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ADIA Lab Symposium 2026
Oct
26
to Oct 28

ADIA Lab Symposium 2026

  • Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:00 AM Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Four Seasons (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mark your calendars for the return of our flagship event. More information will be published as speakers are confirmed.

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Connecting the On-Chain to the Off-Chain
Apr
9

Connecting the On-Chain to the Off-Chain

  • Thursday, April 9, 2026
  • 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
  • ADIA Lab (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The seminar will explore the growing intersection between traditional finance and decentralized systems, from the rise of tokenized assets to the challenges of building secure and connected on-chain and off-chain environments.

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AI for Earth Observation & Climate Workshop [POSTPONED]
Mar
30
to Mar 31

AI for Earth Observation & Climate Workshop [POSTPONED]

  • Mon, Mar 30, 2026 9:00 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2026 5:00 PM
  • MBZUAI, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, UAE (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Bringing AI, Earth Observation, and Climate Science together

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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the World of LLM Fine-Tuning
Feb
23

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the World of LLM Fine-Tuning

  • Monday, February 23, 2026
  • 5:00 PM 6:30 PM
  • ADGM Academy, 20th Floor, Al Maqam Tower, Al Maryah Island (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

As agentic AI systems become increasingly embedded in real-world applications, fine-tuning large models remains one of the most direct ways to achieve reliability and domain specificity. However, this process is constrained by cost, distributed and sensitive data environments, and the risk of privacy leakage or misalignment.

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Thriving in a Turbulent World: Harnessing Complexity for New Possibilities
Feb
5

Thriving in a Turbulent World: Harnessing Complexity for New Possibilities

  • Thursday, February 5, 2026
  • 9:00 AM 4:00 PM
  • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Co-organized with Santa Fe Institute, Thriving in a Turbulent World: Harnessing Complexity for New Possibilities is a closed, all-day roundtable bringing together leading thinkers in complexity science, economics, and applied systems research to explore how societies, markets, and institutions can adapt in an era of rapid change.

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Hidden Laws of Life, Growth, Death and Innovation’ & ‘Randomized Experiments, Then and Now’ 
Feb
4

Hidden Laws of Life, Growth, Death and Innovation’ & ‘Randomized Experiments, Then and Now’ 

  • Wednesday, February 4, 2026
  • 5:00 PM 6:30 PM
  • ADGM Academy, 21st Floor, Al Maqam Tower, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Featuring a Nobel Laureate and a pioneer of complexity science, this seminar brings together two globally respected thinkers whose work has shaped how we understand complex systems and causal impact. It offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from leaders at the forefront of complexity science and modern econometrics.

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ADIA Lab Seminar: High-Performance Graph Analytics with Prof. David A. Bader
Dec
11

ADIA Lab Seminar: High-Performance Graph Analytics with Prof. David A. Bader

  • Thursday, December 11, 2025
  • 5:00 PM 6:30 PM
  • ADGM Academy (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The seventh and final session of the 2025 ADIA Lab Seminar Series,
“High-Performance Graph Analytics for Motif Finding in Neuroscience Connectome Graphs and Beyond using Arachne.”

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Prehistoric Superconducting Qubits
Nov
27

Prehistoric Superconducting Qubits

  • Thursday, November 27, 2025
  • 5:00 PM 6:30 PM
  • NYU Abu Dhabi, Room 001-B, A6 Conference Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Gain first-hand insights from one of the world’s foremost leaders in quantum technology. Learn how foundational physics discoveries are shaping the next era of scalable quantum processors—and what breakthroughs are still needed to get there.

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ADIA Lab 2025 Symposium
Oct
27
to Oct 29

ADIA Lab 2025 Symposium

  • Mon, Oct 27, 2025 9:00 AM Wed, Oct 29, 2025 5:00 PM
  • Four Seasons Hotel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ADIA Lab 2025 Symposium is set to return from 27–29 October at the Four Seasons Abu Dhabi on Al Maryah Island. Join us for three days of impactful conversations on data science and AI with thought leaders from academia, industry, and policymaking institutions.​

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Seminar: AI in Drug Discovery
Sep
10

Seminar: AI in Drug Discovery

  • Wednesday, September 10, 2025
  • 5:00 PM 6:30 PM
  • ADGM Academy (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Professor for Machine Learning in Medicine, Andres Bender, will talk about Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery, Data, Translation, and Start-Ups.

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Summer School sAI Shanghai
Jul
21
to Aug 1

Summer School sAI Shanghai

  • Mon, Jul 21, 2025 9:00 AM Fri, Aug 1, 2025 5:30 PM
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ADIA Lab’s Summer School on Sustainable AI in Shanghai, in collaboration with the Fields Centre for Sustainable Development in Canada and China (FeiShu). Expert talks, hands-on learning, & WAIC access included.

