MAMCS : Who writes the code? Algorithms, software, creativity, and reliability in the age of AI

The Mary Ann Mansigh Conversation series focuses of non-strictly technical topics of cultural interest for the simulation and modelling community. The format reflects the informative and informal nature of these sessions, with talks introducing the subject followed by a conversation between the speakers and the audience.
The lecture series "Mary Ann Mansigh Conversation series" is co-organized by CECAM (https://www.cecam.org) and MARVEL (http://nccr-marvel.ch/) at EPFL.

Tuesday October 27, 2026, 15:00-18:00 CET

Artificial intelligence is changing how algorithms are conceived, how software is written, and how its outputs are verified. This conversation takes stock of where the field of simulation and modelling stands today and opens a discussion on future directions and best practices — how to safeguard reliability and scientific creativity, how to adapt notions of authorship and ownership for AI-assisted code, and how to preserve and ideally enhance the rich commercial and academic software ecosystem that has driven the growth of computational science in research and development.

We invite submissions for contributed talks. If you would like to propose a contribution, please submit your abstract using this form. Deadline October 13, 2026.

The conversation will take place at EPFL, in room BCH 2103 and online.

Zoom link https://epfl.zoom.us/j/68443642155?pwd=ZPjdZw2KmHzeQ9Pu376iLb0OyMXCV8.1

Tentative program
15:00 Welcome and introduction
15:10 Georg Kresse, University of Vienna, Austria
15:30 Miguel Marques Ruhr, University Bochum, Germany
15:50 Michele Ceriotti, EPFL, Switzerland
16:10 Short break
16:20 Contributed speaker 1
16:35 Contributed speaker 2
16:50 Contributed speaker 3
17:05 Discussion
17:30  Apero for in person participants

Previous CECAM and MARVEL lectures can be found at
https://www.materialscloud.org/learn/sections/Btmngu/marvel-events
https://www.cecam.org/lectures