About the Symposium

The Chen Institute Symposium for AI Accelerated Science, organized in partnership by the Chen Institute and UC Berkeley College of Computing Data Science, and Society, is an annual event dedicated to exploring groundbreaking advancements in AI that are reshaping scientific discovery across disciplines. Each year, leading researchers, industry innovators, and influential thought leaders gather to discuss how cutting-edge AI methodologies—such as foundational models, long-term memory mechanisms, synthetic data generation, and research process automation—are revolutionizing the scientific landscape.

The symposium features plenary lectures, interactive breakout sessions, and in-depth discussions focused on emerging AI breakthroughs and their transformative impact on fields including medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. 

The event culminates in the prestigious Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute and Science Prize for AI Accelerated Research Award Ceremony. This prize honors exceptional early-career scientists whose empirical discoveries in the physical or life sciences were made possible through the innovative use of AI techniques. 

Speakers

Animashree Anandkumar

Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, California Institute of Technology

David Anderson

Seymour Benzer Professor of Biology; Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience Leadership Chair; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Director, Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience, California Institute of Technology

David Baker

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Henrietta Aubrey Davis Endowed Professor of Biochemistry, University of Washington

Chris Bishop

Technical Fellow, Director of Microsoft Research AI for Science

Jennifer Chayes

Dean of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, University of California, Berkeley

Tianqiao Chen

Founder, Shanda Group

Jia Deng

Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University

Jennifer Doudna

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, the Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology, University of California, Berkeley

John Hennessy

President Emeritus of Stanford University, Chairman of Alphabet Inc.

Jiantao Jiao

Director of Research and Distinguished Scientist, Nvidia and Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley

Hamid Karimian

Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University

Parisa Kordjamshidi

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University

Heather J. Kulik

Lammot du Pont Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Yan Li

Executive Director of Scientific Programs, Chen Institute

Zhandong Liu

Associate Professor of Neurology and Co-director of the Quantitative & Computational Biosciences Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine

Chrissy Luo

Co-Founder, Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute and Co-Founder, Vice Chair and President, Shanda Group

Theresa Maldonado

AAAS President, University of California Office of the President

Tom Miller

Co-founder and CEO, Iambic Therapeutics

Aditya Nair

Nanyang Assistant Professor of Neuroscience & AI, LKC Medicine-NTU Singapore

Jian Pei

Arthur S. Pearse Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Duke University

Pietro Perona

Allen E. Puckett Professor of Electrical Engineering; Director, Information Science and Technology, California Institute of Technology

Angela Pisco

Director of Data Science, CZI

Zhuoran Qiao

Founding Scientist, Chai Discovery

Alizée Roobaert

Researcher, Flanders Marine Institute

Maryam Shanechi

Alexander A. Sawchuk Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Computer Science, University of Southern California

Widya Mulyasasmita

Co-founder and Managing Partner, BEVC

Omar M. Yaghi

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, James and Neeltje Tretter Chair Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley

Yannis C. Yortsos

Dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Zohrab Kaprielian Dean’s Chair in Engineering, University of Southern California

Larry Zitnick

Research Scientist in the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team at Meta AI

Location

The Conservatory at One Sansome
 One Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104

Conference Logistics

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