MIT–Amazon Science Hub Annual Symposium 2025

The MIT-Amazon Science Hub invited faculty, students, and the campus community to a full-day event on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

Programming included a day of keynotes, fireside discussions, faculty talks, and technical sessions — culminating in a networking reception with industry and academic leaders.

Details

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Time: 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Location: Building 45, 8th floor, 51 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA

Program

  • 8:45 AM | Coffee & Registration
  • 9:15 AM | Welcome Remarks
    • Dan Huttenlocher, Dean of MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
    • Tye Brady, Chief Technologist, Amazon Robotics & Amazon Science Hub Executive Sponsor
    • Rohit Prasad, Senior Vice President, AGI, Amazon
  • 9:40 AM | Fireside Chat with Rohit Prasad
    • Rohit Prasad, Senior Vice President, AGI, Amazon
    • Asu Ozdaglar, Deputy Dean of MIT Schwarzman College of Computing; Department Head of MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS); MathWorks Professor
  • 10:10 AM | Morning Talks
    • Song Han, Associate Professor, MIT EECS
    • Shiv Vitaladevuni, Director of Applied Science, AGI Customization, Amazon
    • Wojciech Matusik, Cadence Design Systems Professor, MIT EECS; Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
  • 11:00-11:20 AM | Coffee Break & Networking
    • Andreea Bobu, Assistant Professor, MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics, CSAIL
    • Faez Ahmed, Associate Professor, MIT Mechanical Engineering
    • Emily Webber, Principal Solutions Architect, Annapurna ML, AWS
    • Brian Anthony, Director, Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Program; Co-Director of the Medical Electronic Device Realization Center, MIT
    • Mina Konaković Luković, Assistant Professor, MIT EECS
  • 12:25-1:20 PM | Lunch, Networking, Optional Build on Trainium Workshop
  • 1:20 PM | Afternoon Talks
    • Bernie Wang, Principal ML Scientist, AWS Deep Engine Science, Amazon
    • Rahul Gupta, Sr. Manager, Applied Science, Responsible AI, AGI, Amazon
    • Julian Pachon, Director, Last Mile Science, Amazon
    • Matthias Winkenbach, Director of Research, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
    • Fadel Adib, Associate Professor, MIT EECS and MIT Media Lab
    • Amit Chhetri, Sr. Principal Scientist, Devices Hardware, Amazon
    • James Glass, Senior Research Scientist, MIT CSAIL
  • 3:15 PM | Break
  • 3:30 PM | MIT Keynote
  • 4:10 PM | Afternoon Talks
  • 4:45 PM | Closing Remarks
    • Asu Ozdaglar, Deputy Dean of MIT Schwarzman College of Computing; Department Head of MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS); MathWorks Professor

Networking reception to follow.