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FAIR Symposium

2026 Fellowships in AI Research (FAIR) Symposium

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Organized by the LaCross Institute for Ethical AI in Business, each year, the FAIR Program supports innovative, cross-disciplinary research at the intersection of business, ethics, and artificial intelligence. The Symposium is an opportunity to hear directly from recent fellowship recipients as they share insights, early findings, and the impact of their work across the UVA community and beyond. 

30 January 2026
The Forum Hotel | UVA Darden School of Business

Schedule

10 a.m. Check-in and Continental Breakfast
10:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
11 a.m.

Privacy & Fairness in AI Pipelines

Nando Fioretto (SEAS), Max Biggs (Darden)

Noon Lunch
1 p.m.

Revenue-Preserving Unlearning for Recommendation Systems

Chirag Agarwal (SDS), Sam Levy (Darden)

2:15 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m.

Keeping Language Models Up-to-Date in a Constantly-Changing World

Tom Hartvigsen (SDS), Steven Johnson (McIntire)

3:45 p.m. Announcement of 2026 FAIR Recipients 
4:15 p.m. Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks 
4:30 p.m. Networking Reception
6 p.m. Conclusion

 


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