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Technological Competition and the Development of Green Industry in China
Jun
19

Technological Competition and the Development of Green Industry in China

  • Thursday, June 19, 2025
  • 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
  • ADGM Academy (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

 Prof. Ju Jiandong, Chair Professor at PBC School of Finance at Tsinghua University in China, provides the keynote for the fourth session of the 2025 ADIA Lab Seminar Series, “Technological Competition and the Development of Green Industry in China”.

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Firm-level Climate Change Exposure
May
14

Firm-level Climate Change Exposure

  • Wednesday, May 14, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Firm-level Climate Change Exposure is the fifth & final online seminar in the ADIA Lab Climate Data Science Best Paper Award Finalists Seminar Series. Five outstanding finalists whose work showcases cutting-edge research in climate science have been selected to present their papers in online seminars.

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A Method to Assess and Explain Changes in Sub-Daily Precipitation Return Levels From Convection-Permitting Simulations
May
7

A Method to Assess and Explain Changes in Sub-Daily Precipitation Return Levels From Convection-Permitting Simulations

  • Wednesday, May 7, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

A Method to Assess and Explain Changes in Sub-Daily Precipitation Return Levels From Convection-Permitting Simulations is the fourth online seminar in our series of five. Five outstanding finalists whose work showcases cutting-edge research in climate science have been selected to present their papers in The ADIA Lab Climate Data Science Best Paper Award Finalists Seminar Series

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Online Stochastic Generators Using Slepian Bases for Regional Bivariate Wind Speed Ensembles from ERA5
Apr
30

Online Stochastic Generators Using Slepian Bases for Regional Bivariate Wind Speed Ensembles from ERA5

  • Wednesday, April 30, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Online Stochastic Generators Using Slepian Bases for Regional Bivariate Wind Speed Ensembles from ERA5 is the third online seminar in our series of five. Five outstanding finalists whose work showcases cutting-edge research in climate science have been selected to present their papers in The ADIA Lab Climate Data Science Best Paper Award Finalists Seminar Series

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Physics Informed Deep Neural Network Embedded in a Chemical Transport Model for the Amazon Rainforest
Apr
23

Physics Informed Deep Neural Network Embedded in a Chemical Transport Model for the Amazon Rainforest

  • Wednesday, April 23, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Physics Informed Deep Neural Network Embedded in a Chemical Transport Model for the Amazon Rainforest is the second online seminar in our series of five. Five outstanding finalists whose work showcases cutting-edge research in climate science have been selected to present their papers in The ADIA Lab Climate Data Science Best Paper Award Finalists Seminar Series

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 Transferring Climate Change Physical Knowledge
Apr
16

Transferring Climate Change Physical Knowledge

  • Wednesday, April 16, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Transferring Climate Change Physical Knowledge is the inaugral online seminar in a series of five. Five outstanding finalists whose work showcases cutting-edge research in climate science have been selected to present their papers in The ADIA Lab Climate Data Science Best Paper Award Finalists Seminar Series

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Advancing AI for Image Analysis: From Medicine to Earth
Mar
20

Advancing AI for Image Analysis: From Medicine to Earth

  • Thursday, March 20, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 4:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dr. Farah Shamout, Dr. Dwarikanath Mahapatra, Muhammad Sohail Danish present Advancing AI for Image Analysis: From Medicine to Earth, the third instalment of the ADIA Lab 2025 Seminar Series. The seminar will be followed by Iftar

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Energy Transition, & Market Entry of Emerging Clean Technologies: Case Studies
Feb
6

Energy Transition, & Market Entry of Emerging Clean Technologies: Case Studies

  • Thursday, February 6, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 2:30 PM
  • ADGM Academy Research Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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From Large Language Models to Reasoning Language Models - Three Eras in The Age of Computation.
Jan
28

From Large Language Models to Reasoning Language Models - Three Eras in The Age of Computation.

  • Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 3:30 PM
  • ADGM Academy (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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The ADIA Lab Symposium
Nov
19
to Nov 21

The ADIA Lab Symposium

  • Tue, Nov 19, 2024 5:00 AM Thu, Nov 21, 2024 2:00 PM
  • Abu Dhabi Global Market (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ADIA Lab Symposium returns for its second edition this November! 

This year's Symposium will explore critical themes: sustainability, innovation, and trustworthy AI.

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ADIA Lab & Crunch Lab Launch Causal Discovery Challenge
Jul
31
to Oct 24

ADIA Lab & Crunch Lab Launch Causal Discovery Challenge

  • Wed, Jul 31, 2024 8:00 PM Thu, Oct 24, 2024 2:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

ADIA Lab is pleased to announce the launch of its second machine learning competition in collaboration with Crunch Lab: The ADIA Lab Causal Discovery Challenge.

This competition focuses on advancing the field of Causal Discovery in AI, with a total prize pool: $100,000 USD

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