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Cornell AI Initiative

Learn more about the wide range of AI‑related workshops, symposia, and events happening across Cornell’s campuses.

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Upcoming Event Highlights

Dean’s AI Lecture Series: “Responsible AI in Healthcare: From RWE to Agentic Systems”

September 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Weill Cornell Medicine
This talk will focus on the arc from using longitudinal clinical data to generate real-world evidence, through predictive and generative AI, to agentic systems capable of acting across electronic health records, payer portals, and other operational infrastructure.

Networking Event: A Preview of AI’s Impact on IT Security

September 10 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Le Moyne College
Whether you’re looking to earn your next certification, stay ahead of the latest trends in cybersecurity and AI, or connect with other IT professionals in Central New York, we invite you to join CompTIA, Le Moyne College, and Logical Operations for a special evening dedicated to the future of technology training.

Cornell Unplugged

September 14 – September 20
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Cornell Unplugged is a week-long campus wide initiative hosted by the Sustainable Computing Workgroup that encourages students, faculty and staff to reflect on how much time they spend connected to technology.

Cornell at Climate Week NYC

September 20 – September 27
New York City
Cornell researchers return to New York City for Climate Week NYC 2026 from September 20-27, joining global leaders to advance bold, science-based solutions to pressing sustainability challenges.

Talent Acquisition and Employee Mobility

September 23 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
This CAHRScast session will explore how AI is being used in talent acquisition and employee mobility, including emerging applications, decision points, and implications for organizations and employees.

Ask the Statisticians: AI in Scientific Research

September 24 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Zoom
The capabilities of AI has dramatically increased over the past year. This session will provide a space to discuss innovative ways researchers across departments are integrating AI into their statistical workflows, as well as a space to discuss concerns about the best ways to maintain the scientific rigor and reproducibility in the process.

Virtual Healthcare in the Mainstream

October 21 @ 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Griffis Faculty Club
Join us for this exclusive in-person event filled with presentations and panel discussions covering topics like: AI-powered clinical decision-making, Scaling virtual healthcare delivery, and Predictive analytics in real-world systems. PLUS: Built-in time for networking.

Talent Development

October 21 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
This CAHRScast session will examine how AI is influencing talent development, including the design, delivery, and personalization of learning and development experiences.

Talent Analytics and Workforce Planning

November 18 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
This CAHRScast session will consider the use of AI in talent analytics and workforce planning, including opportunities to strengthen insights, forecasting, and workforce decision-making.

Adapting to Climate Uncertainty through AI-Enabled Microbial System Design

December 8 – December 10
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
This Thought Summit will bring together leaders from AI, data science, microbiology, materials science, agriculture, architecture, and design to define a new vision for AI-enabled engineering of microbial systems.

HUMAN AI Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Thinking

February 10, 2027 – February 12, 2027
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
A central tension guiding this Thought Summit is that AI simultaneously expands human capability while potentially reshaping, and in some cases diminishing, critical thinking, metacognition, and independent reasoning.

AI for Animal Communication

March 29, 2027 – April 2, 2027
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
This Thought Summit brings together experts in animal communication, neuroscience, linguistics, and AI to build the shared concepts and benchmarks this emerging field needs.

Ongoing Event Series and Colloquia

AI Brown Bag Series

Happens regularly on Tuesdays in 257 Sage Hall (Parker Center)

This series provides an excellent opportunity to learn about and discuss ongoing work happening across Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

AI Explorations

Every other Thursday at 2pm ET

Explorations are the Cornell AI Innovation Hub’s signature learning events. Join us for biweekly sessions where Cornell staff and faculty can discover emerging AI tools, hear from practitioners, and discuss real applications in research and education. Sessions are virtual, free and open to the Cornell community.

AI for Science Seminar Series

Alternating Fridays, 2:30–3:30 p.m.

The AI for Science seminar brings together computational and scientific communities to explore advances and challenges in AI for scientific discovery. Details coming soon.

AI to Advance Medicine Dean’s Lecture Series

Learn more about the series at Weill Cornell Medicine.

AI@CVM Exchange

Monthly

This monthly series features two 15-minute AI Super-User Showcases highlighting real-world applications: from automating grant budgets, enhancing clinical workflows, to streamlining research projects, CVM AI Steering Committee updates, and an interactive fishbowl Q&A. Open to all CVM faculty and staff (hybrid format).

Artificial Intelligence Seminar

Friday at 12:15 p.m. ET in Gates 122 and via Zoom

The Department of Computer Science presents a new lecture each Friday at 12:15 p.m. ET in Gates 122 and via Zoom.

Bovay / CTI Seminar Series

Monthly

We invite instructors across disciplines to come together as a community of practice to build expertise around teaching in the age of generative AI.

CATAI Biweekly Seminar Series (Cornell Initiative for Assistive Technology and AI)

Alternate Thursdays, 10–11 a.m., virtually

This biweekly seminar series features talks and demos on assistive technology, accessibility, and AI. The meeting is held every alternate Thursday, 10–11 a.m., virtually.

Computer Science Colloquium

Tuesdays at 11:45 a.m. in G01 Gates Hall and via Zoom.

Unless otherwise noted, events are held Tuesdays at 11:45 a.m. in G01 Gates Hall and via Zoom.

Cornell Learning Machines Seminar

Semi-monthly

Semi-monthly seminar at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City focusing on machine learning, NLP, vision, and robotics.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Colloquium

View the Cornell Duffield Engineering ECE events calendar for upcoming events.

Global AI Seminars

Tuesdays from 3–4 p.m. in Gates Hall 203 and on Zoom

This weekly speaker series brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to examine how AI can be designed, evaluated, and governed in ways that are safe, culturally grounded, and globally equitable. Sessions take place Tuesdays from 3–4 p.m. in Gates Hall 203 and on Zoom.

Machine Learning In Medicine

Virtual lecture series (via Zoom) on machine learning in medicine, featuring extensive Q&A and panel discussions. Designed to reduce academia’s carbon footprint, accommodate leading scientists’ schedules, and maintain social distancing.

ORIE Graduate Colloquium

Lectures and seminars with Cornell Engineering faculty, visiting professors, and guests on operations research topics.

Robotics Seminar

Thursdays, 3:35–4:25 p.m., in Gates 122 and via Zoom

The Department of Computer Science presents a new lecture each Thursday, 3:35–4:25 p.m., in Gates 122 and via Zoom.