Pearl@90 Symposium

Date

Sunday, September 6, 2026

Venue

3rd floor, Grand Horizon room
Covel Commons, UCLA
330 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90095

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Parking

Sunset Village Parking Structure (Lot SV)
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Morning Session

8:30–9:30
AM

Breakfast, Welcome & Registration

Organized by event hosts

9:30–10:00
AM

Keynote — AI, Machine Learning, and Judea’s Contributions

Thomas Dietterich (Oregon State University)

10:00–11:00
AM

Judea & Causality

Chris Hitchcock (Caltech)

Daphne Koller (Insitro)

Elias Bareinboim (Columbia University)

11:00–11:15
AM

Break

11:15–12:00
PM

Panel — Judea, AI, and the Future

Dan Roth (University of Pennsylvania)

Eric Horvitz (Microsoft Research)

Pedro Domingos (University of Washington)

10 min each · Moderator Hector Geffner

12:00–12:10
PM

Chancellor’s Remarks

12:10–1:00
PM

Personal Reflections

Students, collaborators, and friends

Afternoon Session

1:00–2:15
PM

Lunch

2:15–3:00
PM

Keynote — Judea’s Contributions to Public Life

David Suissa (Jewish Journal) · coexistence, antisemitism, and Zionophobia

3:00–3:45
PM

Personal Reflections II

3:45–4:00
PM

Break

4:00–5:00
PM

Panel — Peace, Dialogue, and Coexistence

Asra Nomani (journalist & author)

Steven E. Zipperstein (UCLA)

Rabbi David Wolpe (Sinai Temple)

15 min each · Moderator TBA

5:00–5:45
PM

A Conversation on Judea Pearl’s Life, Education, and Career

Interviewed by Hector Geffner (RWTH Aachen University)

5:45–6:00
PM

Break

Evening Program

6:00–9:00
PM

Dinner & Musical Celebration

Featuring local musicians and a communal sing-along

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