Conference Programme

Theory and Methods Challenge Fortnight, Alan Turing Institute

Monday 17th June

When Activity
Welcome
0900-0930

Arrival and networking

0930-0945

TMCF @Turing
– Ioannis Kosmidis, TMCF Lead

0945-1000

Turing Overview
– Daniel Lovelock, Head of Academic Engagement

1000--1015

This TMCF
– Cagatay Turkay, Roger Beecham

Provocations and positions
1015--1230

Participants present their provocations, w/ group review
– All

1230-1400

Lunch

1400-1600

Affinity mapping exercise
– All

Tuesday 18th June

When Activity
Welcome
0900-0930

Arrival and networking

0930-0945

Update and plans for day
– Cagatay Turkay, Roger Beecham

Documenting positions
0945-1230

Groups co-write 1500-word blog w/ example and evidence
– All

1230-1330

Lunch

1330-1600

Groupwork on commentaries
– All

1600-1630

De-brief and planning
– Cagatay Turkay, Roger Beecham

Wednesday 19th Jun

When Activity
Welcome
0900-0930

Arrival and networking

0930-0945

Update and plans for day
– Cagatay Turkay, Roger Beecham

0945-1100

Lightning talks from Turing PIs on probabilistic programming
– TBC

Grounding positions
1100-1230

Groupwork on blogs
– All

1230-1330

Lunch

1330-1500

Groupwork on blogs
– All

Public lecture
1600-1900

Public lectures + drinks reception
– Andrew Gelman, Jess Hullman, Hadley Wickham

Thursday 20th June

When Activity
Welcome
0900-0930

Arrival and networking

0930-0945

Update and plans for day
– Cagatay Turkay, Roger Beecham

Consolidate
0945-1230

Prioritising and grounding activity
– All

1130-1230

Paper planning
– All

1230-1330

Lunch

1330-1530

Paper planning + material gathering
– All

1545-1600

Progress and next steps
– All

Friday 21st June

When Activity
Welcome
0900-0930

Arrival and networking

0930-0945

Briefing from Turing Director for Fundamental DS&AI
– Andrew Duncan 

Output planning
0945-1230

Commentary + SI paper mapping, toolkits, etc.
– All

1230-1400

Lunch and depart