2023 Workshop Talks Schedule

July 17th, 2023

TitleSpeakerTimeDuration
DAY 1, SESSION 1 – (Topic: Large Language Models / LLMs & NLP)
Opening RemarksTyson Bailey (SNL)9:00am10 minutes
Keynote #1: Panel discussion on LLMsScott Steinmetz (SNL)9:10am60 minutes
Q&A with LLM panelScott Steinmetz (SNL)10:10am20 minutes
Advancements in Machine LearningChristopher Symonds (SNL)10:30am30 minutes
– 5 MIN BREAK – 
Unlocking the Power of Large Language Models: Practical Applications in Scripts and ProgramsAnthony Garland (SNL)11:05am20 minutes
Searching for Meaning: Transfer Learning with LLMs to Improve Search ResultsSarah Ackerman (SNL)11:25am20 minutes
The Cost of Custom Large Language Model (LLM) SolutionsHenry Wong (SNL)11:45am20 minutes
The Potential Dangers of Generative AI via Reification of Historical Conflict StrategiesRuby E. Booth (SNL)12:05pm30 minutes
– LUNCH BREAK (12:05pm – 1pm) –
AI-enhanced simulation of operational requirements management with a knowledge graph-based digital twinMatthew T. Dearing (ANL)1:00pm20 minutes
ASPER: ASP-enhanced Deep Learning Models for Joint Entity-Relation ExtractionTrung Le (New Mexico State University)1:20pm15 minutes
Questions & Answers for Day 1, Session 11:35pm15 minutes
– 10 MIN BREAK – 
DAY 1, SESSION 2 (Multiple Tracks: RECRUITING SESSION can be found below, CUI SESSION see internal schedule)
Opening RemarksElihu Deneke (SNL)2:00 PM5 minutes
Idaho National LaboratoryTBD2:05 PM20 minutes
Los Alamos National LaboratoryTBD2:25 PM20 minutes
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryTBD2:45 PM20 minutes
Sandia National LaboratoriesTBD3:05 PM20 minutes
Questions3:25 PM5 minutes

MIXER: Nuclear Museum at 6:00 pm

July 18th, 2023

TitleSpeakerTimeDuration
DAY 2, SESSION 1 – (Topic: Climate Science)
Opening RemarksTyson Bailey (SNL)9:00am5 minutes
Keynote #2: Selected Machine Learning Applications in Weather and ClimatePaul Roebber (University of Wisconsin)9:05am30 minutes
Block Dynamic Mode Decomposition: Domain-Aware Machine Learning for Climate Modelling and Feedback AnalysisCraig Bakker (PNNL)9:35am15 minutes
Surrogate model coupling in the Energy Exascale Earth System ModelKevin Yarritu (SNL)9:50am20 minutes
– 5 MIN BREAK – 
Characterizing climate pathways using feature importance on echo state networksKatherine Goode (SNL)10:15am20 minutes
Solving High-Dimensional Inverse Problems with Auxiliary Uncertainty via Operator Learning with Limited DataMamikon Gulian (SNL)10:35am20 minutes
Questions & Answers for Day 2, Session 110:55am15 minutes
– LUNCH BREAK (11:10am – 12:00pm) – 
DAY 2, SESSION 2 – (Topic: Physics-Informed Machine Learning)
Data-Driven Structure Preservation for Scientific Machine LearningJonas Actor (SNL)12:00pm20 minutes
Spatio-Temporal Super-Resolution of Dynamical Systems using Physics-Informed Deep-LearningAnkit Shrivastava (SNL)12:20pm15 minutes
Manifold Learning & Equations of State: Conservation of Energy as Regularization for Neural NetworksGeorge A. Kevrekidis (LANL)12:35pm20 minutes
– 5 MIN BREAK – 
Multiscale Damage via Physics-Informed Recurrent Neural NetworksRamin Bostanabad (UC Irvine)1:00pm20 minutes
Utilizing Physics-informed and Machine Learning Methods to Enhance Remote Monitoring of Physiological SignaturesChristopher Katinas (SNL)1:20pm20 minutes
Closure modeling through the lens of multifidelity operator learningShady Ahmed (PNNL)1:40pm15 minutes
Questions & Answers for Day 2, Session 21:55pm15 minutes
– 5 MIN BREAK – 
DAY 2, SESSION 3 – (Topic: Nuclear Science)
Machine Learning Surrogates for Time Dependent Fuel Degradation Processes in Nuclear Waste Repository SimulationsBert Debusschere (SNL)2:15pm20 minutes
Transferable and explainable reactor power level models using nonradiological dataJon Whetzel (SNL)2:35pm15 minutes
A Semi-Supervised Model for Multi-Label Radioisotope Classification  and Out-of-Distribution DetectionAlan Van Omen (SNL)2:50pm30 minutes
Questions & Answers for Day 2, Session 33:20pm15 minutes
MIXER: NONE

