Models, Inference & Algorithms (MIA)

The Models, Inference & Algorithms (MIA) Initiative at the Ó³»­´«Ã½ supports learning and collaboration across the interface of biology and medicine with mathematics, statistics, machine learning, and computer science. Our weekly meetings are open and pedagogical, emphasising lucid exposition of computational ideas over rapid-fire communication of results. Learn more about MIA and its history.


Upcoming Talks

Upcoming MIA Talks

 

Fall 2025 talk titles, speakers, and abstracts will continue to be updated below. 

Join us for an MIA 10-Year Anniversary Celebration on Friday, October 17.

9:30 - 10:00 am: Welcome, breakfast
10:00 - 11:00 am: Panel discussion
11:00 - 11:30 am: Lightning talks from young scientists, networking


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Meeting Details

Hosted by the , MIA meetings feature a 9:00 am primer with breakfast, 10:00 am seminar, and 10:50 am discussion. They are located at the Ó³»­´«Ã½ in Acadia (75 Ames St., M1) unless noted otherwise, and virtually.

If you do not have a Ó³»­´«Ã½ badge, please arrive 10 minutes early to 75 Ames St. with an ID to check in with security. We will escort folks up at 8:55 and 9:55 am -- email mia-team@broadinstitute.org if you arrive outside of those times.

Please to join our mailing list for event updates and Zoom links.


Current Steering Committee and Organizers

Current co-chairs:  (since Sept '23),  (since April '25).

MIA's efforts are driven by the Steering Committee: , , ,  (co-chair, Jan '23 - May '24), ,  (co-chair, Jan '24 - April '25), , , Sumaiya Iqbal, , DR Mani, , .

Admin: , , .

Founders: Alex Bloemendal,  (fall 2015).

MIA Talks Search

Fall 2025
Date Speaker Title
Sep 24
  • Polytechnic University of Turin

Infrastructure and modeling challenges in single-cell omics Fall 2025
Sep 24
  • Microsoft Research New England (MSR)

When more isn’t better: rethinking scale in single-cell foundation models Fall 2025
Oct 3
  • Seoul National University

From Sequence to Structure: Fundamentals of Protein Sequence and Structure Analysis Fall 2025
Oct 3
  • Seoul National University

Exploring the Protein Universe via Highly Accurate Structural Predictions Fall 2025
Oct 8
  • Columbia University

Ultra-secure computing with homomorphic encryption for genome privacy Fall 2025
Oct 8
  • Columbia University

Privacy-Preserving Approaches to Knowledge Discovery in Biomedicine Fall 2025
Oct 17
  • University of Toronto

  • Ó³»­´«Ã½ (MIA co-founder)

  • Genentech Research

  • Generate Biomedicines, Inc.

MIA 10-Year Anniversary Fall 2025
Oct 22
  • Stanford University, Genentech

Talk title coming soon Fall 2025
Oct 22
  • Stanford University

Talk title coming soon Fall 2025
Oct 29
  • UMass Chan Medical School

Talk title coming soon Fall 2025
Oct 29
  • UMass Chan Medical School

Programmatic design and editing of cis-regulatory elements using deep learning Fall 2025
Nov 5
  • UCLA

Talk title coming soon Fall 2025
Nov 5
  • UCLA

Permutation Enhances the Rigor of Genomics Data Analysis Fall 2025
Nov 19
  • Harvard University

Talk title coming soon Fall 2025
Dec 3
  • Duke University

Talk title coming soon Fall 2025
Dec 10
  • Ó³»­´«Ã½

Talk title coming soon Fall 2025