Scientific Themes

Four threads, woven through two days.

Each theme is anchored by a plenary and three to four invited talks (15–20 minutes each) by experts across the field.

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Theme 1

Earth System Intelligence

AI/ML for Climate, Weather, Ocean, and Environmental Sciences

Physics-informed climate emulators; ML-driven numerical weather prediction; deep learning for ocean biogeochemistry; AI-accelerated biogeochemical modeling; data-driven hydrology and ecosystem forecasting.

Indicative sub-topics
  • Physics-informed climate emulators
  • ML-driven numerical weather prediction
  • Deep learning for ocean biogeochemistry
  • Ocean state estimation & marine forecasting
  • AI-accelerated biogeochemical modeling
  • Data-driven hydrology & ecosystem forecasting
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Theme 2

Sensing Beyond Boundaries

AI/ML for Remote Sensing, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Planetary Exploration, Solar Physics, and Space Weather

Foundation models for satellite and hyperspectral imagery; geospatial change detection and land-use classification; ML for planetary surface analysis and planetary exploration; deep learning for astronomy and astrophysics; AI/ML for solar physics, solar wind and magnetospheric forecasting; space weather nowcasting; AI/ML in satellite data processing.

Indicative sub-topics
  • Foundation models for satellite & hyperspectral imagery
  • Geospatial change detection & land-use classification
  • ML for planetary surface analysis
  • Deep learning for astronomy & astrophysics
  • AI/ML for solar physics
  • Solar wind & magnetospheric forecasting
  • Space weather nowcasting
  • AI/ML in satellite data processing
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Theme 3

Theory Meets Computation

AI for Theoretical Physics and the Theoretical & Statistical Foundations of AI/ML

Physics-informed neural networks and neural operators; AI/ML for theoretical and high-energy physics; the statistical and theoretical foundations of AI/ML; generalization and optimization theory of deep learning; information-theoretic frameworks for learning.

Indicative sub-topics
  • Physics-informed neural networks & neural operators
  • AI/ML for theoretical & high-energy physics
  • Statistical & theoretical foundations of AI/ML
  • Generalization & optimization theory of deep learning
  • Information-theoretic frameworks for learning
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Theme 4

Autonomous, Resilient, and Secure AI

HPC & Cloud Computing, Agentic Systems, Cybersecurity, Quantum Machine Learning, and Post-Quantum Intelligence

HPC and cloud computing for AI/ML; multi-step autonomous agent architectures; planning, memory, and tool-augmented reasoning; quantum machine learning; adversarial robustness and neural network verification; AI-driven threat detection and intrusion response; post-quantum cryptographic primitives for AI pipelines; privacy-preserving and quantum-resilient federated learning.

Indicative sub-topics
  • HPC & cloud computing for AI/ML
  • Quantum machine learning
  • Multi-step autonomous agent architectures
  • Planning, memory & tool-augmented reasoning
  • Adversarial robustness & neural network verification
  • AI-driven threat detection & intrusion response
  • Post-quantum cryptographic primitives for AI pipelines
  • Privacy-preserving & quantum-resilient federated learning