{"id":2132,"date":"2025-06-26T18:26:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/?page_id=2132"},"modified":"2025-08-01T02:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:32:00","slug":"kdd-ai-science-panel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/kdd-ai-science-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"KDD AI &amp; Science Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>AI &amp; Science Panel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Wednesday, August 6<sup>th<\/sup>,  8:45 AM- 10:15 AM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Abstract<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the landscape of scientific discovery by enabling the development of novel models that tackle complex, data- and computation-intensive problems. Scientific challenges, in turn, provide rich, use-inspired settings that push the boundaries of AI research. This virtuous cycle is increasingly driven by cross-disciplinary collaboration, where advances in AI and domain sciences co-evolve to accelerate innovation. In this plenary panel, we will examine the opportunities and challenges in designing cutting-edge AI models for scientific discovery, and highlight the transformative potential of cross-disciplinary partnerships in shaping the future of both AI and science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wei_W_p-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2134\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wei_W_p-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wei_W_p-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wei_W_p-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wei_W_p-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wei_W_p.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Wei Wang<\/strong><br>UCLA<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jennifer_D_p-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2135\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jennifer_D_p-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jennifer_D_p-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jennifer_D_p-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jennifer_D_p-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jennifer_D_p.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Jennifer Dy<\/strong><br>Northeastern University<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IAN_F_p.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2137\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IAN_F_p.jpeg 554w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IAN_F_p-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IAN_F_p-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ian Foster<\/strong><br>University of Chicago &amp; Argonne National Laboratory<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tanya-B_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2138\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tanya-B_p.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tanya-B_p-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tanya-B_p-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tanya Berger-Wolf<\/strong><br>Ohio State University<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madhav_M_p.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2139\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madhav_M_p.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madhav_M_p-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Madhav Marathe<\/strong><br>University of Virgina<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Baru_picture-6-13948584112-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2469\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Baru_picture-6-13948584112-3.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kdd2025.kdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Baru_picture-6-13948584112-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Chaitanya K\u00a0Baru<\/strong><\/strong><br>National Science Foundation<br><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI &amp; Science Panel Wednesday, August 6th, 8:45 AM- 10:15 AM Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the landscape of scientific discovery by enabling the development of novel models that tackle complex, data- and computation-intensive problems. Scientific challenges, in turn, provide rich, use-inspired settings that push the boundaries of AI research. 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