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BE Seminar – “Probing nuclear structure and function with novel genomic tools” (Sofia Quinodoz, Princeton University)
MEAM Seminar: “Bioinspired Robotic Sensorimotor Systems via 3D Printed Soft and Architected Materials”
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Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall
3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Animals can easily adapt their bodies and movements to new, unstructured environments and situations. Robots cannot. While engineers construct robots from rigid, motorized mechanisms to precisely control their movements, vertebrates […]
ESE Spring Seminar – “Generalization, Memorization, and Privacy in Trustworthy Machine Learning”
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Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building
220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Machine learning is transforming numerous aspects of modern society, and its expanding use in high-stakes applications calls for responsible development. In this talk, I will present my research on the […]
CIS Seminar: “Probabilistic Experimental Design for Petascale DNA Synthesis”
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Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 414
3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, United States
Generative modeling offers a powerful paradigm for designing novel functional DNA, RNA and protein sequences. In this talk, I introduce probabilistic experimental design methods to efficiently manufacture samples from generative […]
ASSET Seminar: “Algorithmic Stability for Trustworthy Machine Learning and Statistics”
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Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 414
3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, United States
Abstract: Data-driven systems hold immense potential to positively impact society, but their reliability remains a challenge. Their outputs are often too brittle to changes in their training data, leaving them […]
Spring 2025 GRASP SFI: Student Lightning Talks, Session 2
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Levine 307
3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
This will be a hybrid event with in-person attendance in Levine 307 and virtual attendance on Zoom. ABSTRACT The Spring 2025 GRASP SFI Student Lightning Talks will highlight the research of […]
The Harold Berger Distinguished Award Lecture 2025
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Wu & Chen Auditorium
Quantum Dots: From Curiosity to Technological Impact The combination of quantum effects, nanometer dimensions and a chemical synthesis make quantum dots a platform for exploring new size-dependent fundamental properties and […]
MSE Seminar: “Soft Microparticle Assemblies to MAP Scaffolds” Tatiana Segura – Duke University
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Wu & Chen Auditorium
Particle assemblies form interconnected pockets of empty space that are hot spots for activity in many applications and natural phenomenon that deal with particulate matter. In my lab we explore […]
ESE Spring Seminar – “Can Robots Learn from Machine Dreams? – Robot Learning via GenAI-powered World Models”
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Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building
220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Over the past decade, large-scale pre-training followed by alignment has revolutionized natural language processing and computer vision. Yet, robotics remains constrained by the scarcity of real-world data. In this talk, […]
IDEAS/STAT Optimization Seminar: “Statistics-Powered ML: Building Trust and Robustness in Black-Box Predictions”
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Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 414
3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, United States
Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/98220304722 Abstract: Modern ML models produce valuable predictions across various applications, influencing people’s lives, opportunities, and scientific advancements. However, these systems can fail in unexpected ways, generating unreliable […]
CIS Seminar: “AI for Materials Discovery: Graphs, Language Models, and Agents”
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Levine 307
3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming scientific discovery, particularly in materials science, by accelerating the prediction and design of materials with desired properties. Traditional physics-based modeling of atomic systems is computationally […]
MEAM Seminar: “Multiscale and Multi-physics Mechanics Involving Highly Flexible Nano and Continuum Rods”
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Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall
3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Flexible rod-like structures such as nanotubes and nanowires have found significant interest in nanoelectronic applications. Likewise, with the recent advancement in soft robotics and additive manufacturing, an important goal is […]