AI Agent for Autonomous Control and Closed-Loop Experimentation
FOCUS · MAR-P42 · ID: 4001045
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Smart Experiments: An Introduction to How AI Is Transforming Modern Scientific Discovery
ORAL · Invited
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Publication: 1. https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7456716/v1;
2. Y. Ni, Z. Chen, A. N. Petsch, E. Xu, C. Peng, A. Kolesnikov, S. Chowdhury, A. Bansil, J. B. Thayer and J. Turner, "Physics-guided dual implicit neural representations for source separation", Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 6, 045042 (2025) doi: 10.1088/2632-2153/ae14ac;
3. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15494;
4. S. R. Chitturi, Z. Ji, A. N. Petsch, C. Peng, Z. Chen, R. Plumley, M. Dunne, S. Mardanya, S. Chowdhury, H. Chen, A. Bansil, A. Feiguin, A. I. Kolesnikov, D. Prabhakaran, S. M. Hayden, D. Ratner, C. Jia, Y. Nashed and J. J. Turner, "Capturing dynamical correlations using implicit neural representations", Nat. Commun. 14, 5852 (2023) doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41378-4;
5. Z. Chen, C. Peng, A. N. Petsch, S. R. Chitturi, A. Okullo, S. Chowdhury, C. H. Yoon and J. Turner, "Bayesian experimental design and parameter estimation for ultrafast spin dynamics", Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 4, 045056 (2023) doi: 10.1088/2632-2153/ad113a;
6. F. Liu, Z. Chen, T. Liu, R. Song, Y. Lin, J. J. Turner and C. Jia, "Self-supervised generative models for crystal structures", iScience 27, 110672 (2024) doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110672;
7. Z. Chen, A. N. Petsch, Z. Ji, S. R. Chitturi, C. Peng, C. Jia, A. I. Kolesnikov, J. B. Thayer and J. J. Turner, "Implicit neural representations for experimental steering of advanced experiments", Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 6, 102333 (2024) doi: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102333;
8. S. R. Chitturi, N. G. Burdet, Y. Nashed, D. Ratner, A. Mishra, T. J. Lane, M. Seaberg, V. Esposito, C. H. Yoon, M. Dunne and J. J. Turner, "A machine learning photon detection algorithm for coherent x-ray ultrafast fluctuation analysis", Struct. Dyn. 9, 054302 (2022) doi: 10.1063/4.0000161;
9. Z. Chen, C. Wang, M. Gao, C. H. Yoon, J. B. Thayer and J. J. Turner, "Augmenting X-ray single-particle imaging reconstruction with self-supervised machine learning", Newton 100110 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.newton.2025.100110
10. G. Goetzke, R. Plumley, G. hartmann, T. Maxwell, F.-J. Decker, A. Lutman, M. Dunne, D. Ratner and J. Turner, "femto-PIXAR: a self-supervised neural network method for reconstructing femtosecond X-ray free electron laser pulses", Opt. Express (2025) doi: 10.1364/OE.562798Presenters
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Joshua J Turner
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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Joshua J Turner
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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AI-Driven Self-driving Laboratories for Hard-to-Automate Experiments: Powders, Mechanochemistry, and Closed-Loop X-Ray Analysis
ORAL · Invited
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Kanta Ono
- The University of Osaka
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Kanta Ono
- The University of Osaka
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AI-assisted MemComputing: Scientific Research as Meta-Optimization (Part 1)
ORAL
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Publication: Y.-H. Zhang, C. Sipling, M. Di Ventra. Scientific Discovery as Meta-Optimization: An AI-Driven Framework for Autonomous Research. In preparation.
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Yuan-Hang Zhang
- University of California, San Diego
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Yuan-Hang Zhang
- University of California, San Diego
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Chesson Sipling
- University of California, San Diego
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Massimiliano Di Ventra
- University of California, San Diego
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AI-Assisted MemComputing: Generating Quality Metrics for Hyperparameter Optimization (Part 2)
ORAL
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Publication: C. Sipling, Y.-H. Zhang, M. Di Ventra. AI-Assisted Memcomputing: Generating Quality Metrics for Hyperparameter Optimization. Planned publication.
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Chesson Sipling
- University of California, San Diego
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Chesson Sipling
- University of California, San Diego
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Yuan-Hang Zhang
- University of California, San Diego
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Massimiliano Di Ventra
- University of California, San Diego
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AI–Assisted Rapid Identification of Impurity Phases and Magnetic Ordering in Neutron Diffraction
ORAL
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Lalit Yadav
- Oak Ridge National Lab
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Lalit Yadav
- Oak Ridge National Lab
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Mathieu Doucet
- ORNL
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Yongqiang Cheng
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- ORNL
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Agentic Exploration of Physics Models
ORAL
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Maximilian Nägele
- Max Planck Institute for Science of Light
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Maximilian Nägele
- Max Planck Institute for Science of Light
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Florian Marquardt
- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
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Autonomous stabilization of metastable h-TbFeO3 thin film
ORAL
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Publication: Planned paper: Self-driving thin film laboratory: autonomous epitaxial atomic-layer synthesis via real-time computer vision of electron diffraction (subject to change)
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Haotong Liang
- University of Maryland College Park
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Haotong Liang
- University of Maryland College Park
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Yunlong Sun
- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo
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Ryan S Paxson
- University of Maryland
- University of Maryland College Park
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Aaron G Kusne
- University of Maryland College Park
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Mikk Lippmaa
- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo
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Ichiro Takeuchi
- University of Maryland College Park
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Chih-Yu Lee
- University of Maryland College Park
- University of Maryland
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Alex T Hall
- University of Maryland College Park
- University of Maryland
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Abstract Withdrawn
ORAL · Withdrawn
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Biomimicking UAV Policy Training For Obstacle Avoidance From Optical Flow With One Camera
ORAL
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Mert Efe Cankaya
- Robert College
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Mert Efe Cankaya
- Robert College
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Abstract Withdrawn
ORAL · Withdrawn
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Autonomous Materials Simulation with an LLM Agent: Modeling Exothermic Fronts in 2D Ferroelectrics
ORAL
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Chenmu Zhang
- Rice University
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Chenmu Zhang
- Rice University
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Boris I Yakobson
- Rice University
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