted.shaeffer@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM)
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Dec7
EVENT DETAILS
Fall classes end
TIME Saturday, December 7, 2024
CONTACT Office of the Registrar nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL
CALENDAR University Academic Calendar