Haining Pan - Rutgers University
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 -
8:00 AM
Monday, February 9, 2026
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
9:00 AM
Pick up at hotel
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Ruixing Zhang
(
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee Knoxville
)
Pick up at hotel
Ruixing Zhang
(
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee Knoxville
)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Travel to IAMM.
9:30 AM
Research Meeting
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Ruixing Zhang
(
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee Knoxville
)
Research Meeting
Ruixing Zhang
(
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee Knoxville
)
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Room: 323
10:20 AM
AI as a Research Assistant for Quantum Materials and Information
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Haining Pan
(
Rutgers University
)
AI as a Research Assistant for Quantum Materials and Information
Haining Pan
(
Rutgers University
)
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: 147
The rapid progress of artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities to address long-standing theoretical and experimental challenges in condensed matter physics. In this talk, I will present an AI-driven framework in which machine learning is integrated into the scientific workflow, from hypothesis formulation to theoretical modeling and experimental interpretation. I will first show how large language models (LLMs) can act as structured theoretical assistants rather than simple text generators. I will introduce a multi-step agentic pipeline that autonomously derives mean-field Hamiltonians for interacting quantum many-body systems, along with CMT-Benchmark, an expert-curated benchmark for evaluating reasoning reliability in AI-assisted condensed matter research. I will then discuss discovery-oriented applications at the intersection of quantum materials and quantum information. I will demonstrate how unsupervised analysis of 4D-STEM data uncovers hidden charge-density-wave phases in 1T-TaS2, and how machine learning can identify topological phases in disordered Majorana nanowires, aiding the search for robust platforms for topological quantum computation.
11:30 AM
Research Meeting
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Jian Liu
(
University of Tennessee
)
Research Meeting
Jian Liu
(
University of Tennessee
)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 239
12:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Research Meeting
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Adrian Del Maestro
(
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
)
Research Meeting
Adrian Del Maestro
(
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: 321
2:30 PM
Research Meeting
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Angkun Wu
Research Meeting
Angkun Wu
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Research Meeting
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Yishu Wang
(
University of Tennessee Knoxville
)
Research Meeting
Yishu Wang
(
University of Tennessee Knoxville
)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 312
3:30 PM
Research Meeting
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Wonhee Ko
(
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
)
Research Meeting
Wonhee Ko
(
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: 233
4:00 PM
Research Meeting
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Zachary Nicolaou
Research Meeting
Zachary Nicolaou
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 328
4:30 PM
Research Meeting
Research Meeting
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM