AC Research Symposium
This event will bring together faculty, staff and students from the Acceleration Consortium and the wider University of Toronto community for a day of shared learning and connection.
Designed to showcase findings emerging from the latest research in accelerated materials discovery at the AC, the symposium will feature talks, poster presentations, showcases, and networking opportunities over complimentary coffee breaks and lunch. This gathering offers a unique opportunity to engage with AC members, exchange ideas, and explore transformative research shaping the future of accelerated materials discovery.
We hope the day will strengthen connections across the community and spark new collaborations that help to advance materials discovery using AI and automation.
Registration is open to University of Toronto faculty, students and staff. The event is free, but space is limited, so make sure to reserve your spot as soon as possible. Confirmed registrants will be sent a calendar invite.
Tentative agenda
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM | Registration & Poster Setup (MZ Lounge)
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Welcome & Overview of the past year (Main Auditorium)
- Alán Aspuru Guzik
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM | Session Talk (Main Auditorium):
- Frank Gu
- Maryam Ebrahimiazar: Self-driving discovery of electric vehicle coolants
- Ekaterina Trushina
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM | Poster viewing & coffee break (Lounge) – complimentary coffee provided
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Values in Research (Main Auditorium)
- Reena Shadaan
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch (Lounge) – complimentary lunch provided
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Parallel Sessions
- Track A | Research Talks (Main Auditorium)
- Zhijing Jin: Multi-Agent LLMs to Assist Causal Reasoning in Science
- Wei Yang: Economics of Science & Technology
- Caitlin Maikawa: Self-driving labs to develop inflammation targeting
- Willi Gottstein: Democratizing the set-up, execution and monitoring of SDL workflows
- Zhijing Jin: Multi-Agent LLMs to Assist Causal Reasoning in Science
- Track B | Commercialization Showcase (Mini Auditorium)
- Moderated by Avi Goldfarb
- Mohammad Zargartalebi
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Poster Session & Coffee Break (Lounge) – complimentary coffee provided
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | Parallel Sessions
- Track A | Overcoming challenges showcase (Main Auditorium)
45-minute session centered around on “what works and what doesn’t” when building self-driving labs:- Frank Gu
- Jay Werber
- Chris Lawson
- Track B | Initiate Grant Showcase (Mini Auditorium)
Speed talks from our EDI Initiate grant recipients:- Anupama Pillai
- Kira Boutilier-Young
- Sonya Brijbassi
- Abigail Clapperton & Anna Galang
- Thisha Ravindran
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Closing Remarks
- Sean Caffrey & Brandon Sutherland