Abstract Submissions

Submit your abstract

The conference has 3 distinct content tracks that represent key areas of focus for the Acceleration Consortium.

All accepted abstracts align with a content track, whether a general submission or a special track.

Track 1:
The Tools

Accelerating discovery with leading-edge tools such as machine learning algorithms for AI-aided experimental design, quantum-based materials simulations and characterization, chemical ontologies and materials databases, robotics and control systems for high-throughput experimentation, and more.

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Special Topics / Session Themes:

Large language models for science
Human/AI interactions
Internet of scientific things
Smart algorithms for self-driving labs

Track 2:
The Materials

Accelerating development of sustainable materials and molecules for a resilient world across applications such as solid-state materials for energy storage, nanoparticle formulations, soft materials for electronics, organic small molecule drugs, and more.

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Special Topics / Session Themes:

Accelerating discovery and understanding of chemical reactions
Accelerating the discovery of optoelectronic materials
Accelerating the screening of materials stability and toxicity
Accelerating catalysis for clean energy

Track 3:
The Ecosystem

Designing ethical and equitable translation ecosystems for accelerated discovery, including commercialization, training, education, access, and more.

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Special Topics / Session Themes:

Democratizing science
Hardware formats and standardization
Trust, ethics, and bias mitigation
Data curation, management, and architecture

submission overview

How to apply and what to include in your submission

Our call for abstracts is now closed. For Accelerate 2023, we accepted abstract submissions for talks, posters, and workshops. We encouraged submissions from researchers at all stages of their career working in academia, industry, government, and related community organizations. We welcomed abstracts that feature novel work related to the latest methods, applications and research translation in accelerated materials and molecular discovery, as outlined in our content tracks above.

Abstract applications were required to include:

Abstract title
Author(s) and affiliation
Content track identification
Target audience (e.g. academia, industry, government, community, etc.)
Your preference to present your abstract as a talk, poster, or workshop
A detailed description of your content that includes: (maximum 250 words)
A public-facing version of your abstract summary that might be used in marketing materials (maximum 50–75 words)

Important dates

Call for abstracts closes (extended): Friday, June 30, 2023, 5:00pm EST
Notification of acceptance (extended to): Friday, July 7, 2023
Presenter confirmation of acceptance (extended to): Friday, July 14, 2023

Application guidelines

Important application guidelines to note

At least one author of each accepted abstract must register to the conference
Abstract presenters are expected to cover registration fees; however, if this would present a barrier, please contact us regarding options at acceleration@utoronto.ca
Where applicable, prior to submitting an abstract, please confirm with your employer/agency that participation in the conference will be supported
Please declare any commercial or financial interests
Accepted participants should be willing to present on days/at times as determined by the conference organizers
When indicating preference for a talk, poster, or workshop, please note that this is a preference only. Conference organizers will determine whether an abstract is assigned as an oral, poster, or workshop presentation.
All submissions will be evaluated based on:
1. Relevance to conference target audience and topic streams. 2. Demonstration of evidence-based, innovative and/or emerging approaches. 3. Clarity and completeness of submission (e.g., use of plain language)

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