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Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENQin Li - Stabilizing plasma instabilities cast as PDE-constrained optimization - IPAM at UCLAQin LiApril 14, 2026 39 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Plasma PhysicsPDE-Constrained OptimizationKinetic Theory
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — Models & ResearchENNikola Kovachki - Demystifying Data-Driven Probabilistic Medium-Range Weather ForecastingNikola KovachkiApril 14, 2026 49 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Weather ForecastingProbabilistic ModelingDeep Learning
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENSteve Cowley - Multi-scale Plasma Turbulence — the key to fusion power - IPAM at UCLASteve CowleyApril 13, 2026 54 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5FusionPlasma TurbulenceGyrokinetics
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENIPAM "Quantum Topology, Character Varieties and Low-Dimensional Geometry" Fall 2026 Program OverviewInstitute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)April 1, 2026 25 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum TopologyCharacter VarietiesLow-Dimensional Geometry
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENGenia Vogman - Anomalous transport in pulsed power, continuum kinetic sim, reduced transport modelsGenia VogmanMarch 26, 2026 45 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Plasma PhysicsKinetic SimulationAnomalous Transport
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENAmmar Hakim - On Constructing Numerical Schemes for a Hierarchy of Fusion Plasma ProblemsAmmar HakimMarch 26, 2026 47 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Fusion PlasmaNumerical MethodsScientific Machine Learning
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — Models & ResearchENJochen Garcke - Introduction to Machine Learning for Science and Engineering - IPAM at UCLAJochen GarckeMarch 13, 2026 79 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Machine LearningScientific ComputingSupervised Learning
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — Models & ResearchENAndrew Christlieb - An introduction to Scientific Machine Learning - IPAM at UCLAAndrew ChristliebMarch 13, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Scientific Machine LearningPhysics-Informed Neural NetworksStructure-Preserving Neural Networks
Applied Sciences & Engineering MathematicsENBoris Kramer - Robust Design Optimization - IPAM at UCLABoris KramerMarch 12, 2026 66 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Robust Design OptimizationUncertainty QuantificationMulti-Fidelity
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENFrank Jenko - Towards Digital Twins of Fusion Systems - IPAM at UCLAFrank JenkoMarch 11, 2026 74 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5FusionDigital TwinGyrokinetics
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENLise-Marie Imbert-Gerard - An introduction to magnetic confinement in toroidal devicesLise-Marie Imbert-GerardMarch 10, 2026 82 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5FusionMagnetic ConfinementTokamak
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENFrank Jenko - Plasma Models in Fusion Research - IPAM at UCLAFrank JenkoMarch 10, 2026 72 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Plasma PhysicsFusionMHD
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — News & ApplicationsENTerence Tao and Mark Chen - Fireside Chat with James Donovan - IPAM at UCLAInstitute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)March 9, 2026 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AI in MathematicsTerence TaoOpenAI
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — News & ApplicationsENSergei Gukov - The role of AI in mathematical (re)search - IPAM at UCLASergei GukovMarch 9, 2026 36 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AI for MathReinforcement LearningMathematical Reasoning
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENPhysics Panel - Accelerating Math and Theoretical Physics with AI - IPAM at UCLAInstitute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)March 9, 2026 75 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AITheoretical PhysicsMachine Learning
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENNathaniel Craig - Reasoning AIccelerators for High Energy Physics - IPAM at UCLANathaniel CraigMarch 9, 2026 43 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Reasoning ModelsHigh-Energy PhysicsAI Accelerators
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — News & ApplicationsENLance Dixon - AI for Theory Data - IPAM at UCLALance DixonMarch 9, 2026 47 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AIParticle PhysicsScattering Amplitudes
