Caltech C & AIX: AI in Academia Workshop
小范围 AI 研讨会，speaker/poster/volunteer 均有晚餐提供，欢迎报名！
Pick your ticket:
Attendee 观众: come listen to talks, see posters, and meet people. Registration closes Nov 18.
Abstract 投稿: submit one abstract (up to 300 words) by Sat, Nov 7, 11:59 PM PT. Answer the 【投稿】 questions at the end of the form.
Volunteer 志愿者: 5 spots to help with check-in, photography, food, or posters. Registration closes Nov 13; a 30-minute online training is held on the evening of Nov 19.
Please register with your school (.edu) email.
How We Use AI in Research
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · check-in 1:00 PM · program 1:30–5:40 PM · Chen 100 & Chen 130, Caltech
Hosted & organized by Caltech C · Supported by AIX (Academia-Industry X)
AI in Academia is a small-group workshop on how we actually use AI in our research. PhD students and postdocs from different fields will share what they use AI for, how they use it, and what has or hasn't worked, and talk with researchers from academia and industry. Whether AI is the subject of your research or one of your tools, you are welcome here. Join us for an afternoon of student talks, posters, and conversations. Dinner afterwards is for speakers and volunteers.
What to submit
A short abstract in English (up to 300 words) with an optional figure. Published work, work under review, and work in progress are all welcome. Beyond results, we'd love to hear the details: what you used, how you used it, how well it worked, and what went wrong along the way. The workshop is non-archival: there are no proceedings, so presenting here does not conflict with submitting elsewhere.
Topics (any field is welcome; these are examples)
Using AI to solve research problems: modeling and prediction, data analysis, imaging and signal processing, experiment design and automation
Bringing AI into the research workflow: literature review, coding, writing, and agent tools
Research on AI methods: large models, vision and multimodal learning, robotics, learning theory, trustworthy AI
Your tricks of using AI
Who can submit
PhD students and postdocs at Caltech and other Southern California universities, in any field where AI is part of your work. Each person may submit one abstract as the presenting author and should be able to attend in person on November 21.
Selection
Each abstract is reviewed by 2–3 researchers from different fields.
If we receive many submissions, shortlisted authors will be invited to send a 3-minute video pitch.
Several works will be selected for oral talks (6–10 min + 3 min Q&A); other accepted works will be presented as posters.
Awards
We have prepared over $500 in gift cards; every speaker and poster presenter will receive one.
Key dates (deadlines at 11:59 PM Pacific Time)
Sun, Oct 25: Submissions open
Sat, Nov 7, Abstract deadline
Wed, Nov 11: Decisions and Round 2 invitations
Sun, Nov 15: Video pitch deadline (Round 2 only, depends on people registered)
Wed, Nov 18: Final program announced
Sat, Nov 21: Workshop
Privacy: your information is used only for this event and is not shared with anyone else, unless you opt in to share it with our sponsors. By submitting an abstract, you agree that its title, authors, and abstract may be published on the workshop website and in our posts.
中文说明
选择票种：
Attendee 观众：来听报告、看 poster、认识新朋友。报名截止到 11 月 18 日（周三）。
Abstract 投稿：11 月 7 日（周六）23:59 PT 前提交一篇摘要（300 词以内），请填写表单末尾标有【投稿】的几道题。
Volunteer 志愿者：招募 5 名，协助签到、摄影、餐饮或 Poster 区。报名截止到 11 月 13 日（周五）；11 月 19 日（周四）晚上有 30 分钟的线上培训。
报名请使用学校（.edu）邮箱。
AI 在研究中的使用
2026 年 11 月 21 日（周六）· 13:00 签到 · 13:30–17:40 活动 · Caltech Chen 100 & Chen 130
主办：Caltech C · 支持：AIX（Academia-Industry X）
AI in Academia 是一场小范围的学术交流，主题是我们在研究中实际怎么用 AI。来自不同学科的博士生和博后会分享用 AI 做什么、怎么用、哪些有效哪些没用，并和学界、业界的研究者交流。不论 AI 是你的研究对象，还是你的工具之一，都欢迎参加。当天下午有学生报告、poster 和交流。会后的晚餐只为报告人和志愿者准备。
投稿内容
一份 300 词以内的英文摘要，可以附一张图。已发表、在投或仍在进行中的工作都可以投。除了结果，我们更想听到具体的做法：用了什么、怎么用的、效果怎么样，以及踩过哪些坑。本次 workshop 不出 proceedings（non-archival），在这里报告不影响之后投到其他会议或期刊。
方向（不限学科，以下仅为举例）
用 AI 解决研究问题：建模与预测、数据分析、成像与信号处理、实验设计与自动化
把 AI 用进科研流程：文献调研、写代码、写作，以及各种 Agent 工具
研究 AI 方法本身：大模型、视觉与多模态、机器人、学习理论、可信 AI
你用 AI 的小技巧
投稿资格
Caltech 及南加州其他高校的博士生和博后，不限学科，只要 AI 是你研究的一部分。每人限以报告人身份投稿 1 篇，并需能在 11 月 21 日到场。
评审
每篇摘要由 2–3 位不同方向的研究者评审。
如果投稿较多，入围的同学会被邀请再录一段 3 分钟的视频（video pitch）。
最终会选出几篇做 oral 报告（6–10 分钟报告 + 3 分钟问答），其余入选的工作以 poster 形式展示。
奖励
我们准备了总额超过 $500 的 gift card，每位做报告和展示 poster 的同学都有。
重要日期（截止时间均为太平洋时间 23:59）
10 月 25 日（周日）：开放投稿
11 月 7 日（周六）：摘要截止
11 月 11 日（周三）：公布结果，并邀请进入第二轮的同学
11 月 15 日（周日）：第二轮 video pitch 截止（仅限入围的同学，视报名情况决定是否进行）
11 月 18 日（周三）：公布最终日程
11 月 21 日（周六）：Workshop
隐私：你的信息只用于本次活动，不会提供给其他任何人，除非你选择同意分享给我们的赞助方。提交摘要即表示你同意我们在 workshop 网站和推送中公开摘要的题目、作者和摘要内容。