ELLIS Institute Finland Scientific Seminar

ELLIS Institute Finland will hold its celebratory scientific seminar marking the opening of the Institute. This is Day 2 of the AI Summit, a gathering of world-class researchers, pioneering industry leaders, and influential policymakers from Finland, Europe, and around the globe. To join Day 1 in Turku, please email contact at ellisinstitute dot fi .

Program

9:00-10:00 Registration and coffee

10:00–12:00 Keynote talks: 
- Giada Pistilli (Hugging Face): From Utility to Intimacy: Evaluating Companionship Behaviors in AI Systems
- Kyunghyun Cho (New York University)
- New ELLIS Institute faculty: Eric Malmi, Qi Chen, TBA

12:00–13:00 Lunch

13:00–13:45 Panel discussion: Jessica Montgomery (University of Cambridge), Serge Belongie (University of Copenhagen), Max Welling (University of Amsterdam), TBA

13:45-14:45: Keynote talks: 
- Florence d'Alché-Buc (Institut Polytechnique de Paris): Graph-valued Regression through the Lens of Optimal Transport
- Tommi Jaakkola (MIT)

14:45-15:15 Coffee break

15:15-16:00 Keynote and discussion
- Mark Girolami (The Alan Turing Institute): Autoencoders in Function Space

16:00–17:00 Closing reception

*Lineup subject to change

Registration

Reserve your spot by 10 November 2025 to join the event on the ELLIS Institute Finland website.