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — News & ApplicationsENKevin Weil - AI for Mathematical and Scientific Discovery - Bhaumik Public Lecture at CNSIKevin WeilMarch 9, 2026 62 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AIMathematicsScientific Discovery
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — Models & ResearchENLorin Crawford - When more isn't better: Rethinking Scale in Single-cell Foundation ModelsLorin CrawfordFebruary 28, 2026 44 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Single-CellFoundation ModelsTranscriptomics
Formal & Physical Sciences BiologyENAndrew Blumberg - Manifold Learning and Optimal Transport in Genomics, Pt. 1/2 - IPAM at UCLAAndrew BlumbergFebruary 26, 2026 30 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Optimal TransportManifold LearningGenomics
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — Models & ResearchENTuca Auffinger - Open Mathematical Problems in Manifold Learning for Single-Cell Data - IPAM at UCLATuca AuffingerFebruary 25, 2026 51 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Manifold LearningT-SNEUMAP
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENReinhard Laubenbacher - Mathematical Technology for Agent-Based Digital Twins - IPAM at UCLAReinhard LaubenbacherFebruary 24, 2026 39 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Digital TwinAgent-Based ModelMathematical Modeling
Formal & Physical Sciences Computing & CybersecurityENOphelia Crawford - Some aspects of hardware-aware quantum error correction - IPAM at UCLAOphelia CrawfordFebruary 21, 2026 50 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum Error CorrectionSurface CodeHardware-Aware
Formal & Physical Sciences Computing & CybersecurityENMadelyn Cain - Fault-tolerant, universal quantum processing with neutral atoms - IPAM at UCLAMadelyn CainFebruary 21, 2026 51 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum Error CorrectionNeutral AtomsFault Tolerance
Formal & Physical Sciences Computing & CybersecurityENMichael Beverland - Real-time decoding for fault-tolerant quantum computers - IPAM at UCLAMichael BeverlandFebruary 20, 2026 44 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum Error CorrectionDecodingFault Tolerance
Formal & Physical Sciences Computing & CybersecurityENSukin Sim (Dylan) - Quantum phase estimation in the language of digital signal processingSukin Sim (Dylan)February 19, 2026 47 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum ComputingPhase EstimationSignal Processing
Formal & Physical Sciences Computing & CybersecurityENPeter Johnson - Evaluating Progress Toward Quantum Utility - IPAM at UCLAPeter JohnsonFebruary 17, 2026 50 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum ComputingQuantum Error CorrectionScalability
Formal & Physical Sciences Computing & CybersecurityENKaterina Gratsea - Utility-Scale Apps w/ Full Stack Design of Fault Tolerant Quantum ComputersKaterina GratseaFebruary 17, 2026 40 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum ComputingFault ToleranceQuantum Algorithms
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought AI — News & ApplicationsEN"AI & Science -- Industry Leadership" Panel Discussion at IPAM at UCLAInstitute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)February 13, 2026 38 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AI for ScienceIndustry LeadershipPanel Discussion
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Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENFranca Hoffmann - Efficient calibration for black-box physics-based models - IPAM at UCLAFranca HoffmannFebruary 6, 2026 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Ensemble Kalman FilterBayesian Inverse ProblemsBlack-Box Optimization
Applied Sciences & Engineering Climate & EcologyENTapio Schneider - Hybrid Physics/AI Model of Turbulence, Convection, & Cloud Feedback in CliMA ModelTapio SchneiderFebruary 3, 2026 47 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Climate ModelingMachine LearningCloud Feedback
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Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENCatherine Wolfram - Brownian bubble tea - IPAM at UCLACatherine WolframJanuary 28, 2026 46 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Brownian MotionConformal InvarianceLoewner Energy
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENScott Sheffield - 1 + 1 = 2 and (time permitting) 2 + 2 = 4 - IPAM at UCLAScott SheffieldJanuary 26, 2026 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Conformal Field TheoryYang-MillsGaussian Free Field
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENZohreh Davoudi - Quantum Simulation for Quantum Field Theories, Part 1 of 2Zohreh DavoudiJanuary 23, 2026 96 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum SimulationQuantum Field TheoryLattice Gauge Theory
