ACM SIGMETRICS 2026 Workshop

Frontiers in Generative AI: Foundation and Algorithms

Friday, June 12, 2026
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Room: TBD

Organized by Yuxin Chen (UPenn), Laixi Shi (JHU), Yingying Li (UIUC)

Overview

This one-day workshop will feature recent advances in generative AI, broadly covering foundational and algorithmic aspects as well as applications. The workshop aims to combine theory and practice, bringing together researchers across academia and industry. The event will be organized to promote meaningful interactions and discussions, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration, through a series of invited talks and networking breaks.

If there are any questions, please contact laixis@jhu.edu.

Sponsors

Invited Speakers

SC

Sitan Chen

Harvard University

Talk title TBA

YL

Yingbin Liang

The Ohio State University

Talk title TBA

GQ

Guannan Qu

Carnegie Mellon University

Talk title TBA

QQ

Qing Qu

University of Michigan

Talk title TBA

LS

Liyue Shen

University of Michigan

Talk title TBA

RS

R. Srikant

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Talk title TBA

RV

René Vidal

University of Pennsylvania

Talk title TBA

LY

Lei Ying

University of Michigan

Talk title TBA

FH

Furong Huang Tentative

University of Maryland

Talk title TBA

Program Schedule

Tentative schedule — subject to change.

9:00 – 9:10 AM

Opening Remarks

9:10 – 9:50 AM

Invited Talk #1

Speaker TBA

9:50 – 10:30 AM

Invited Talk #2

Speaker TBA

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:40 AM

Invited Talk #3

Speaker TBA

11:40 AM – 12:20 PM

Invited Talk #4

Speaker TBA

12:20 – 1:40 PM

Lunch Break

1:40 – 2:20 PM

Invited Talk #5

Speaker TBA

2:20 – 3:00 PM

Invited Talk #6

Speaker TBA

3:00 – 3:30 PM

Coffee Break

3:30 – 4:10 PM

Invited Talk #7

Speaker TBA

4:10 – 4:40 PM

Invited Talk #8

Speaker TBA

4:40 – 5:00 PM

Closing Discussion

Organizers

Yuxin Chen

Yuxin Chen

University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

Laixi Shi

Laixi Shi

Johns Hopkins University (ECE & DSAI)

Yingying Li

Yingying Li

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (ISE)