Data Foundations of AI Social

An informal gathering for researchers interested in the data foundations of AI, hosted as part of the ICML 2026 Social program. ICML 2026 takes place at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea. Come meet the community, connect with fellow attendees, and join a panel discussion over light refreshments.

๐Ÿ“… When

July 8, 2026
7:00 โ€“ 9:00 PM KST (UTC+9)

๐Ÿ“ Where

COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, Seoul, South Korea
Room E5โ€“E6

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Who

Open to all ICML 2026 conference attendees

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Refreshments

Light refreshments provided

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Agenda

Time (KST) Session
7:00 โ€“ 7:05 PM Welcome & Icebreaker
A quick welcome and a chance to meet someone working on a different corner of the data foundations of AI.
7:05 โ€“ 8:00 PM Panel Discussion
A moderated panel on the data foundations of AI. See the lineup below.
8:00 โ€“ 9:00 PM Networking Reception
Open networking over light refreshments, with themed corners loosely organized around the community's focus areas.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Featured Panel

Panelists

Vincent Sunn Chen

Vincent Sunn Chen

Research Fellow & Founding Team, Snorkel AI

Jun Park

Jun Park

Founder & CEO, Hillclimb

Huan Sun

Huan Sun

Associate Professor, Ohio State University

Richard Zhang

Richard Zhang

Founding Researcher, Elorian AI

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Organizers

Jiaqi Ma

Jiaqi Ma

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jiachen T. Wang

Jiachen T. Wang

Princeton University

๐Ÿ™ Sponsor

Hillclimb Inc.

Thank you to our generous sponsor!

Note: The agenda is tentative and subject to change. Check back here for updates.