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July 2025 Friends, There is a lot going on from Reykjavík and Brisbane to the San Francisco Bay (see below), so I’ll keep this brief! First, thank you Nick Lord for leading S.L.I.C.E. (right) through this summer, our other distinguished guests, and all of our summer interns. We totaled:… Read More

New this year, we’re introducing an AI Workshop Track that runs in parallel with the main lecture series, turning Stevenson Hall into a studio for discovery. Guided by experienced AI coaches—scholars who build and deploy deep-learning systems every day—these sessions replace slides with keyboards, pairing brief concept primers with coding… Read More

Friends, As the sun stretches every day to its limit, we find VALIANT brimming with energy. In labs across campus, our Scholars and Fellows are fine-tuning new GPUs, curating ever-richer data sets, and trading insights that push the boundaries of what AI can achieve. Their… Read More

We are excited to announce that registration for our upcoming 2025 AI Summer School is now OPEN! To register, visit https://redcap.link/aisummerschool2025 or scan the QR Code below. As a reminder, registration is open to all staff,… Read More

May 2025 Friends, This month we have the honor of celebrating the one‑year anniversary of the VALIANT Discovery Center. In our firstyear VALIANT has brought together an amazing community of researchers, scholars, scientists—borrowing the language of Babylon 5—dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers. With every issue of this newsletter I get… Read More

VALIANT Undergrads/Interns We’re excited to announce the launch of SLICE – our Summer Lunches for Innovation, Conversation, and Exchange! This is a fun, informal series that will bring together undergraduate researchers and interns from across VALIANT to mingle, share their work, and grow together in AI research. From June… Read More

AI Summer School 2025 is happening! Stay tuned for more information. What: 2025 AI Summer School Where: Stevenson Center (SC4309 & SC4327) When: August 11-14th (9:00 AM-4:30PM) Coffee & Food: Of course!… Read More

Friends,                 May 6, 2025 Today, on our first anniversary, I’m excited to invite you to reflect and celebrate how far we’ve come together. To mark this milestone, we’ve blended community and… Read More

 Hey VALIANT Scholars! Tap  into your creative side at TensorFlow-er Power Hour! 📅 Tuesday, May 6th🕓 4:00 PM📍 Stevenson Courtyard We’ll be painting… Read More

Friends,                                                                                     … Read More