IAIFI Committees

IAIFI is establishing committees that include a mix of faculty, postdocs, and students to plan and coordinate primary IAIFI activities. Current IAIFI Committees and their details are listed below. If you are interested in joining any of the committees below, email iaifi@mit.edu.

Computing

  • Status: Accepting additional members
  • Coordinates the purchase and management of IAIFI computing hardware and identifies and establishes additional computing solutions, as well as facilitates the utilization of computing resources and tools
  • Time commitment: One meeting per month, with some input or information gathering needed between meetings
  • Current Computing Committee: Will Detmold (Chair), Taritree Wongjirad, Michael Albergo, Adriano Hernandez, Oscar Barrera, Sneh Pandya, Marisa LaFleur, Thomas Bradford
  • Past Computing Committee Members: Siddharth Mishra-Sharma, Andrew Saydjari, Denis Boyda, Mit Kotak
  • Primary Contact: Email Will Detmold (Chair)

Industry Partnership

  • Status: Accepting additional members
  • Establishes and fosters connections with industry partners for mutual benefit through internships, workforce development and recruitment, resource sharing, collaboration, and funding; as well as provides resources and guidance to IAIFI members for career development and exploration. Learn more about Career Support
  • Time Commitment: Expected one-hour meeting per month and time spent developing materials (on volunteer basis)
  • See the current Job Opportunities and Funding Opportunities
  • Current Industry Partnership Committee: Marin Soljacic (Chair), Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro, Ge Yang, Nayantara Mudur, Sangeon Park, Emmanouil Theodosis, Aizhan Akhmetzhanova, Steven Eulig, Marisa LaFleur, Thomas Bradford
  • Past Industry Partnership Committee: Todd Zickler, Anna Golubeva, Mike Williams, Denis Boyda
  • Primary Contact: Email Marin Soljacic (Chair)

Public Engagement

  • Status: Accepting additional members
  • Develops educational materials for use in outreach activities, such as classroom visits, and brainstorms opportunities for outreach (including festivals, museum exhibits, etc)
  • Time Commitment: One-hour meeting every 3-4 weeks and time spent developing materials (on volunteer basis)
  • Current Public Engagement Committee: Lina Necib (Chair), Gaia Grosso, Thomas Harvey, Jigyasa Nigam, Jonathan Blazek, Christian Ferko, Marisa LaFleur, Thomas Bradford
  • Past Public Engagement Committee: Carlos Argüelles-Delgado, Brent Nelson, Harold Erbin, Tri Nguyen, Polina Abratenko, Sokratis Trifinopolous, Sneh Pandya
  • Primary Contact: Email Lina Necib (Chair)

Community Building

  • Status: Accepting additional members
  • Brainstorms and plans community building events (such as coffee hours, social events, meet-ups, etc.)
  • Time Commitment: One-hour meeting per month and time spent helping with event setup occasionally
  • Current Community Building Committee: Tracy Slatyer (Chair), Aizhan Akhmetzhanova, Joydeep Naskar, Omar Alterkait, Victoria Zhang, Marisa LaFleur, Thomas Bradford
  • Past Community Building Committee: Matt Schwartz, Mike Williams, Mehmet Demirtas, Niklas Nolte, Fabian Ruehle, Ouail Kitouni, Alexander Gagliano, Jessie Micallef
  • Primary Contact: Email Tracy Slatyer (Chair)

Early Career and Ethics

  • Status: Will rotate membership in Fall 2025
  • Time Commitment: One-hour meeting per month and occasional email discussion
  • Learn more about this committee
  • Current ECEC: Lisa Barsotti (Chair), Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro, Zeviel Imani, Leo Yao, Diego Vasquez, Jamie Sullivan, Yiding Song, Marisa LaFleur, Thomas Bradford
  • Past ECEC: Edo Berger, Tracy Slatyer, Siddharth Mishra-Sharma, Mehmet Demirtas, Harold Erbin, Katherine Fraser, Jasmine Gill, Anindita Maiti, Sean Benevedes, Rashmish Mishra, Tess Smidt, Jessie Micallef, Elyssa Hofgard
  • Primary Contact: Email Lisa Barsotti (Chair)

Speaker Selection

  • Status: Will rotate membership in Spring 2025
  • Identifies and invites speakers to the IAIFI Seminars and Colloquia and introduces speakers as needed
  • Time Commitment: One or two two-hour meetings every semester and attendance at talks
  • Current Speaker Selection Committee: Alexander Gagliano (Co-Chair), Gaia Grosso (Co-Chair), Dan Roberts, Ameya Shrikant Daigavane, Marisa LaFleur, Thomas Bradford
  • Past Speaker Selection Committee: Di Luo, Siddharth Mishra-Sharma, Nayantara Mudur, Demba Ba, Cora Dvorkin, Arkopal Dutt
  • Primary Contacts: Email Alexander Gagliano or email Gaia Grosso

Summer School & Workshop

  • Status: Will rotate membership in Fall 2025
  • Plans and coordinates the IAIFI Summer School and Workshop, including identifying and inviting lecturers and plenary speakers, developing the schedule, and reviewing applicants to the Summer School
  • Time Commitment: One two-hour meeting every 2-3 months and time spent helping at the Summer School/Workshop
  • See this year’s Summer School and Summer Workshop programs
  • Current Summer School and Workshop Committee: Fabian Ruehle (Chair), Sneh Pandya, Yidi Qi, Emmanouil Theodosis, Cora Dvorkin, Sam Bright-Thonney, Bill Freeman, Thomas Harvey, Marisa LaFleur, Thomas Bradford
  • Past Summer School and Workshop Committee: Jim Halverson, Shuchin Aeron, Tess Smidt, Denis Boyda, Anna Golubeva, Ouail Kitouni, Jeffrey Lazar, Peter Lu, Nayantara Mudur, Dylan Rankin, Demba Ba, Di Luo, Alexander Gagliano, Sokratis Trifinopoulos, Polina Abratenko, Owen Dugan
  • Primary Contact: Email Fabian Ruehle (Chair)

Journal Club Organizers

  • Status: No additional organizers needed at this time, but sign up here to lead a Journal Club
  • Schedules and coordinates the IAIFI Journal Club and introduces Journal Club presenters
  • Time Commitment: One-hour meeting per semester, attendance at Journal Club every 1-2 weeks, and time spent inviting presenters
  • See past Journal Club Talks
  • Current Journal Club Organizers: Sean Benevedes, Rikab Gambhir
  • Past Journal Club Organizers: Alexander Gagliano, John Martyn, Andrew Tan
  • Primary Contact: Email Sean Benevedes or Email Rikab Gambhir

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