Chemical formulations are everywhere: pharmaceuticals, sunscreen, paint, food, and batteries all rely on complex mixtures of chemicals to achieve performance criteria. But designing chemical formulations is time-consuming and costly. AI and ML is poised to revolutionize this process by enabling rapid exploration and design. The CAFE Workshop brings together leading researchers from academia and industry to discuss the latest advances.

This workshop is part of AutoML 2025. Organized by the Center for Accelerated Formulations Engineering, this workshop builds on a successful series held online and in Evanston, IL in 2020, 2021, and 2022, featuring participants from leading academic institutions and industry organizations.

For those not registered for AutoML, register at the link below by September 3. Registration is free thanks to support from the National Science Foundation.

Attendees registered for AutoML are automatically registered for the CAFE workshop. You are still welcome to fill out the CAFE workshop registration as it helps us stay in contact and know who is interested in AI for formulations design.

The workshop begins with the main AutoML conference dinner on Wed Sep 10. CAFE workshop registrants are welcome to attend this dinner, regardless of whether they are registered for the main AutoML conference.

The dinner will be held on a boat cruise, leaving from Pier 36 in Manhattan. The boat will leave at 7pm and return at 11pm.

CAFE workshop registrants not attending the main AutoML conference will not have up their badge yet. They can pick it up at the boat. Please arrive at 6:40pm, 20 minutes before the scheduled departure, to make sure you can find the boat, pick up your badge, and board on time.

Program: Thu Sep 11

On Thu Sep 11 there will be a full day of talks, discussion, and a poster session from 9am to 5:30pm on Thu Sep 11 at the Verizon Executive Education Center at Cornell Tech. Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided.

The day will be followed by a dinner open to CAFE workshop registrants at Bohemian Spirit on the Upper East Side.

Badges can be picked up starting at 8:30am at the Verizon Executive Education Center.

The workshop will be held in the Verizon Executive Education Center at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Roosevelt Island is in the East River between Manhattan and Queens.

• Public Transit: To reach Cornell Tech from Manhattan, take the F train in the NYC subway system to the Roosevelt Island stop or take the tram from 59th street and 2nd Avenue. Then walk about 10 minutes south to the Verizon Executive Education Center.
• Car: You can also drive by car or take a ride-sharing vehicle from Queens via the Roosevelt Island Bridge. There is no direct access to Roosevelt Island by car from Manhattan.
• Parking: Parking is available at the Cornell Tech campus for a fee. The parking garage is a 25 min walk from the workshop venue. The Red Bus is free and travels between the parking garage and the workshop venue.

See Cornell Tech's Visit Us page for more detail.

The AutoML conference has negotiated a special rate at the Graduate hotel, which is right next to the workshop venue.

For questions about the workshop, please email cafeworkshop2025@gmail.com.

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