Agenda: AI Evaluation and Alignment for High-Stakes Systems

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026
Time: 8:30am – 5:30pm
Location: 8 St. Mary’s Street, Photonics Building, PHO 906
Event Details

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8:30am – 8:50am Breakfast & Registration
8:50am – 9:00am Welcome Address: Vassilis Digalakis – Assistant Professor, Questrom (OTM) and ENG (SE), Boston University
9:00am – 9:30am Speaker: Finale Doshi-Velez – Professor, Harvard University
9:30am – 10:00am Speaker: Venkatesh Saligrama – Professor, ENG (ECE, SE, CS), Boston University
10:00am – 10:15am Coffee & Networking Break
10:15am – 10:45am Speaker: Hamsa Bastani – Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
10:45am – 11:15am Speaker: Vasilis Syrgkanis – Assistant Professor, Stanford University
11:15am – 12:00pm Poster Showcase Pitch
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch & Poster Session
1:30pm – 2:00pm Speaker: Tijana Zrnic – Assistant Professor, Stanford University
2:00pm – 2:30pm Speaker: Dylan Hadfield-Menell – Associate Professor, MIT
2:30pm – 3:00pm Coffee & Networking Break
3:00pm – 3:55pm Panel Discussion: AI Evaluation
3:55pm – 4:50pm BU Vision Talks:

  • 3:55pm–4:15pm: Chris Dellarocas – Professor, Questrom (IS) and Former Associate Provost of Digital Learning & Innovation, Boston University
  • 4:15pm–4:35pm: Yannis Paschalidis – Distinguished Professor, ENG (SE) and Director, Hariri Institute, Boston University
  • 4:35pm–4:50pm: Q&A Session — Moderator: Vassilis Digalakis – Assistant Professor, Questrom (OTM) and ENG (SE), Boston University
4:50pm – 5:00pm Concluding Remarks: Brian Kulis – Associate Professor, ENG (ECE, CS, SE), Boston University
5:30pm Reception: BU Castle