Daytona AI Researchers - Berkeley, May 2026

Welcome to our inaugural meetup tailored for AI researchers at the University of California, Berkeley! 🤖✨

Agenda

🕒 5:00 pm – 5:05 pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks

🕒 5:05 pm – 5:20 pm
Talk: "Today's Agents Don't Live In Episodes"
🎤 Muhammad Annas Hashmi, DevRel at Daytona
Explore how today's agents defy traditional episodes in reinforcement learning (RL), discussing scalable horizons, environmental states, and the future of agent RL. 💡

🕒 5:20 pm – 5:30 pm
Talk: "Hive: A Platform for Collaborative Agent Evolution"
🎤 Sijun Tan, PhD Researcher at UC Berkeley’s Sky Computing Lab
Discover Hive, a revolutionary platform for multi-agent collaborative evolution aimed at enhancing scalable collective intelligence. 🌐

🕒 5:30 pm – 5:40 pm
Talk: "SkyRL: A Modular RL Library for LLMs"
🎤 Charlie Ruan, PhD Researcher at UC Berkeley’s Sky Computing Lab
Dive into SkyRL’s innovative design principles and its integration with Harbor for RL tasks, focusing on open-source capabilities. 🔧

🕒 5:40 pm – 5:50 pm
Talk: "Frontier CS: Evolving Challenges for Evolving Intelligence"
🎤 Hanchen Li, PhD Researcher at UC Berkeley’s Sky Computing Lab
Unpack the FrontierCS benchmark, designed to challenge evolving AI systems with complex computer science problems. 📊

🕒 5:50 pm – 6:00 pm
Talk: "TBA"
🎤 Speaker TBA

🕒 5:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Networking
Enjoy food and beverages while connecting with fellow researchers and exchanging valuable insights! 🍽️🥤

About the Event

This vibrant meetup is aimed at AI researchers who wish to connect, share insights, and delve into the latest advancements in artificial intelligence. Join us for informal networking, brief talks, and dynamic discussions on current research trends, paving the way for collaboration within the AI community.

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