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The 6th International Workshop on Big Data and AI-Assisted Tools,</div>
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Methods, and Use Cases for Innovative Scientific Discovery (BTSD 2026)</div>
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Held in conjunction with the 2026 IEEE International Conference on</div>
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Big Data (IEEE BigData 2026)</div>
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Workshop website:</div>
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https://sites.google.com/view/btsd2026</div>
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BTSD 2026 invites original research on artificial intelligence,</div>
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machine learning, and big-data technologies that accelerate</div>
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innovative scientific discovery.</div>
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Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:</div>
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- Neural networks and machine learning for scientific discovery</div>
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- Generative artificial intelligence and large language models for science</div>
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- Autonomous and agentic artificial intelligence systems</div>
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- Scientific foundation models, surrogate models, and digital twins</div>
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- Learning from large-scale, multimodal, and heterogeneous scientific data</div>
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- Human-artificial-intelligence collaboration and trustworthy AI</div>
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- Scientific workflows, automation, provenance, and reproducibility</div>
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- High-performance and distributed computing for AI-enabled science</div>
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- Applications in materials, energy, climate, biology, healthcare,</div>
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transportation, and other scientific domains</div>
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IMPORTANT DATES</div>
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Paper abstract submission due: October 1, 2026</div>
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Full workshop paper submission due: October 7, 2026</div>
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Submission and formatting instructions:</div>
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https://sites.google.com/view/btsd2026</div>
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Please share this call with interested researchers, practitioners,</div>
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and students.</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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Sangkeun (Matt) Lee</div>
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory</div>
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On behalf of the BTSD 2026 Organizing Committee</div>
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/view/btsd2026" data-outlook-id="6175ee2a-b47f-46df-982d-77d210d1c1a2">https://sites.google.com/view/btsd2026</a></div>
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