TalkDecember 19, 2025
Rewiring Healthcare: Telehealth and the Evolution of Health Tech
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes was a featured panelist on ZETA’s “Rewiring Healthcare: Telehealth and the Evolution of Health Tech” Tech Talk on December 19, 2025.
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EventDecember 8, 2025
PDA Startup Panel & Workshop
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes took part as a panelist in the MIT Postdoctoral Association’s hybrid Startup Panel & Workshop on December 8, 2025. The event focused on turning research into a startup.
TalkNovember 19, 2025
AI for All: Building an Inclusive Future in Health Tech
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes joined the “AI for All” health-tech panel at the CHCI Tech Summit in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2025. The panel discussed explainable AI, access to care, and bias mitigation.
TalkApril 29, 2025
Introducing the Equ Healthcare platform at the MIT CSAIL Alliances Annual Meeting 2025
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented the first version of the Equ Healthcare platform at the MIT CSAIL Alliances Annual Meeting on April 29, 2025. The platform is an AI companion for GLP-1 medication management.
TalkMarch 11, 2025
From Lab to Cloud: The Digital Transformation of Healthcare
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes was a panelist in World Salon’s “From Lab to Cloud: The Digital Transformation of Healthcare” on March 11, 2025. The 75-minute fireside conversation was later published online.
EventMarch 6, 2025
One Million Puerto Ricans project introduction at UPR and WAPA TV
On March 6, 2025, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes introduced the new One Million Puerto Ricans project at the Universidad de Puerto Rico and on WAPA TV. More news was to follow.
TalkMarch 5, 2025
Artificial Intelligence: Health and Technology
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes spoke on “Inteligencia artificial: salud y tecnología” at the Universidad de Puerto Rico on March 5, 2025. The talk was part of the university’s Second International Congress on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education.
EventFebruary 5, 2025
Rare Disease Symposium at Seaport — Boston
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes attended Goodwin’s annual rare-disease symposium at Seaport in Boston on February 5, 2025. He noted remarks by X4 Pharmaceuticals chief executive Paula Ragan on rare-disease drug approvals.
Event2025
Thich Nhat Hanh Center Mindfulness Symposium, 2025
At Harvard’s 2025 Thich Nhat Hanh Center mindfulness symposium, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes sat next to Jon Kabat-Zinn, asked what he was excited about and what was next in mindfulness, and remembered his answer about being fully present.
EventDecember 2, 2024
Shaping the Future of Medicine — MIT conversation with Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel
On December 2, 2024, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes hosted Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel at MIT Sloan for a conversation on the future of medicine. Andrew Lo joined the conversation, organized with the MIT Management Healthcare Club.
TalkOctober 24, 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Precision Healthcare at EmTech Digital LATAM 2024
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes spoke on AI and precision healthcare at EmTech Digital LATAM in Guatemala City on October 24, 2024. He was a featured speaker at the conference.
TalkJune 10 – 12, 2024
Neurosymbolic Programming Summer School 2024
The second Neurosymbolic Programming Summer School was held in Salem, Massachusetts, on June 10–12, 2024. Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes contributed to hosting the three-day program on program synthesis and machine learning.
EventApril 29 – 30, 2024
Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium 2024
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes attended the Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium on April 29–30, 2024. During the visit he met Nobel laureate Carolyn Bertozzi to discuss health impact and research opportunities.
EventDecember 4, 2023
Interpretable Machine Learning for Oversight and Insight — Broad Institute
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes attended the Broad Institute talk “Interpretable Machine Learning for Oversight and Insight” on December 4, 2023. The speaker was Finale Doshi-Velez of Harvard University.
TalkNovember 1, 2023
Neurosymbolic Programming in Mental Health
“Neurosymbolic Programming in Mental Health” was presented by Morgan Talbot and Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes on November 1, 2023. The session was part of the Neurosymbolic Programming Reading Group.
