Rahul Parhi, of University of California San Diego, will present "What Kinds of Functions Do Neural Networks Learn? Low-Norm vs. Flat Solutions" as part of the Computational and Applied Mathematics Colloquium series hosted by the Penn State Department of Mathematics.
The event will take place Monday, Sept. 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in 114 McAllister Building.
Reach out to John Harlim, professor of mathematics and Institute for Computational and Data Sciences co-hire, with any questions.
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Rahul Parhi, of University of California San Diego, will present "What Kinds of Functions Do Neural Networks Learn? Low-Norm vs. Flat Solutions" as part of the Computational and Applied Mathematics Colloquium series hosted by the Penn State Department of Mathematics. The event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 15, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in 114 McAllister Building.

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The Center for Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Scientific Applications (CENSAI) will host the next seminar in the series “Accelerating Science with AI,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, November 15, featuring guest speaker Maria Wendt, VP head of Biologics Research US and global head of Digital Biologics Platform, Large Molecule Research, at Sanofi. Wendt's talk will focus on using AI for drug discovery.

Nov. 15 distinguished AI seminar to focus on drug discovery | Penn State University

The Center for Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Scientific Applications (CENSAI) will host the next seminar in the series “Accelerating Science with AI,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, November 15, featuring guest speaker Maria Wendt, VP head of Biologics Research US and global head of Digital Biologics Platform, Large Molecule Research, at Sanofi. Wendt's talk will focus on using AI for drug discovery.

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Nov. 15 distinguished AI seminar to focus on drug discovery

Using machine learning to predict the properties of materials will be the focus of an upcoming Center for Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Scientific Applications distinguished seminar. The event will be held online at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14.

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Machine learning for materials science is focus of Feb. 14 AI seminar | Penn State University

Using machine learning to predict the properties of materials will be the focus of an upcoming Center for Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Scientific Applications distinguished seminar. The event will be held online at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14.

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Machine learning for materials science is focus of Feb. 14 AI seminar

"Funding Outside the Box: Non-Federal Paths for Junior Researchers" is a webinar geared specifically toward faculty and research staff in the early parts of their careers. The event will take place Wednesday, April 23, from 9 to 10 a.m. over Zoom and is hosted by the Penn State Center for Immersive Experiences. Leaders in science, engineering and medicine with years of experience and industry engagement will provide junior researchers with advice and strategies for soliciting non-federal funding to bolster their research efforts.

Funding Outside the Box: Non-Federal Paths for Junior Researchers | Penn State University

"Funding Outside the Box: Non-Federal Paths for Junior Researchers" is a webinar geared specifically toward faculty and research staff in the early parts of their careers. The event will take place Wednesday, April 23, from 9 to 10 a.m. over Zoom and is hosted by the Penn State Center for Immersive Experiences. Leaders in science, engineering and medicine with years of experience and industry engagement will provide junior researchers with advice and strategies for soliciting non-federal funding to bolster their research efforts.

Funding Outside the Box: Non-Federal Paths for Junior Researchers

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences is hosting a satellite site for the two-day Machine Learning and Big Data workshop, provided through the High-Performance Computing (HPC) monthly workshop series by Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC).

Machine Learning and Big Data Workshop | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences is hosting a satellite site for the two-day Machine Learning and Big Data workshop, provided through the High-Performance Computing (HPC) monthly workshop series by Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC).

Machine Learning and Big Data Workshop

A two-day Message Passing Interface (MPI) Programming Workshop, hosted by the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, will provide Penn State students and researchers with an opportunity to gain new skills and insights into MPI programming and its role in parallel computing. This event will be held Aug. 12 and 13 at 103 Career Services Building, University Park.

MPI (Message Passing Interface) Programming Workshop | Penn State University

A two-day Message Passing Interface (MPI) Programming Workshop, hosted by the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, will provide Penn State students and researchers with an opportunity to gain new skills and insights into MPI programming and its role in parallel computing. This event will be held Aug. 12 and 13 at 103 Career Services Building, University Park.

MPI (Message Passing Interface) Programming Workshop

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences ICDS) symposium event on Monday, Oct. 6, will also be coordinating concurrent workshops held by Penn State experts Eric Ford, distinguished professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and ICDS co-hire; John Harlim, professor in the Department of Mathematics and ICDS co-hire; Mahmut Kandemir, professor of computer science and engineering and ICDS co-hire; and Gustavo Nader, professor of kinesiology. These workshops seek to bring researchers together at Penn State to identify potential collaborations in quantum sciences, computational mathematics, multi-omics and more.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Symposium Concurrent Workshops | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences ICDS) symposium event on Monday, Oct. 6, will also be coordinating concurrent workshops held by Penn State experts Eric Ford, distinguished professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and ICDS co-hire; John Harlim, professor in the Department of Mathematics and ICDS co-hire; Mahmut Kandemir, professor of computer science and engineering and ICDS co-hire; and Gustavo Nader, professor of kinesiology. These workshops seek to bring researchers together at Penn State to identify potential collaborations in quantum sciences, computational mathematics, multi-omics and more.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Symposium Concurrent Workshops

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences is inviting Penn State researchers to join a focused and practical workshop, "GPU Programing using ACC," on Monday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 252 Food Services Building at Penn State University Park.

GPU Programming using ACC Workshop | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences is inviting Penn State researchers to join a focused and practical workshop, "GPU Programing using ACC," on Monday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 252 Food Services Building at Penn State University Park.

GPU Programming using ACC Workshop

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences is hosting a half-day "Ideas Lab: AI-Powered Materials Discovery, Design and Synthesis" event on Thursday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in 233AB HUB-Robeson Center, University Park. Registration is required and lunch will be provided.

