Lab life

Memories

2026

2026.09.01

Farewell dinner

A send-off dinner before the year at Auburn University began.

The lab together on the last evening before departure.

2026.08.20

Doctoral degree conferral ceremony

Eun-Ji Lee received her Ph.D. at the degree conferral ceremony, and stayed on with the lab as a postdoctoral researcher.

Eun-Ji Lee at the degree conferral ceremony.

Celebrating in the lab afterwards.

Flowers and congratulations in the department.

2026.08.10

Online lab meeting

Weekly meetings continued across time zones over the summer.

A summer lab meeting, everyone dialling in.

2026.06

IMS-APRM 2026, Hong Kong

The lab travelled to the IMS Asia Pacific Rim Meeting to present their contributions.

The lab at the conference venue in Hong Kong.

An invited session in progress.

Poster session.

Poster session.

Poster session.

Between sessions.

Dinner after the last day of talks.

Exploring the city.

Beers with the whole group after the meeting.

2026.05.15

Teachers' Day

A small celebration in the lab.

Lunch together in the department.

A cake from the students.

2026.01

AAAI-26, Singapore

Attending AAAI to follow work on tabular foundation models.

At the conference centre in Singapore.

Marina Bay in the evening.

Walking through the city between sessions.

2026.01.09

New year lab dinner

Starting the year together over dinner.

The first gathering of the year.

Supplies for the evening.

A tower of bottle caps, built over the course of dinner.