UVA LLM Workshop 2025

The UVA Workshop on Large Language Models for Science and Engineering, Dec. 5th, 2025

Workshop Agenda

Time Event Speaker(s)
8:00AM - 9:00AM Breakfast  
9:00AM - 9:15AM Opening Remarks Brian Smith, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs, UVA Engineering
9:15AM - 10:30AM Keynote: Science of AI and AI for Science Noah Smith, University of Washington/AI2
Host: Yangfeng Ji
10:30AM - 10:45AM Coffee Break ☕  
10:45AM - 12:00AM Faculty Talks Hannah Bako (SDS)
Michael A. Livermore (School of Law)
Mandy Wilson (Biocomplexity)
Miaomiao Zhang (ECE)
Host: Sara Riggs (SIE)
12:00PM - 1:15PM Lunch + Poster Presentation  
1:15PM - 2:15PM Panel Discussion: LLM Techniques and Impacts Scott Acton (ECE)
Henry Kautz (CS)
Madhav Marathe (CS/Biocomplexity)
Nikolaos Sidiropoulos (ECE)
Host: Yangfeng Ji (CS)
2:15PM - 2:30PM Coffee Break ☕  
2:20PM - 3:30PM Panel Discussion: AI in Science and Engineering Camille Bilodeau (ChE)
Andres Clarens (CEE)
Host: Prasanna Balachandran (MSE)
3:45PM - 4:30PM Engineering Education with LLMs/AI: Opportunities and Ethical Pathways Robbie Hott (CS)
Esther Tian (FYEC)
Host: Meiqin Li (APMA)