Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

TTIC is excited to announce Dr. Ka Yee Lee as the newest member of its Board of Trustees, beginning May 1, 2024. Dr. Lee is the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago, and has been serving as Interim Dean of the Physical Sciences Division at the University of Chicago since February 2024. Read the full announcement: https://www.ttic.edu/news/ #0524-1

🌟 Exciting Announcement from the CCC! 🌟

In February, the CCC supported three groundbreaking scientific sessions at this year's prestigious AAAS Annual Conference! Throughout the week we’ve been releasing insightful summaries from the first CCC-hosted panel.

🔬 First Panel Highlight: "Generative AI in Science: Promises and Pitfalls" 🔬

Moderated by CCC’s very own Matthew Turk, President of the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, this panel brought together brilliant minds to explore the application of generative models in various scientific domains.

💡 Key Speakers and Topics Included: 💡

Dr. Rebecca Willett, Professor of Statistics and Computer Science at the University of Chicago, delved into the indispensable role of generative models in scientific research and emphasized why off-the-shelf models fall short in this context.

Dr. Markus Buehler, Professor of Engineering at MIT, illuminated the application of generative models in materials science, offering fascinating insights into this rapidly evolving field.

Dr. Duncan Watson-Parris, Assistant Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at UC San Diego, shared valuable perspectives on utilizing generative models in climate science research, paving the way for innovative solutions in understanding our planet's climate dynamics.

Finally, all of the speakers answered questions during the Q&A.

Read all of the highlights from CCC at AAAS: https://cccblog.org/

Stay tuned for more captivating insights from our upcoming blog series, where we unravel the intriguing discussions from the AAAS Annual Conference! 🚀

TTIC is thrilled to announce a significant philanthropic donation from distinguished computer scientists Lenore Blum and Manuel Blum, which enabled the establishment of TTIC's first two faculty-endowed chairs. Read more: https://buff.ly/3SwF2KO

We are hosting a virtual PhD Admissions Open House on Monday, Dec. 4 at 11:00 am CST via Zoom. Learn more about our PhD program in from TTIC faculty and students, followed by an open Q&A. Learn more and register (required): https://buff.ly/49U3FYn

The Fall 2023 Junior Theorists Workshop will be held on Thursday, Nov. 30 at Northwestern University and Friday, Dec. 1 at TTIC, and will feature junior researchers in all areas of theoretical . Learn more and register: https://buff.ly/3ThYJqz

We are hiring for Tenure-Track faculty positions! With only PhD students and a uniquely light teaching load, this allows all courses and activites to be focused on advanced learning and research. Learn more and apply: https://buff.ly/3yn2jEo

TTIC is accepting Research Assistant Professor applications until Dec. 1! This position includes no teaching requirements, research funding up to three years, and is located on the University of Chicago campus. Learn more and apply: https://buff.ly/3QlcVKP

“My intention is to maintain the valuable connections I’ve forged during my time here, continuing to collaborate with the exceptional individuals I’ve had the privilege of working with."

Read more about Professors Lee Cohen and Kartik Goyal's experiences as RAPs: https://buff.ly/45Z5Tmu

Today is the start of YishayFest and DavidFest, as well as our 2023 Summer Workshop Program! Learn more about our upcoming workshops: https://www.ttic.edu/summer-workshop-2023/

“We now know that not only are the bacteria in [the guts and intestine] related to metabolic functions, but also to brain development, neurological functions, metabolism, bowel disease, obesity, and they impact cancer therapy response.” Read Professor Derek Reiman's research highlight: https://www.ttic.edu/highlights/reiman/

“I’m very thankful for the support we received from TTIC and for the Kenwood Girls Who Code club, and all the experiences I gained,” Wini said. Graduating high school senior Winifred "Wini" Ofori-Manu reflects on her year as president of the Kenwood Academy Girls Who Code chapter. Read more at https://lnkd.in/g-2pr9Ji

Celebrating 20 years! Learn more about our story here: https://buff.ly/44jwgTX

"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." - Audre Lorde. Happy !