EventOctober 26, 2023
Inaugural MIT CSAIL Latin American Science Night Social
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes helped organize MIT CSAIL’s inaugural Latin American Science Night Social on October 26, 2023. The evening brought the Latin American science community together in Cambridge.
TalkSeptember 6, 2023
Neurosym Introduction — Neurosymbolic Programming Reading Group
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes opened the Neurosymbolic Programming Reading Group’s fall 2023 series on September 6 with “Neurosym Introduction.” The talk covered combining neural networks with symbolic programs for science.
TalkJuly 25 – 29, 2023
JuliaCon 2023 at MIT
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes took part in MIT’s host-site activity for JuliaCon 2023, the annual Julia programming-language conference. The conference was held at MIT’s Stata Center on July 25–29, 2023.
TalkMay 17, 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Security in Large Language Models at the Colombia World Security Summit
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes spoke on AI and security in large language models at the Colombia World Security Summit in Medellín on May 17, 2023. The in-person talk was part of the summit’s inaugural edition.
TalkMay 17, 2023
AI for Code and Science — Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes gave the webinar “AI for Code and Science” at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima in May 2023. He shared the recording publicly in July.
TalkMay 8, 2023
Interpretability Discussion — Neurosymbolic Programming Reading Group
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes and Atharva Sehgal led an interpretability discussion at the Neurosymbolic Programming Reading Group on May 8, 2023. The group published their slides.
TalkMay 5, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Initiatives in Latin America at the OAS
On May 5, 2023, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented MIT CSAIL’s Latin American AI initiatives to the Organization of American States. The occasion was a meeting of its Inter-American Committee on Science and Technology in Washington, DC.
EventApril 24, 2023
MIT–MGB AI Cures Conference 2023
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes attended the MIT–MGB AI Cures Conference at MIT’s Samberg Conference Center on April 24, 2023. He invited colleagues to learn about his group’s research at the poster session.
EventApril 22, 2023
Harvard University Mexico Conference 2023
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes attended the student-organized Harvard University Mexico Conference on April 22, 2023. There he met Javier de la Madrid, chief executive of the Mexican fintech company GBM.
EventApril 5, 2023
Weston High School AI Symposium — invited presentation
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes was scheduled to present “How can machines help do science better?” at Weston High School’s symposium on April 5, 2023. The theme was the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence.
TalkMarch 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Programming Techniques for Science
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes delivered a March 2023 masterclass on artificial intelligence and programming techniques applied to science. It was held at Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Santa Fe campus in Mexico City.
EventFebruary 2 – 3, 2023
AI for Code and Science Workshop
On February 2–3, 2023, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes co-organized the MIT AI for Code and Science Workshop. He also co-led a session on neurosymbolic programming for molecular generation.
Event2023
Women in AI North America Awards jury, 2023 and 2025
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes served on the Women in AI North America Awards jury in 2023, reviewing candidates across Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
EventNovember 2, 2022
Programmable Medicine — Research Talks and Panel
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes attended MIT Technology Review’s EmTech talks and panel on programmable medicine on November 2, 2022. The speakers included Kiran Musunuru and Noubar Afeyan.
EventSeptember 2022
Future of Mental Health Conference — Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes attended Massachusetts General Hospital’s Future of Mental Health conference in Boston in September 2022. He met global-health leader Jim Yong Kim and heard his keynote talk.
EventJuly 11 – 13, 2022
Neurosymbolic Programming Summer School
The first Neurosymbolic Programming Summer School was held at Caltech on July 11–13, 2022. Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes was part of the interdisciplinary team that organized it.
EventJune 28, 2022
PRIMA — Invited Presentation on Neurosymbolic Learning for Science
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes was invited to present his team’s work on neurosymbolic learning for science to European Union colleagues on June 28, 2022. The talk was part of the PRIMA research project.
