Brown/Science for AI Research (SAIR) Foundation Physical AI Summit

About this event

All are welcome to attend the Physical AI Summit 2026, co-hosted by the Brown Data Science Institute and the Foundation for Science and AI Research (SAIR). This marks SAIR's inaugural East Coast summit, hosted at Pembroke Hall on the Brown University campus. The summit convenes leading researchers, robotics pioneers, industry executives, and inv estors to explore where embodied intelligence is heading and how physical AI transitions from research into real-world systems.Program and Speaker Highlights:Keynotes: Featuring George Karniadakis (Applied Mathematics, Brown) and George Konidaris (Computer Science and Director of the Intelligent Robot Lab, Brown). Academic Leadership Panel: Featuring David Parkes (Dean, Harvard SEAS), Garud Iyengar (Director, Columbia Data Science Institute), and Peter Loewen (Dean of Arts and Sciences, Cornell). Industry and Applied AI Panel: Featuring insights from leaders including Puneet Dokania (VP of Foundation Models, Bosch AI) and Dana Aubakirova (SmolVLA Lead, Hugging Face). Interactive Panels: Sessions covering Human-Robot Interaction with Sydney Skybetter (Brown), alongside industry scaling discussions featuring founders and leaders from Liquid AI, Talaria Scientific, and Slater Technology Fund. Event Details:Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026, beginning at 9 AM Location: Pembroke Ha ll 305, Brown University, Providence, RI Registration Deadline: Novem ber 9, 2026 (Rolling confirmations)Website and Registration:https://sair.foundation/events/physical-ai-summit-2026 (https://sair.foundation/events/physical-ai-summit-2026)Sponsors: Brown Data Science Institute, SAIR Foundation, Susquehanna, Nebius, Snorkel, Liquid, DLA Piper, and Talaria Scientific.https://sair.foundation/events/physical-ai-summit-2026">Physical AI Summit 2026, co-hosted by the

Brown Data Science Institute

and the

Foundation for Science and AI Research (SAIR) . This marks SAIR's inaugural East Coast summit, hosted at

Pembroke Hall

on the Brown University campus.

The summit convenes leading researchers, robotics pioneers, industry executives, and investors to explore where embodied intelligence is heading and how physical AI transitions from research into real-world systems.

Program and Speaker Highlights:

Keynotes:

Featuring

George Karniadakis

(Applied Mathematics, Brown) and

George Konidaris

(Computer Science and Director of the Intelligent Robot Lab, Brown).

Academic Leadership Panel:

Featuring

David Parkes

(Dean, Harvard SEAS),

Garud Iyengar

(Director, Columbia Data Science Institute), and

Peter Loewen

(Dean of Arts and Sciences, Cornell).

Industry and Applied AI Panel:

Featuring insights from leaders including

Puneet Dokania

(VP of Foundation Models, Bosch AI) and

Dana Aubakirova

(SmolVLA Lead, Hugging Face).

Interactive Panels:

Sessions covering Human-Robot Interaction with

Sydney Skybetter

(Brown), alongside industry scaling discussions featuring founders and leaders from

Liquid AI,

Talaria Scientific, and

Slater Technology Fund.

Event Details:

Date:

Thursday, November 12, 2026, begin ning at 9 AM

Location:

Pembroke Hall 305, Brown University, Providence, RI

Registration Deadline:

November 9, 2026

(Rolling confirmations)

Website and Registration:

Sponsors:

Brown Data Science Institute, SAIR Foundation, Susquehanna, Nebius, Snorkel, Liquid, DLA Piper, and Talaria Scientific.