The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business are hosting a conference, Frontiers in Machine Learning and Economics: Methods and Applications, on November 6, 2026. The goal of this annual conference is to bring together leading researchers across fields that work at the intersection of machine learning and the social sciences. This year’s conference will be held in Philadelphia.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers

Organizers

  • Simon Freyaldenhoven, Machine Learning Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Christian B. Hansen, Wallace W. Booth Professor of Econometrics and Statistics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
  • Vitaly Meursault, Senior Machine Learning Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Sanjog Misra, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing and Applied AI, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
  • Minchul Shin, Senior Economic Advisor and Machine Learning Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

If you are interested in attending this conference, please contact an organizer. For any additional questions, please contact caai@chicagobooth.edu.