FAIR in ML, AI Readiness, & Reproducibility (FARR) Workshop
The FAIR in ML, AI Readiness, & Reproducibility Research Coordination Network (FARR RCN) computer scientists, geoscientists, research data practitioners, geosciences data and tool repositories / providers, and computing infrastructure providers and research tool builders to participate in FARR's in-person workshop on October 9-10, 2024 at the AGU Conference Center in Washington DC. Communities outside of geosciences with similar challenges, as well as industry, government, and non-profits with a stake in these topics are also encouraged to attend.
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Who should attend?
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Are you interested in learning about or working towards AI readiness?
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Do you want to share AI models, or use others' models?
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Are you concerned about reproducibility of work that uses AI models?
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Do you have experiences in these areas that you think others would benefit from?
If you are interested in those questions, this workshop will be a good opportunity to connect with others.
Purpose:
The "FARR Workshop” aims to make advancement in the areas of AI Readiness, AI Reproducibility, and the intersection of the FAIR Principles and ML through
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Spurring new or deepened collaborations
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Sharing best practices and lessons learned
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Exploring research gaps and priorities
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Participate
Call For Posters - Abstracts are due by September 18, 2024
The FARR RCN seeks posters focused on AI Readiness, AI Reproducibility and FAIR Principles & ML, especially in the geosciences, including but not limited to topics such as:
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Foundation models (FM), especially as they relate to building FMs, methods for benchmarking, maintaining, extending, data formats, and related considerations
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Data-centric AI, especially as it relates to research priorities and signals for data repositories and resource providers
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Using ML and Knowledge Engineering to add context or structure to data
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Applying the FAIR principles to data, workflows, and models for AI/ML, and techniques for automation and validation
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What AI Readiness means for geoscience repositories and related providers: challenges, success stories, and lessons learned
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Community approaches to AI reproducibility
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AI reproducibility and refactoring for LLMs and Gen-AI
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Logistics
Attendance at the meeting will be in-person only. There is no registration fee for this meeting. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Travel support will be made available for a limited number of early career researchers.
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Posters
Posters should be no larger than 45 inches x 45 inches (114 cm x 114 cm).
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Accommodations: reservations due by September 18, 2024, while supplies last
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SOLD OUT Generator Washington DC - $179/night+tax, 5 min walk, Group booking
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SOLD OUT Normandy Hotel - $199/night +tax, 8 min walk, Group booking
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Churchhill Hotel - $215/night +tax, 5 min walk, Group booking
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Registration
There is no registration fee, but participants should register by September 18, 2024 to allow for planning logistics such as space, food and name badges. Register HERE
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Community Participation Guidelines
Venue
AGU Conference Center
2000 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20009
Directions to the AGU Conference Center
Closest Metro station: Dupont Circle
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