July 19th, 2023

TitleSpeakerTimeDuration
DAY 3, SESSION 1 – (Topic: All Things Data)
Opening RemarksTyson Bailey (SNL)9:00am5 minutes
Keynote #3: Want To Do AI? Bring a Large Toolbox!George Luger (UNM)9:05am30 minutes
Battery Cycle Life Prediction Across a Variety of DatasetsJoseph Lubars (SNL)9:35am15 minutes
Autoencoders for Multimodal Data FusionGeorgios Fragkos (SNL)9:50am15 minutes
Leveraging 3D Game Engines for High-Quality Synthetic Data in Object Detection ApplicationsLucas Zhou (SNL)10:05am15 minutes
– 5 MIN BREAK – 
Synthetic data generation to improve object detection in x-ray radiographsHeidi Komkov (SNL)10:25am15 minutes
Quantifying the Sensitivity of Magnetohydrodynamics Simulations of Pulsed-Power Experiments Using Multi-Fidelity Electrical Conductivity DataLucas Stanek (SNL)10:40am20 minutes
Turtle: A Tool for Catching Subpopulation Trends in Performance DataSkyler Gray (SNL)11:00am15 minutes
Probabilistic Neural Data Fusion for Learning from an Arbitrary Number of Multi-fidelity Data SetsCarlos Mora Sardiña (UC Irvine)11:15am20 minutes
Questions & Answers for Day 3, Session 111:35am15 minutes
– LUNCH BREAK (11:50am – 1:00pm) – 
DAY 3, SESSION 2 – (Topic: Material Science & Manufacturing)
Multi-Fidelity Bayesian Optimization for Materials DesignZahra Zanjani Foumani (UC Irvine)1:00pm20 minutes
PRISM: Process Parameter Optimization for Selective ManufacturingAnthony Garland (SNL)1:20pm15 minutes
Adaptive spatiotemporal dimension reduction in concurrent multiscale damage analysisShiguang Deng (UC Irvine)1:35pm15 minutes
– 10 MIN BREAK – 
Deep Reinforcement Learning for the Design of Mechanical Metamaterials with Customizable Nonlinear Deformation ResponsesNathan Brown (SNL)2:00pm20 minutes
Hydrodynamic parameter estimation using statistical machine learning for dynamic radiographySoumi De (LANL)2:20pm20 minutes
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Support for Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics AnalysisStephen Verzi (SNL)2:40pm20 minutes
Multivariate Analysis as a Tool for Validating Tester MatchingRosalie Multari (SNL)3:00pm20 minutes
Questions & Answers for Day 3, Session 23:20pm15 minutes
MIXER: Apothecary Rooftop Lounge at 6pm

July 20th, 2023

TitleSpeakerTimeDuration
DAY 4, SESSION 1 – (Topic: Theory & Applications)
Opening RemarksTyson Bailey (SNL)9:00am5 minutes
Keynote #4: Deep learning estimation of modified Zernike coefficients for image point spread functionsSteven Sandoval (New Mexico State University)9:05am30 minutes
Trusted AI to Aid HPC Software Development for U.S. DoE’s Scientific SoftwareVivek Kale (SNL)9:35am20 minutes
Machine Learning and Autonomous Decision Making for National Security: Designing Decision Rules using Multiobjective OptimizationMark A. Smith (SNL)9:55am20 minutes
Towards High-Speed Forecasting of Destabilizing Events: a Ukrainian Case StudyChrysm Watson Ross (SNL)10:15am15 minutes
– 5 MIN BREAK – 
Real-time decision-making support for risk-reduction during severe accidentsAlex Washburne (SNL)10:35am15 minutes
AI-enabled conflict simulationEphraim Rusu (LLNL)10:50am15 minutes
Bayesian forecasting of small subgraph events in temporal networksMatt Hoffman (SNL)11:05am20 minutes
Learning Wildfire Dynamics for Ignition InversionZachary Morrow (SNL)11:25am15 minutes
Questions & Answers for Day 4, Session 111:40am15 minutes
– LUNCH BREAK (11:55am – 1pm) –
DAY 4, SESSION 2 – (Topic: Theory & Applications)
Applying Machine Learning in the Characterization of Ship TracksPierce Warburton (SNL)1:00pm15 minutes
Behavioral Segmentation and Clustering of Geospatial TrajectoriesJessica Jones (SNL)1:15pm20 minutes
Tracking Walking DropletsErdi Kara (Spelman College)1:35pm20 minutes
Statistical modeling for detecting anomalous event timings on host-based cybersecurity log dataAlexander Foss (SNL)1:55pm20 minutes
– 5 MIN BREAK –
Deep Offline Reinforcement Learning with Recurrent Training for Cyberphysical Threat DetectionGeorgios Fragkos (SNL)2:20pm20 minutes
Sensor and Actuator Attacks on Hierarchical Control Systems with Domain-Aware Operator TheoryCraig Bakker (PNNL)2:40pm15 minutes
Poisson Response Tensor-on-Tensor RegressionCarlos Llosa (SNL)2:55pm20 minutes
Class-Specific Attention (CSA) for Classifying Time-Series DataHuiping Cao (New Mexico State University)3:15pm20 minutes
Questions & Answers for Day 4, Session 23:35pm15 minutes
Closing RemarksTyson Bailey (SNL)3:50pm10 minutes
MIXER: Marble Brewery at 6pm