Frontiers of Materials That Learn: Proceedings of a Workshop (2026)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
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"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Frontiers of Materials That Learn: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29341.
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Workshop Agenda
OCTOBER 2, 2025
| 8:20 am | Welcoming Remarks and Workshop Objectives T. Arul Mozhi, Senior Program Director, Aeronautics, Space, and Astronomy, Board Director, Board on Physics and Astronomy M. Lisa Manning, Chair, Workshop Planning Committee; William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Physics, Syracuse University |
| 8:30 | Workshop Overview Andrea Liu (NAS), Member, Workshop Planning Committee; Hepburn Professor of Physics, University of Pennsylvania |
SESSION A—PHYSICAL LEARNING IMPLEMENTED IN PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
Moderator: Stefano Martiniani, Assistant Professor, New York University
| 8:40–10:40 | “Physical Learning in Mechanical Network Materials,” Xiaoming Mao, Professor of Physics, University of Michigan “Physical Learning in Resistor and Mechanical Networks,” Doug Durian, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania “Learning and Inference in Biomolecular Systems,” Erik Winfree, |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Frontiers of Materials That Learn: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29341.
| Professor of Computer Science, Computation and Neural Systems, and Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology | |
| 10:10 | Moderated Discussion |
| 10:40 | Break |
SESSION B—BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS AS SUBSTRATES FOR INTELLIGENT BEHAVIOR
Moderator: James de Yoreo, Battelle Fellow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
| 11:00–12:00 | “Computationally Designed Novel Protein–Protein Interfaces,” Possu Huang, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University “Ultrasensitive and Robust Mechanoluminescent Living Composites,” Shengqiang Cai Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego |
| 12:00 pm | Moderated Discussion |
| 12:30 | Break |
SESSION C—PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL SYSTEMS AS SUBSTRATES FOR INTELLIGENT BEHAVIOR
Moderator: Varda Hagh, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
| 1:30–3:00 | “Dynamically Reconfigurable Network Materials,” Mark Tibbitt (virtual), Associate Professor of Macromolecular Engineering, ETH Zürich “Chemical Reaction Networks,” Bartosz Grzybowski, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, IBS Korea “Robot Swarms,” Imma Itai Cohen, Associate Professor of Physics, Cornell University |
| 3:00 | Moderated Discussion |
| 3:30 | Break |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Frontiers of Materials That Learn: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29341.
SESSION D—LOOKING FORWARD (BREAKOUTS AND DISCUSSION)
| 3:40 |
“Breakout Guidance and Discussion Prompts,” M. Lisa Manning, Chair, Workshop Planning Committee
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| 4:00 | Breakout Groups with all in-person attendees, three groups |
| 5:05 | Breakout Summaries with all attendees, 10 minutes per group |
| 5:35 | Moderated Q&A and Discussion with all attendees |
| 6:00 | Workshop Adjourns |
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