London GenAI Forum 2025

The GenAI Forum at UCL brings together leading researchers and practitioners to explore cutting-edge developments in GenAI. The two-hour evening session features talks from prominent academics and industry experts, showcasing the latest breakthroughs in 3D generative modeling, 3D scene understanding, and other applications. This will be followed by a one-hour session for networking.

Date and Time: April 15, 2025, 5PM - 8PM
Location: University College London
Address: Christopher Ingold Building, London WC1H 0AJ
Directions: XLG1 Lecture Theatre, Christopher Ingold Building
Advisory Committee: Niloy J. Mitra, Hooman Shayani
Organization Committee: Michael Fischer, Niladri Shekhar Dutt, Pradyumna Reddy
Youtube live: Tentative Link

Attendance Information: Please register here to get tickets (you don't need to register if you plan to attend remotely, simply visit the YouTube link).

Schedule

Doors open shortly after 5PM with coffee available.

George Kopanas

Member of Technical Staff, Runway
Keynote 1: 5:10PM — 5:35PM
From 3D Reconstruction to Generative Video: A Creative Continuum

Abstract

Andrea Vedaldi

Professor, University of Oxford | Meta
Keynote 2: 5:35PM — 6:00PM
3D generative AI as a foundation of spatial intelligence

Abstract

Yulia Rubanova

Senior Research Scientist, Google Deepmind
Keynote 3: 6:00PM — 6:25PM
3D physical understanding in generative models

Abstract

⚡ Lightning Talk Sessions: 6:30PM — 7PM

Shalini Maiti (UCL, Meta): vLLMs for automatic evaluation of generated 3D objects

Eric Dexheimer (Imperial College London): Real-Time 3D Reconstruction: MASt3R-SLAM and Beyond

Rishabh Kabra (UCL, DeepMind): Probabilistic Inverse Cameras: Image to 3D via Multiview Geometry

Networking, Q&A 7PM - 8 PM 🍕 🍹 💬

Drinks and light snacks will be available.

In cooperation with the AI Hub in Generative Models.
UCL-GenAI

Sponsors

The London GenAI Meetup: Frontiers and Applications 2025 is hosted with generous support from Adobe, Autodesk, and University College London.