EventApril 5, 2022
Using AI to Accelerate Scientific Discovery — MIT seminar with Demis Hassabis
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes hosted Demis Hassabis at MIT on April 5, 2022, for a seminar on using artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery. The Center for Brains, Minds and Machines organized the seminar.
TalkDecember 2021
Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented on artificial intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean at the Organization of American States in December 2021. The occasion was its virtual ministerial meeting on science and technology.
TalkOctober 2021
AI and Robotics: Dual Opportunities for the Future of the Americas
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes was listed as a panelist for “AI and Robotics: Dual Opportunities for the Future of the Americas” in October 2021. The panel was part of the OAS’s Prospecta Americas in Action.
EventMarch 24, 2021
Let’s Talk About Mental Health — Global Shapers León invited panelist
Global Shapers León scheduled Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes for its “Let’s Talk About Mental Health” Facebook Live panel on March 24, 2021. The panel was part of its Davos Lab series on rebuilding the city after COVID-19.
TalkFebruary 2, 2021
AI Latin American SumMIT 2020 e-book presentation
The AI Latin American SumMIT 2020 e-book was presented online on February 2, 2021, with Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes among its presenters. The Spanish-language book collects the talks, panels, and conclusions of the summit at the MIT Media Lab.
EventNovember 11, 2020
Digital Phenotyping, Artificial Intelligence, and Mental Health — TecNM 2020
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes gave the talk “Fenotipado digital, inteligencia artificial y salud mental” at the Tecnológico Nacional de México on November 11, 2020. It covered digital phenotyping, AI, and mental health.
TalkNovember 9, 2020
Artificial intelligence and education — Digital Evolution Education Program
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes took part in an artificial-intelligence panel for the Digital Evolution Education Program on November 9, 2020. The panel discussed the present and future of AI and education in Latin America and beyond.
EventOctober 29, 2020
Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá — AI and Digital Health Panel
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes was scheduled to take part in a virtual panel on neural networks, health and smartphones on October 29, 2020. It belonged to a Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá colloquium.
TalkOctober 28 – 29, 2020
Open Digital Phenotyping for Psychiatry Research
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented his team’s open digital-phenotyping platform for psychiatry research at the 2020 Technology in Psychiatry Summit. The summit was organized by McLean Hospital.
EventOctober 15, 2020
Digital phenotyping and artificial intelligence: A new approach for behavioral health — USP invitation
The Universidade de São Paulo invited Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes to give a talk on digital phenotyping and AI for behavioral health. His title slide is dated October 15, 2020.
TalkSeptember 8, 2020
Latin America’s AI ecosystem — Women in AI Global Summit 2020
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes joined the Women in AI Global Summit 2020 panel on Latin America’s AI ecosystem. He shared perspectives on artificial intelligence, digital health, regional development, and inclusion.
EventJune 19 – 21, 2020
MIT Latin America vs. COVID-19 Hackathon — 2020 Announcement
On May 28, 2020, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes shared the announcement of the first MIT Latin America vs. COVID-19 hackathon. The 48-hour virtual event for June 19–21, 2020, was open to participants and mentors.
TalkFebruary 26 – 27, 2020
Deepfakes, disinformation, and artificial intelligence — UNESCO conference
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented on deepfakes at UNESCO’s February 2020 conference on disinformation and artificial intelligence in San José, Costa Rica. He discussed examples, social implications, and AI adoption in Latin America.
EventJanuary 24 – 25, 2020
AI Latin American SumMIT Hackathon 2020
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes organized the AI Latin American SumMIT Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab on January 24–25, 2020. He taught workshops on deep learning, PyTorch and gradient-based learning.
EventJanuary 21 – 23, 2020
AI Latin American SumMIT
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes founded and co-organized the AI Latin American SumMIT at the MIT Media Lab in January 2020. The summit brought Latin American policymakers and AI researchers together to discuss AI adoption in the region.
