CRML Agentic AI Summit 2026

2026 UCSB Agentic AI Summit

The inaugural UCSB Agentic AI Summit will be held on Friday, January 23, 2026, at UC Santa Barbara. We’re bringing together researchers, industry leaders, and students from across Southern California to explore how next-generation, agentic AI systems can drive both scientific discovery and real-world impact.

Schedule

8:30 am —Opening Remarks

9:00—9:50 am — Talk: Sujith Ravi, VP of GenAI at Oracle

9:50–10:40 am — Talk: Jiantao Jiao, NVIDIA Director of AI

10:40–11:00 am — Coffee break

11:00–11:50 am— John Martinis, UCSB

11:50–1:00 pm—Lunch

1:00–1:50 pm Diyi Yang, Stanford

1:50–2:40 pm Daniel Martin, UCSB

2:40–3:00 pm Coffee break

3:00–4:00 pm Industry lightning talks

4:00–5:00 pm AI faculty highlights

5:00–5:30 pm Panel: Agentic AI for Science, Humanity, and Industry