The Vice-Rectorate for Research and Doctoral Studies (VRID) and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Universidad San Sebastián invite you to the workshop Artificial Intelligence for Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, a program to build Latin American capacity in machine learning, Bayesian neural networks, explainable AI and reinforcement learning.

Dates: December 14–18, 2026, 09:00–17:00 (activities until 18:00)
Venue: Auditorio Gladys Matus, Universidad San Sebastián, Campus Las Tres Pascualas, Concepción, Chile
Lead instructor: PhD Daniele Silvestro, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Local coordinator: Dr. Cristián E. Hernández

Program

Mon 14: Foundations of machine learning for evolutionary biology (unsupervised, supervised and reinforcement learning)
Tue 15: Neural networks and explainable AI
Wed 16: Bayesian neural networks and simulation-trained deep learning
Thu 17: Reinforcement learning for ecosystems and conservation planning
Fri 18: LLM-assisted coding, projects and collaboration

Format: lectures, hands-on Python practicals and project clinics. Teaching language: English.
Audience: MSc and PhD students, postdocs and early-career researchers.
Registration: open until November 16, through the online registration form or the QR code on the poster below. Questions: cristian.hernandez@uss.cl.

Supported by ANID, FONDECYT 1240219.

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Workshop: Artificial Intelligence for Evolutionary and Conservation Biology