AI for Science: Algorithms to Atoms
NEA, Nvidia, CuspAI, Sakana and Samsung Next invite you to an afternoon of exploring the frontier of AI for Science, featuring thought-provoking conversations with leading researchers and innovators shaping the field.
We are thrilled to be joined by distinguished scientific leaders for the panel: AI for Science: Algorithms to Atoms.
Yann LeCun, Meta’s Chief AI Scientist, is renowned for inventing CNNs. His most notable achievement is sharing the 2018 ACM Turing Award — often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing” — with Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio.
Bill Dally, NVIDIA Chief Scientist, is driving NVIDIA’s research agenda to push the limits of GPU performance, machine learning efficiency, and fast data communication. He holds over 120 patents, and has been widely recognized with awards like the ACM Eckert-Mauchly Award, IEEE Seymour Cray Award, and a 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize.
Anima Anandkumar, AI Pioneer Professor at Caltech, is especially known for her invention of Neural Operators, which are AI models designed to learn and simulate multiscale phenomena in nature, such as fluid dynamics, materials modeling, and wave propagation. Anima co-founded the "AI for Science" initiative at Caltech, pushing interdisciplinary AI research, and has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award for her pioneering work in AI.
David Ha, co-founder of Sakana AI, is most widely recognized for developing the AI Scientist system, which became the first AI to independently conceive, run, and write up scientific research. His work at Sakana AI focuses on pioneering nature-inspired, collective intelligence approaches to foundational AI models, and advancing autonomous research agents.
Max Welling, CuspAI co-founder and CTO, is a full professor and research chair in machine learning at the University of Amsterdam and a Merkin distinguished visiting professor at Caltech. He leads efforts to develop advanced AI-powered platforms that accelerate the discovery of new materials, with a focus on generative AI models for applications such as carbon capture and semiconductor materials. His work bridges machine learning and materials science to enable breakthroughs in sustainable energy and industrial innovation.
Moderator:
Trenton Jerde is a Senior Editor at Nature Machine Intelligence, focusing on scientific research in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics. He is a neuroscientist who has held teaching and research positions at Columbia University, NYU, and the University of Minnesota.
Sponsored by Samsung Next.
🗓️ Agenda:
3:30PM: Arrivals and Networking
4:00PM: Panel Discussion
5:00PM: Networking and Refreshments
RSVP required. Invite is non-transferable.
We hope to see you there!
The NVIDIA “Compute the Future” Giveaway
To be eligible for the random drawing to win an NVIDIA GPU, participants must fully complete the Luma event registration form for the “AI for Science” event at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the scheduled start of the event, be eligible to win, and be physically present at the event venue at the time the winner is drawn and announced.
(Only registered attendees who satisfy all conditions will be entered into the random drawing for a chance to win one NVIDIA GPU.)
About Sakana
Sakana is a new AI R&D company based in Tokyo, Japan. They aim to develop transformative AI that will bring us into the next paradigm. The main focus of their research and development of new kinds of foundation models is based on nature-inspired intelligence.
About CuspAI
The CuspAI platform is a ‘search engine’ for next-generation materials. It generates and analyses material properties 10x faster and with a projected 90% success rate.
About NEA
New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm founded in 1977 with more than $28B AUM. NEA invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company’s lifecycle, from seed stage through IPO. The firm's long track record of investing includes 284 portfolio company IPOs and more than 500 mergers and acquisitions.
About Nvidia
Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse.
About Samsung Next
Samsung Next is the venture capital and innovation arm of Samsung Electronics. It invests in and partners with early-stage startups building technologies in areas like AI, infrastructure, cybersecurity, fintech, and digital health, while also providing product, go-to-market, and operational support.