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Dear Colleagues, </div>
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We are delighted to announce the upcoming 3rd Annual AI4EIC Workshop - Artificial Intelligence for the Electron-Ion Collider. </div>
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Hosted by the EICUG AI Working Group, AI4EIC, this hybrid event will be held at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., from November 28 to December 1, 2023. </div>
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This year's workshop will be a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual participation options. In light of the enriching experiences from the past two annual workshops at W&M and CFNS, we strongly encourage in-person attendance. More details can be found
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Building upon the productive discussions and synergies formed during our previous events, the focus of this workshop will be the active and potential areas of AI/ML applications within the EIC, including ongoing activities in the ePIC experiment and beyond. </div>
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The workshop will feature AI/ML tutorial sessions led by experts from academia, national labs, and the industry. </div>
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We are also excited to announce the second international AI4EIC Hackathon, which will be held on December 1st. </div>
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AI/ML is proving to be a fundamental component in all phases of the future EIC, from design and R&D to practical applications. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">This workshop presents an invaluable opportunity for our community to stay abreast of the ongoing AI/ML projects and plans for the EIC. </span><br>
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It's a platform for meaningful discussions on various interdisciplinary topics, fostering collaboration between theorists, experimentalists, accelerator physicists, and AI/ML practitioners. </div>
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We look forward to your participation. </div>
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Best regards, </div>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Tanja Horn, </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Cristiano Fanelli </span></div>
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On behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee: </div>
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Markus Diefenthaler (JLab)</div>
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David Lawrence (JLab)</div>
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Meifeng Lin (BNL)</div>
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Benjamin Nachman (LBNL)</div>
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Torre Wenaus (BNL)</div>
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Mike Williams (MIT)</div>
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