The NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Institute launches its 2023 in-person public programme with a series of inspiring talks, workshops and conferences throughout the month of January.
The line up kicks off with a talk entitled Uncovering the Underlying Structure of the Universe in conjunction with Abu Dhabi Meeting on Theoretical Physics, a conference co-hosted by The Institute and the UAE Space Agency. Academics from key institutions will discuss how physicists have reached our current understanding of the universe, all the way from the idea that everything is composed of tiny vibrating strings, to how black holes defy space and time to preserve information, and to the profound reasons for why the universe around us is incredibly huge.
The second talk for the month of January, entitled Black Hole Survival Guide, is organised in collaboration with NYU Abu Dhabi’s Centre for Astro, Particle and Planetary Physics. Astrophysicist and author Janna Levin will discuss her latest book, Black Hole Survival Guide, a wholly accessible, fascinating guide to black holes. Levin will explain the ways in which black holes, the most intriguing inhabitants of the universe, have changed our most basic understanding of the galaxy, the universe, and the whole expanse of reality that we inhabit.
Academics from key institutions will discuss how physicists have reached our current understanding of the universe
The Institute will also be hosting workshops and conferences during January, with the first workshop entitled NYU AI in Healthcare Research and Ideation, where NYU professors will be highlighting the challenges and new research directions of AI in healthcare while seeking to create collaborative opportunities within Abu Dhabi for the global research community.
Furthermore, NYUAD Associate Professors of Philosophy Sarah Paul and Matthew Silverstein will run a three-day workshop entitled Normativity and Reasoning IX. The programme for the month of January will conclude with a conference organised by the Special Olympics Global Centre for Inclusion in Education in collaboration with the Centre’s Research Collaborative, Special Olympics International Regional Staff, and Special Olympics Programme ,where experts will discuss a Global Unified Education System.
NYU professors will be highlighting the challenges and new research directions of AI in healthcare
Please see the full list of talks throughout the month of January below. For more information you can visit The Institute’s page.
Talks and conferences:
Abu Dhabi Meeting on Theoretical Physics
8-12 January 2023
NYU Abu Dhabi (By invitation only) See full list of participants here
NYU AI in Healthcare Research and Ideation
9-10 January 2023
NYUAD Campus
Speakers: Farah Shamout, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, NYUAD; Krzysztof Geras, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Health; Carlos Fernandez-Granda, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Data Science, Courant Institute, NYU; Narges Razavian, Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health, NYU Langone Health
Uncovering the Underlying Structure of the Universe
10 January 2023, 6:30-8.00pm
NYUAD Campus, Conference Centre
Speakers: Cumrun Vafa, Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Harvard University; Nima Arkani-Hamed, Theoretical Physicist, Institute for Advanced Study; Juan Maldacena, Theoretical Physicist, Institute for Advanced Study In conversation with Ahmed Almheiri, Assistant Professor of Physics, NYUAD
Normativity and Reasoning IX
16-18 January 2023
NYUAD Campus, Conference Centre (By invitation only)
Speakers: Sarah Paul, Associate Professor of Philosophy, NYUAD; Matthew Silverstein, Associate Professor of Philosophy, NYUAD
Black Hole Survival Guide
20 January2023, 6:30-8.00pm
NYUAD Campus, Conference Centre
Speaker: Janna Levin, Author of Black Hole Survival Guide (Knopf Publishing Group, 2020); Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Barnard College
Towards a Globally Unified Education System
23- 27 January 2023
NYUAD Campus (By invitation only)