MBZUAI Institute of Foundation Models Silicon Valley Lab - Launch Event

​We are excited to invite you to the anticipated MBZUAI IFM Silicon Valley Lab launch event on May 22, 2025 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. The IFM Silicon Valley Lab is intended to serve as a US base of operations for researchers working on cutting-edge foundation model research in collaboration with industry and academic partners as well as MBZUAI researchers in our IFM offices in Abu Dhabi and Paris.

​This Launch Event will feature talks from prominent faculty, industry leaders, and researchers who will share their groundbreaking work in foundation models. The event aims to foster collaboration and accelerate progress in foundation models. We will conclude with a reception to forge connections and share ideas. We hope to see you on May 22!

​Agenda

​9:00 - 9:30 AM | Event Check-in 
  

​9:30 - 10:30 AM | Opening Remarks and Keynote

​Eric Xing, MBZUAI President and University Professor

​Carnegie Mellon University, Professor

​10:30 – 11:15 AM
| Invited Keynote

​Yejin Choi, Stanford University; NVIDIA

​11:15 – 12:00 PM | Invited Talk

​Mengdi Wang, Princeton University

​12:00 – 12:30 PM | Panel Discussion             

​How will collaboration between industry and academia shape the future of AI, and what is the IFM’s role.

​Moderated by Ves Stoyanov, Affiliated Professor, MBZUAI; Head of AI, Tome

• ​Stella Biderman, Executive Director, EleutherAI

• ​Natalia Vassilieva, VP and Field CTO of Machine Learning, Cerebras

• ​Sanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor, Stanford University

• ​Sandeep Subramanian, Research Scientist, Mistral AI

​12:30 - 1:30 PM | Lunch

​1:30 - 3:15 PM | IFM Core Technical Talks

​3:15 – 5:30 PM | Short Invited Talks

​5:30 PM | Closing Remarks      

​5:30 – 7:00 PM | Reception