R+AI 2025
Join us at R+AI 2025, our inaugural conference dedicated to the open-source R community and every facet of artificial intelligence.
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Dates: Nov 12–13, 2025
Location: 100% online
INCREDIBLE TWO DAY SCHEDULE!
Whether you’re just getting started with machine learning, experimenting with large language models in R, leveraging GenAI tools to accelerate your code, part of an industry team deploying AI solutions in finance, healthcare, or marketing, or a researcher pushing the boundaries of deep learning or responsible AI—there’s something here for you.
Experience inspiring keynotes and talks and a hands-on workshop, all designed empower R users at every level.
- Talks will be recorded
- Speakers participate in live Q&A
- Schedule is US Eastern Time Zone
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Joe Cheng, CTO, Posit
Keeping LLMs in Their Lane: Focused AI for Data Science and Research
Date & Time: November 12 at 10:00am, Eastern
Abstract
LLMs are powerful, flexible, easy-to-use… and often wrong. This is a dangerous combination, especially for data analysis and scientific research, where correctness and reproducibility are core requirements. Fortunately, it turns out that by carefully applying LLMs to narrower use cases, we can turn them into surprisingly reliable assistants that accelerate and enhance, rather than undermine, scientific work. This is not just theory—I’ll showcase working examples of seamlessly integrating LLMs into analytic workflows, helping data scientists build interactive, intelligent applications without needing to be web developers. You’ll see firsthand how keeping LLMs focused lets us leverage their “intelligence” in a way that’s practical, rigorous, and reproducible.
Registration Pricing
The following table lists the registration fees for three categories of attendees: students, academics and members of non-profit organizations, and professionals employed in industry who do not have non-profit status. All prices are in U.S. dollars.
| Category | Price |
|---|---|
| Students | $25 |
| Academic / Non-profit | $50 |
| Industry | $70 |
Sponsorships
If you would like to know about sponsorship opportunities, please write to sponsorship@r-consortium.org