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The Center for Decoding the Universe (C4DU) hosts a series of regular Monday gatherings connecting people across astrophysics, data science, AI/ML, and related fields. All Stanford affiliates are welcome. We meet at the Computing & Data Science Building (CoDa), with a casual lunch and hangout from 12:00 PM to 1 PM and the day's session beginning at 1:00 PM (Zoom option available for the Journal Club).

Co-Working Time (weekly)

Mondays, 12:00–3:00 PM, CoDa E201. One room, 3 hours, open all summer, including Journal Club and Frontier AI. This is our co-working space, where we collaborate and share ideas.

Journal Club (bi-weekly) 

Mondays, 1:00–2:00 PM, CoDa, CoDa E201 (Zoom available). A cross-disciplinary discussion of recent papers and ideas; informal questions encouraged, all welcome.

Frontier AI (monthly)

Mondays, 1:00–2:00 PM, CoDa E201. A monthly session on frontier AI work and its connection to the Center's efforts.

2026 Summer Schedule 

including Lunch from 12:00 to 1 PM

  • Mon, Jun 15: Journal Club — 1:00–2:00PM
  • Mon, Jun 29: Journal Club — 1:00-2:00 PM
  • Mon, Jul 13: Journal Club — 1:00–2:00 PM
  • Mon, Jul 20: Frontier AI — 1:00–2:00 PM
  • Mon, Jul 27: Journal Club — 1:00–2:00 PM

Join us on Slack: #c4du-ml-journal-club (Stanford/SDS Slack). Or reach out to Suchetha, Alkaid, or Beatriz.