About AI in Action: Conversations with UCSB Researchers
AI in Action: Conversations with UCSB Researchers is a new UCSB Library speaker series launching in 2026 that aims to foster an open, interdisciplinary community exploring how AI can deepen understanding, expand access to knowledge, and inspire new forms of scholarship. The series showcases how UC Santa Barbara researchers are using innovative applications of AI, from accelerating materials science and environmental modeling to uncovering new insights in language, art, and history. Each session includes presentations by UCSB faculty and research teams on how AI tools and methods are shaping their work, followed by discussion on broader trends, challenges, and ethical considerations.
Events are free and open to UCSB faculty, students, staff, and the general public.
Subscribe to the Library Newsletter or join the UCSB AI Community of Practice, AI for Research Special Interest Group email list to receive information about upcoming events in the series delivered directly to your inbox.
To suggest future speakers in the series, please contact Sara Kelly, Exhibitions & Events Manager, at sarakelly@ucsb.edu.
Upcoming Speakers
AI in Action Speaker Series Launch and Reception
Ben Halpern (Executive Director, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis)
Monday, February 9, 2026, 4:00pm
Sponsors
AI in Action is co-led by UCSB Library and the UCSB AI Community of Practice (CoP), AI for Research Special Interest Group, with support from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, Office of Research, Office of Teaching and Learning, Marine Science Institute (MSI), and National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCAES).
If you are interested in becoming a co-sponsor of AI in Action, please contact Sara Kelly, Exhibitions & Events Manager, at sarakelly@ucsb.edu.
