{"693239":{"#nid":"693239","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Machine Learning for Microscopy 3","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAI + Microscopy + Materials Science = Real-World Solutions\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoin researchers and students from around the world for a three-day hybrid hackathon exploring how AI and machine learning can advance microscopy, materials imaging, spectroscopy, and scientific workflows.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrimarily focused on electron microscopy (SEM S\/TEM, and related techniques). Projects in SPM (i.e., AFM and STM), hyperspectral imaging, and other microscopy and spectroscopy techniques are also welcome.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHO CAN PARTICIPATE?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEveryone is welcome \u2014 undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty, researchers, and industry participants. You do not need to be an AI expert. Teams are encouraged to combine microscopy\/materials domain knowledge with AI\/ML and coding skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPROJECT TOPICS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u20221. Image and Hyperspectral Image Analysis\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u20222. New Problems for Real-world Materials Imaging and Spectroscopy\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u20223. Creating Instructional Tutorials\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u20224. Active Learning and Real-time Analysis\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u20225. Simulators for Active Learning\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u20226. From Microscopy to ML and Back\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u20227. Grand Challenge Problems\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u20228. General\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHOW IT WORKS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Hackathon problems will be released one day before the event\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Participants may form local or global interdisciplinary teams\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Teams typically focus on one challenge\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Most projects can be developed using accessible cloud resources such as Google Colab\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Scientific relevance, creativity, domain understanding, robustness, and practical impact matter \u2014 not just coding performance\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Examples of projects submitted during the 2025 Hackathon can be found here: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kaliningroup.github.io\/mic_hackathon_2\/submissions\/\u0022\u003EHackathon 2025\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECoffee, refreshments, and lunch will be provided.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocal Host\/Contact: Mengkun Tian\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENo registration fee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin researchers and students from around the world for a three-day hybrid hackathon exploring how AI and machine learning can advance microscopy, materials imaging, spectroscopy, and scientific workflows.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"AI + Microscopy + Materials Science = Real-World Solutions"}],"uid":"36620","created_gmt":"2026-10-14 16:05:35","changed_gmt":"2026-10-14 16:13:02","author":"rgrieco6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-12-15T08:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-12-15T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-12-15T15:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-12-15 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-12-15 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-12-15 20:00:00","rrule":"RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;COUNT=2","timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Pettit 102A\u0026B","extras":["free_food"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/kaliningroup.github.io\/mic_hackathon_3\/registration\/","title":"Register here"}],"groups":[{"id":"660369","name":"Matter and Systems"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"189814","name":"go-researchevents"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"},{"id":"26411","name":"Training\/Workshop"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"194945","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mtian37@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMengkun Tian\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}