Invited
Minghao Guo
Ph.D. candidate at MIT CSAIL
About
Boston Diffusion Day is a community workshop focused on diffusion models and modern generative modeling, bringing together researchers in machine learning, statistics, neuroscience, vision, and adjacent fields. The day features a mix of invited and contributed talks, a poster session, and ample time for discussion.
- Topics include: score-based diffusion, theory & generalization, scaling laws, architectures (CNN/DiT/attention), evaluation, safety, and applications.
- All levels welcome — from students to faculty and industry researchers.
- Attendance is free; space is limited. Registration required!
Schedule
Subject to changeTime
Event
Description
9:00 – 9:50
Mingle w/ Breakfast
Enjoy free coffee and pastries sponsored by Mission Innovation X!
10:00 – 10:25
Minghao Guo
Neural Generative Design - Grounding Diffusion Models with Hollywood Physics. This session covers the basic principles of diffusion models, how they differ from other generative models, and their major applications in image generation, 3D modeling, and scientific discovery. The talk will also go over some advanced research directions in the field.
10:30 – 10:55
Yilun Du
Inference Time Reasoning with Generative Models
11:00 – 11:25
Carles Domingo-Enrich
Test-Time Scaling of Diffusions with Flow Maps
11:30 – 11:55
Binxu Wang
What We Learn about Diffusion Models from the Linear Case
12:00 – 12:50
Lunch
Enjoy free Otto's pizza sponsored by Y Combinator!
1:00 – 1:25
Nic Fishman and Gokul Gowri
Generative Distribution Embeddings
1:30 – 1:55
Jaeyeon Kim
How to Diffuse a Sentence: A Journey into Discrete Diffusion Models
2:00 – 3:30
IAIFI Diffusion Discussion
Hybrid discussion led by IAIFI Fellow Berthy Feng
3:30 – 4:00
Poster Session 1
Held in the West Atrium
4:00 – 4:30
Poster Session 2
Held in the West Atrium
4:30 – 5:30
Mingle
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Call for Posters
We invite poster submissions on diffusion models and related topics. One-page extended abstracts (PDF) are encouraged; previously published work is welcome. A limited number of lightning talks will be selected from posters.
- Submission deadline: Thursday, October 9th @ 12:59 PM EST
- Notification: Friday, October 10th
- Format: Poster title/authors/affiliations and short summary.
Speakers
More announced soon
Invited
Yilun Du
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University; Kempner Institute Investigator
Invited
Carles Domingo-Enrich
Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research New England
Invited
Binxu Wang
Research Fellow, Kempner Institute
Invited
Gokul Gowri
Postdoctoral Tayebati Fellow, MIT
Invited
Nic Fishman
PhD Student in Statistics, Harvard University
Invited
Jaeyeon Kim
PhD Student in Computer Science, Harvard University
Invited
Berthy Feng
IAIFI Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT
Contributed
Poster Presenters
Various researchers from the Boston area
Poster Session
Printed posters preferred (portrait A0/A1 or 36"×48"). Easels/boards will be provided.
- Setup: 3:15–3:30
- Session: 3:30–4:30
- Teardown: 4:30–5:00
Sponsors
Thank you for your support
Venue
Winokur Family Hall & West Atrium, Science & Engineering Complex (SEC), 150 Western Ave, Allston, MA.
Public transit: MBTA bus routes and Harvard shuttle stop nearby. Limited paid parking available in the garage.
Register to attend
Registration is free but required. We’ll email final details and reminders.