MoML @ MIT 2024 – MIT Jameel Clinic

Our Mission

The Molecular Machine Learning (MoML) Conference is a biannual gathering of researchers across academia and industry who share the goal of advancing how machine learning methods can address key scientific goals related to molecular modeling, molecular interactions, and more broadly therapeutic design. Through a combination of engaging talks and poster presentations, conference provides an open and lively place to discuss, learn, and innovate, for students and experts alike.

Areas of Focus

Geometric machine learning of molecules
Molecular graph machine learning
Molecule/Protein 3D Structure Prediction and Processing
Modeling molecular interactions
Molecular dynamics
Machine learning for quantum chemistry

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Featured Speakers

Regina Barzilay AI Faculty Lead

Tommi Jaakkola Principal Investigator

Ali Madani CEO, Profluent

Mathai Mammen CEO, FogPharma

Nicholas Polizzi Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Karl Dane Wittrup C. P. Dubbs Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biological Engineering

Pranam Chatterjee Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science, Duke University

Agenda

8:45 – 9:30am Check-In

9:30am – 9:35am Opening Remarks

Opener

Regina Barzilay, Tommi Jaakkola

9:35am – 10:00am Session I: State of the discipline of therapeutic antibody engineering

Opener

Karl Dane Wittrup

10:00am – 10:30am Session II: Language models generate functional genome editors and expand the CRISPR-Cas universe

Opener

Ali Madani, Profluent

10:30am – 11:00am Top 4 Papers

11:00am – 12:00pm Poster Session I

12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch break

1:00pm – 1:30pm Panel: How far can Evolutionary Information go?

Opener

Moderated by Rachel Wu and Jason Yim Pranam Chatterjee, Duke University Ali Madani, Profluent Nicholas Polizzi, Harvard University Karl Dane Wittrup, MIT

1:30pm – 2:00pm Session III: Uncharted Territory – Conquering Impossible Targets with Helicon Peptides

Opener

Mathai Mammen, FogPharma

2:00pm – 2:30pm Session IV: Ligand-aware protein design using reinforcement learning

Opener

Nicholas Polizzi, Harvard University

2:30pm – 3:30pm Poster Session II

3:30pm – 4:00pm Top 4 Papers + Best Paper Announcement

In Memoriam

The MoML Conference is organized in the name of Octavian-Eugen Ganea, whose scientific work and drive to help others closely exemplified the goals of this conference. To honor his work, we award the Octavian-Eugen Ganea Prize for Best Paper at the MoML Conference at MIT every year.

Senior Program Committee

Regina Barzilay AI Faculty Lead

Dominique Beaini Head of Graph Research, Valence Discovery

Michael Bronstein DeepMind Professor of AI, Oxford University

Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Tommi Jaakkola Principal Investigator

Tess Smidt Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

Jian Tang Associate Professor, Mila-Quebec

Patrick Walters Chief Data Officer, Relay Therapeutics

Organizers

Gabriele Corso PhD student, MIT

Felix Faltings PhD student, MIT

Wenxian Shi PhD student, MIT

Hannes Stärk PhD student, MIT

Jeremy Wohlwend PhD student, MIT

Rachel Wu PhD student, MIT

Jason Yim PhD student, MIT

Venue

Luria Auditorium
Building 76
500 Main St
Cambridge, MA 02139

FAQs

When/where is the conference being held?
The 2024 MoML Conference @ MIT will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in the Luria Auditorium, located in the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. Public parking is available in Hayward Garage, but we recommend using public transit if possible to get to the venue.

Where should I stay if I’m arriving from out-of-town?
The Boston Marriott Cambridge and the Kendall Hotel are both great options and just 5 minutes walking from the conference location.

Will there be a virtual option?
As with last year’s conference, this year’s MoML Conference will be in-person so there will be no option to attend virtually.

How big should the posters be?
Students with accepted papers should bring posters between 36 inches x 28 inches and 48 inches x 36 inches.

I am a non-MIT student. Is there a student discount?
There is free admission available to those with accepted research papers.
If you are not planning to submit a paper, but are a non-MIT student interested in attending the conference, we have limited free admission so please register via the Waitlist as soon as possible.

I can’t go anymore. Can I give my ticket to someone else?
Registrations linked to credit card transactions are not transferable, but students and postdocs admitted via Waitlist may request to transfer their admission to someone else at least two weeks prior to the event.

How can I sponsor this year’s/the next MoML Conference at MIT?
If you’re interested in sponsoring the MoML Conference at MIT, please reach out to jclinic-info@mit.edu.

What is your cancellation policy?
Anyone cancelling their registration one month or more prior to the conference will be refunded in full.
Anyone cancelling up to three weeks prior to the conference will be refunded (if paid as part of the registration) any amounts paid over $200.
Anyone cancelling within three weeks prior to the conference and all no-shows will not be eligible for a refund.
Anyone cancelling due to governmental travel restrictions or failure to obtain a visa that prevents travel to the conference will be refunded the full amount paid regardless of when the notification is received.

Will there be food/drinks provided at this conference?
There will be meals and snacks provided to attendees at the conference venue throughout the event.

Not seeing an answer to your question? Email us at jclinic-info@mit.edu.