Event Calendar
exSPLOre 26
Explorations in Statistics, Probability, Learning and Optimization Research
We are delighted to announce exSPLORe 2026, a five-day workshop from January 13–17, 2026, traversing the exciting areas of quantitative research in Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence.
- Jan 13–14: Tutorials on Generative AI, LLMs, and Sequential Learning Theory.
- Jan 15: Industry interactions and panel discussions with Data Science Practitioners.
- Jan 16–17: Research workshop, featuring talks by luminaries, and presentations by the finalists for the exSPLOre 26 Young Researcher Best Paper Award
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Panel Discussion: Why I became a Researcher? Moderator: Gautam Menon (Ashoka University) Speakers: Peter Glynn (Stanford University), Prateek Jain (Google Deepmind), Venkat Padmanabhan (Microsoft Research), Nisheeth Vishnoi (Yale University) Jan 15, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 12:45 AM · AC02-LR-007 -
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Panel Discussion: Collaborations between Academia and Industry: What Works and What Doesn't Moderator: Debayan Gupta (Ashoka University) Speakers: Arko Chatterjee (Bain and Company), Peter Glynn (Stanford University), Ashish Goel (Stanford University), Gautam Shroff (IIIT Delhi) Jan 15, 2026 · 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM · AC02-LR-007
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Venue
Takshila Hall ( AC-02 | LR-007), Ashoka University
To Participate
Graduates, advanced undergraduates, post-docs, and faculty interested in related fields are encouraged to apply. Limited accommodation is available for outstation participants.
Last date for registration: December 25, 2025
Confirmed Speakers
| Sarah Cen, Carnegie Mellon University | Dheeraj Nagaraj, Google DeepMind |
| Peter W. Glynn, Stanford University | Venkat Padmanabhan, Microsoft Research |
| Ashish Goel, Stanford University | Alexandre Proutiere, KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
| Aditya Gopalan, IISc | Arun Sai Suggala, Google DeepMind |
| Vineet Goyal, Columbia University | Himanshu Tyagi, IISc |
| Andrew Ilyas, Carnegie Mellon University | Dootika Vats, IIT Kanpur |
| Prateek Jain, Google DeepMind | Nisheeth Vishnoi, Yale University |
| Karthyek Murthy, USC Los Angeles | Assaf Zeevi, Columbia University |
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Steering committee: V Borkar (IIT Bombay), P Glynn (Stanford), G Iyengar (Columbia), S Juneja (Ashoka University), P Netrapalli (Google DeepMind), A Ramdas (CMU)
Organising committee: V Borkar (IIT Bombay), S Juneja (Ashoka), P Netrapalli (Google DeepMind), Sumegh P (Ashoka), KS Mallikarjuna Rao (IIT Bombay), D Shah (MIT), A Thakkar (Ashoka)