The Bay Area Frontier Research Club is a curated forum for rigorous discussion on how AI is reshaping the scientific research process. We convene experimental researchers, computational scientists, & research engineers across domains to examine concrete work-papers, methods, & workflows-covering literature synthesis, hypothesis generation, experimental design, simulation, analysis, & reproducibility.

For each session, we curate 2-3 papers selected for rigor & discussion value. Presentations are intentionally brief so the majority of time is reserved for questions & critique: assumptions, evaluation methodology, failure modes, & what would constitute convincing evidence. Papers & supporting materials are shared in advance to ensure a high-baseline conversation.

Agenda

5:30pm: Doors open

5:30pm - 6:30pm: Networking + light dinner

6:30pm - 8:00pm: Research presentations + discussion

8:00pm - 8:30pm: Networking

Presenters & topics

Talk #1: TBA

Talk #2: TBA

Talk #3: TBA

Want to present your work? If you have a research paper you'd like to discuss at one of our next sessions, please submit it for consideration.

SUBMIT YOUR PAPER HERE.

Who should attend

Experimental researchers

Computational scientists across domains (bio/chem/materials/climate/neuro/physics)

Research engineers + lab automation people

Folks building tools for literature review, experiment planning, robotics, simulation, or scientific data

No ML background required. If you've ever wished research moved faster, you belong here.

Capacity is limited.

We will take photos & short video clips for event recap & promotion. By attending, you consent to being photographed & recorded, & to the use of those images & clips by the organizers on social media & other event marketing channels.

Hosted by

Frontier Syndicate is a private venture circle connecting frontier tech researchers, builders, & investors through curated convenings & early-stage capital. Across the Bay Area, we host a recurring series of research forums, builder nights, & intimate investor dinners - & back exceptional companies emerging from the labs, communities, & technical networks we convene.

Hexo Labs is building an AI-native platform for scientific discovery. Through Emily, its AI scientist system, Hexo helps researchers generate hypotheses, design experiments, & accelerate research workflows across ambitious scientific domains, with the goal of helping more breakthrough ideas move toward real-world impact.

BASES (Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students) is one of the world's largest & most established student-run entrepreneurship organizations. Founded in 1996, it serves as the hub for student entrepreneurship at Stanford University, bridging the gap between academia, innovation, & industry.

The Computing & Data Science (CoDa) building at Stanford University

Room B60

389 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305