Ideas Lab: 'AI-Powered Materials Discovery, Design and Synthesis' | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences is hosting a half-day "Ideas Lab: AI-Powered Materials Discovery, Design and Synthesis" event on Thursday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in 233AB HUB-Robeson Center, University Park. Registration is required and lunch will be provided.

Ideas Lab: 'AI-Powered Materials Discovery, Design and Synthesis'

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) are hosting an Ideas Lab event "Aging, Alzheimer's disease and AI" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in 129AB HUB-Robeson Center, University Park campus. <a href="https://icds.psu.edu/event-ideas-lab-aging-alzheimers-disease-and-ai/">Registration</a> required by Friday, Feb. 13.

Ideas Lab: 'Aging, Alzheimer's disease and AI' | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) are hosting an Ideas Lab event "Aging, Alzheimer's disease and AI" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in 129AB HUB-Robeson Center, University Park campus. Registration required by Friday, Feb. 13.

Ideas Lab: 'Aging, Alzheimer's disease and AI'

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences' (ICDS) Quantum Hub is inviting undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in quantum research to submit a research poster for the <a href="https://quantum.psu.edu/2026/03/30/icds-quantum-hub-student-poster-competition-call-for-posters/">ICDS Quantum Hub Student Poster Competition</a> on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from noon to 5 p.m.

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ICDS Quantum Hub Student Poster Competition | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences' (ICDS) Quantum Hub is inviting undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in quantum research to submit a research poster for the ICDS Quantum Hub Student Poster Competition on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from noon to 5 p.m.

ICDS Quantum Hub Student Poster Competition

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) is hosting the AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series, a three-part series that will take place on Wednesday, April 22; Tuesday, April 28; and Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pollock Dining Commons, Room 204.

AI-Powered Seminar Series - April 22 | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) is hosting the AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series, a three-part series that will take place on Wednesday, April 22; Tuesday, April 28; and Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pollock Dining Commons, Room 204.

AI-Powered Seminar Series - April 22

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) is hosting the AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series, a three-part series, that will take place on Tuesday, April 28, and Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pollock Dining Commons, Room 204.

AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series - April 28 | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) is hosting the AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series, a three-part series, that will take place on Tuesday, April 28, and Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pollock Dining Commons, Room 204.

AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series - April 28

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) is hosting the AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series, a three-part series, that will conclude on Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pollock Dining Commons, Room 204. <a href="https://icds.psu.edu/ai-powered-materials-seminar-series/">Registration is required</a>.

AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series - May 1 | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) is hosting the AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series, a three-part series, that will conclude on Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pollock Dining Commons, Room 204. Registration is required.

AI-Powered Materials Seminar Series - May 1

Penn State graduate students and postdoctoral students within any discipline are invited to register for the Penn State College of Engineering's industryXchange event and submit a poster to the student poster session coordinated by industryXchange, the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub and the Center for Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Engineered Systems (CAFE). The event will be held Tuesday, May 19, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn. Registration to industryXchange is required to submit a poster. Posters are required to have a significant AI component to be considered. Deadline to submit posters is Wednesday, May 6, by 11:59 p.m. ET.

AI Hub / CAFE / industryXchange Poster Session | Penn State University

Penn State graduate students and postdoctoral students within any discipline are invited to register for the Penn State College of Engineering's industryXchange event and submit a poster to the student poster session coordinated by industryXchange, the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub and the Center for Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Engineered Systems (CAFE). The event will be held Tuesday, May 19, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn. Registration to industryXchange is required to submit a poster. Posters are required to have a significant AI component to be considered. Deadline to submit posters is Wednesday, May 6, by 11:59 p.m. ET.

AI Hub / CAFE / industryXchange Poster Session

The May 27 Quantum Machine Learning and Life Sciences Workshop, co-coordinated by the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Quantum Hub and the Center for AI and Mathematical Biology, is designed to bring researchers together from quantum computing, machine learning, applied mathematics and life sciences to explore new computational insights for understanding complex biological systems.

Quantum Machine Learning and Life Sciences Workshop | Penn State University

The May 27 Quantum Machine Learning and Life Sciences Workshop, co-coordinated by the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Quantum Hub and the Center for AI and Mathematical Biology, is designed to bring researchers together from quantum computing, machine learning, applied mathematics and life sciences to explore new computational insights for understanding complex biological systems.

Quantum Machine Learning and Life Sciences Workshop

QPHORIA is an annual meeting that brings researchers from the greater Pennsylvania and Ohio regions who focus on condensed matter physics, quantum information science and AMO physics. The meeting is designed for researchers to showcase their work. The event will take place Thursday, Oct. 1, and Friday, Oct. 2, in the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub, Room 603, on Penn State's University Park campus. <a href="https://cteq.psu.edu/qphoria2026/">Registration is required</a>.

QPHORIA is an annual meeting that brings researchers from the greater Pennsylvania and Ohio regions who focus on condensed matter physics, quantum information science and AMO physics. The meeting is designed for researchers to showcase their work. The event will take place Thursday, Oct. 1, and Friday, Oct. 2, in the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub, Room 603, on Penn State's University Park campus. Registration is required.

QPHORIA 2026

Rahul Parhi, of University of California San Diego, will present "What Kinds of Functions Do Neural Networks Learn? Low-Norm vs. Flat Solutions" as part of the Computational and Applied Mathematics Colloquium series hosted by the Penn State Department of Mathematics. The event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 15, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in 114 McAllister Building.

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