Congratulations to Professor Jinbo Xu, who was selected as an ISCB Fellow for the Class of 2023 for the discovery of computational methods and development of software programs that have revolutionized protein structure prediction! Read more about it here: https://buff.ly/3Pn6k5c

New Horizons in Theoretical Computer Science is a free, online summer school that will expose undergraduates to exciting research areas in theoretical computer science, organized by ACM's SIGACT with support from TTIC. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gVHxwGap

Congratulations to Siddharth Bhandari, Research Assistant Professor at TTIC, who was awarded the ACM India 2022 Doctoral Dissertation Award for his dissertation, “Exact Sampling and List Decoding.” Read more here: https://buff.ly/433Dzyn

PhD candidate Ben Lai is researching protein design and machine learning to accelerate the process of developing therapeutic drugs. Read his highlight article here: https://buff.ly/3NspS7d

Join us next Saturday for IDEAL's free High School Teacher Workshop, featuring speakers from TTIC! This event is open to local research faculty, grad students, high school teachers, & educators on current research topics in & . Register here: https://buff.ly/44ecBVK

TTIC is deeply saddened to share the news that Mr. Mark Hogan, former Trustee (2013-2015) and Advisor to the Board (2015-2023), passed away on April 16, 2023, at 71 years old. https://www.ttic.edu/news/ #0423-1

We are accepting applications for our 2023 Summer Internship program! Visiting student alumni have published their work at top venues, won best paper awards, and earned recognition by the CRA for outstanding undergraduate research. Learn more and apply: https://buff.ly/3Ityru3

Today marks the start of ! Robotics Week inspires students of all ages to pursue careers in robotics and other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields, which is why we partner with local Chicago Public Schools to facilitate robotics programs! Learn more about our Robotics Lab (RIPL) here: https://buff.ly/3Fkb0mm

TTIC is a proud sponsor of , which will be held on May 16-17 at the University of Illinois Chicago Dorin Forum, featuring TTIC Professor Kartik Goyal as a speaker. Poster submissions are due March 31. Learn more here:

TTIC News TTIC is a proud sponsor of the 2023 Midwest Machine Learning Symposium, which will be held May 16-17 at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Dorin Forum, 725 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608.

The TTIC Robotics Lab (RIPL) will be presenting demos at the Museum of Science and Industry Robot Block Party to celebrate National Robotics Week on March 31-April 1, 9:30am-2pm. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/3lJKUCT

PhD candidate Han Shao is researching multiple problems in theory, including and theoretical understanding of some empirical phenomena. Read her highlight article here:

TTIC Student Highlight: Han Shao Fourth-year student and PhD candidate Han Shao is researching multiple problems in machine learning theory. She is currently working with Professor Avrim Blum, who also serves as Chief Academic Officer, as her advisor. Shao received her B.S. from Nanjing University and her MPhil from the Chinese Uni...

On Saturday, the Coleman Library coding club and local Girls Who Code chapter ended their 10-week session with a showcase at Weston Game Lab. Thank you to the TTIC and the University of Chicago Department of Computer Science students who organized and led this program! Thank you to TTIC students Kavya Ravichandran for leading this end-of-program event and Anmol Kabra for facilitating, and to University of Chicago students Darren Liu and Grace DiRisio. Thank you to TTIC students Sudarshan Babu, Max Ovsiankin, and Avery Zhou who participated as judges, and to Ashlyn Sparrow!

And that's a wrap on our 3-day Hackathon event, hosted in our Robotics Lab (RIPL) with the topic of “Robotics Foundation Model Real-world Test and Development.” Learn more about the RIPL lab here: https://buff.ly/3Fkb0mm

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“Each time a woman stands up for herself she stands up for all women.” - Maya Angelou. Happy !