Organized by: Prof. Lu Lu

Events on Thursday, March 6th, 2025

Seeing with Structure: Physics and The Art of Model-Building

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Place: 5280 CH &

Speaker: Dr. Garrett Merz, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Abstract: Physics datasets are highly structured, and studying how and when this structure is (or is not) learnable by neural network models offers an exciting new way to pose questions about our data. In this talk, I will explore applications of this thinking to problems in both experimental and theoretical high-energy physics: to the discovery of new patterns in the mathematical structure of theoretical physics data, to large-scale "Foundation Modelling" questions that span diverse experimental settings ranging from collider physics to cosmology, and to pose future questions that might allow us to bridge the gap between experimental and theoretical domains. By studying how and when models represent symmetries and patterns, I explore ways in which physicists can use models themselves as structure probes, which may enable radically new ways of formulating questions about the Universe.

Host: Sridhara Dasu

Attachments: video1631040514.mp4

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