{"id":43656,"date":"2026-07-16T13:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/?page_id=43656"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:42:15","slug":"agenda-ai-evaluation-and-alignment-for-high-stakes-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/agenda-ai-evaluation-and-alignment-for-high-stakes-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda: AI Evaluation and Alignment for High-Stakes Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date:<\/strong><span> Friday, November 6, 2026<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong><span> 8:30am \u2013 5:30pm<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Location: <\/strong><span><a href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/n9iOuT4NiG2ZE3ABX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8 St. Mary&#8217;s Street<\/a>, Photonics Building, PHO 906<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/cise-fall-workshop-ai-evaluation-and-alignment-for-high-stakes-systems\/\">Event Details<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/?page_id=43940&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Register Today!<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<style>\n.responsive-table {\n  overflow-x: auto;\n}\n.table-striped {\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: 994px;\n  border-collapse: collapse;\n}\n.table-striped td {\n  padding: 26px 24px;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n  vertical-align: middle;\n}\n.table-striped tr:nth-child(odd) td {\n  background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n.table-striped em strong {\n  display: block;\n  margin-bottom: 4px;\n}\n\/* Section heading color *\/\n.session-title {\n  color: #7c1a2e;\n}\n\/* Give the time column a comfortable width so rows read as evenly broad, without forcing the time to wrap *\/\n.table-striped td:first-child {\n  width: 190px;\n  white-space: nowrap;\n}\n\/* On narrow screens, shrink just the time text slightly so it still fits on one line *\/\n@media (max-width: 480px) {\n  .table-striped td:first-child {\n    width: auto;\n    font-size: 0.85em;\n  }\n}\n\/* Space between the section title and the bullet list under it *\/\n.table-striped td ul {\n  margin-top: 14px;\n  margin-bottom: 0;\n  padding-left: 22px;\n}\n.table-striped td ul li {\n  margin-bottom: 14px;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n}\n.table-striped td ul li:last-child {\n  margin-bottom: 0;\n}\n\/* Extra breathing room between a heading line and the text\/paragraph after it *\/\n.table-striped td p {\n  margin: 10px 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<table class=\"table-striped\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\"><b>8:30am \u2013 8:50am<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong class=\"session-title\">Breakfast &amp; Registration<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\"><b>8:50am \u2013 9:00am<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong class=\"session-title\">Welcome Address: <\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/profile\/vassilis-digalakis-jr\/\">Vassilis Digalakis<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> &#8211; Assistant Professor, Questrom (OTM) and ENG (SE), Boston University<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>9:00am &#8211; 9:30am<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Speaker: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/finale-doshi-velez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finale Doshi-Velez<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Professor, Harvard University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>9:30am \u2013 10:00am<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Speaker: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/profile\/venkatesh-saligrama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venkatesh Saligrama<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Professor, ENG (ECE, SE, CS), Boston University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>10:00am \u2013 10:15am<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong class=\"session-title\">Coffee &amp; Networking Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>10:15am \u2013 10:45am<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Speaker:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/hamsa-bastani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamsa Bastani<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>10:45am \u2013 11:15am<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"><b>Speaker: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/vasilis-syrgkanis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vasilis Syrgkanis<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Assistant Professor, Stanford University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>11:15am \u2013 12:00pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong class=\"session-title\">Poster Showcase Pitch<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>12:00pm \u2013 1:30pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong class=\"session-title\">Lunch &amp; Poster Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>1:30pm \u2013 2:00pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Speaker: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/tijana-zrnic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tijana Zrnic<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Assistant Professor, Stanford University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>2:00pm \u2013 2:30pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Speaker: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/dylan-hadfield-menell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dylan Hadfield-Menell<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Associate Professor, MIT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>2:30pm \u2013 3:00pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong class=\"session-title\">Coffee &amp; Networking Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>3:00pm \u2013 3:55pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong class=\"session-title\">Panel Discussion: AI Evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/eli-ben-michael\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Eli Ben-Michael<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/dean-eckles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dean Eckles<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Professor, MIT<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/michael-lingzhi-li\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Michael Lingzhi Li<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Assistant Professor, Harvard University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/profile\/jinglong-zhao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jinglong Zhao<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Assistant Professor, Questrom (OTM), Boston University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>3:55pm \u2013 4:50pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong class=\"session-title\">BU Vision Talks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3:55pm\u20134:15pm:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/chris-dellarocas-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Dellarocas<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Professor, Questrom (IS) and Former Associate Provost of Digital Learning &amp; Innovation, Boston University<\/li>\n<li><strong>4:15pm\u20134:35pm:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/profile\/ioannis-paschalidis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Yannis Paschalidis<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Distinguished Professor, ENG (SE) and Director, Hariri Institute, Boston University<\/li>\n<li><strong>4:35pm\u20134:50pm:<\/strong> <strong>Q&amp;A Session<\/strong> \u2014 Moderator: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/profile\/vassilis-digalakis-jr\/\">Vassilis Digalakis<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Assistant Professor, Questrom (OTM) and ENG (SE), Boston University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>4:50pm \u2013 5:00pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong class=\"session-title\">Concluding Remarks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/profile\/brian-kulis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Kulis<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Associate Professor, ENG (ECE, CS, SE), Boston University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>5:30pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong class=\"session-title\">Reception: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/imosCa6HRBmLPgJh9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BU Castle<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 Time: 8:30am \u2013 5:30pm Location: 8 St. Mary&#8217;s Street, Photonics Building, PHO 906 Event Details Register Today! 8:30am \u2013 8:50am Breakfast &amp; Registration 8:50am \u2013 9:00am Welcome Address: Vassilis Digalakis &#8211; Assistant Professor, Questrom (OTM) and ENG (SE), Boston University 9:00am &#8211; 9:30am Speaker: Finale Doshi-Velez &#8211; Professor, Harvard University [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24994,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43656"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24994"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43656"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44232,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43656\/revisions\/44232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}