Event2020
World Artificial Intelligence Conference Governance Forum 2020
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes joined international peers at the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Conference governance forum. Together they shared recommendations on AI strategies in governance to benefit humanity.
TalkNovember 2019
Data-science talk for Aporta Perú’s first student cohort
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes spoke to the first student cohort of the Aporta Perú Institute for Advanced Analytics and Data Science in Lima in November 2019.
EventOctober 21, 2019
Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience: From Neural Dynamics to Artificial Agents — SfN 2019
At the 2019 Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes co-organized a minisymposium on AI and neuroscience. He also presented a talk on neural decoding and manifold learning.
TalkSeptember 25, 2019
Artificial Intelligence in Latin America: MIT Perspective — Estado 4.0
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes gave the keynote “Artificial Intelligence in Latin America: MIT Perspective” at Estado 4.0 in Buenos Aires. The September 25, 2019 event at the Universidad de Buenos Aires focused on AI in the public sector.
TalkApril 2019
Artificial Intelligence meets neuroscience — Cambridge Science Festival 2019
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes spoke at MIT’s “Artificial Intelligence meets neuroscience” event for the Cambridge Science Festival in April 2019. His talk gave an overview of AI and neuroscience research across the world.
TalkApril 2019
Neural decoding of spike trains and local field potentials with machine learning in Python
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes taught a 2019 MIT tutorial on neural decoding of spike trains and local field potentials with machine learning in Python. A public video and transcript of the tutorial are available.
TalkJanuary 14 – 16, 2019
Introduction to Python and Machine Learning at MIT IAP 2019
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes taught a three-session, hands-on introduction to Python and machine learning at MIT in January 2019. The course ran January 14–16 during MIT’s Independent Activities Period, for beginners and researchers.
TalkDecember 2018
LatinX in AI Research Workshop at NeurIPS 2018
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes helped organize the first LatinX in AI Research workshop at NeurIPS 2018 in Montreal. Sponsor support allowed some Latin American students to present their machine-learning work.
TalkNovember 2018
The Neuroscience of Associative Recall in Art
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes joined Bo Ma and Ben Barrera at MIT in November 2018 for a talk on associative recall in art. It examined how memory and perception influence the way people experience artworks.
TalkJuly 2018
Early detection of dementia with ambient sensing and deep machine learning
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented poster 51 on dementia and ambient sensing at ESOF 2018 in Toulouse, France, in the student competition. Its title is “Early detection of dementia with ambient sensing and deep machine learning.”
EventJuly 2018
A conversation with Cédric Villani at ESOF 2018
At the EuroScience Open Forum in Toulouse, France, in July 2018, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes met and spoke with French mathematician Cédric Villani, whose creative approach to problem-solving he admires.
EventJune 2018
Joining MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences (June 2018)
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes finished his first day at MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences in June 2018, starting a Picower Postdoctoral Fellowship. His research moved from floor sensors to neural recordings.
TalkMay 21, 2018
Analysis of Spatio-temporal Representations for Robust Footstep Recognition with Deep Residual Neural Networks
On May 21, 2018, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented deep residual networks for footstep recognition at the Advances in Data Science Conference. The two-day conference was held at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.
TalkMarch 28, 2018
Invited talk — Deep Residual Neural Networks for Robust Footstep Recognition
In March 2018, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes was invited to present footstep recognition at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Tübingen. The talk covered deep residual networks and was listed by the Perceiving Systems department.
TalkMarch 22, 2018
Artificial Intelligence: History, Future, and Implications for Mexico — ML4MX 2018
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes co-organized the First Virtual Machine Learning for Mexico Symposium on March 22, 2018. He presented “Artificial Intelligence: History, Future, and Implications for Mexico.”
TalkJanuary 25, 2018
Analysis of Spatio-temporal Representations for Robust Footstep Recognition
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes was invited to speak at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory on January 25, 2018, on footstep recognition. The talk covered spatio-temporal representations learned with deep residual networks.
TalkDecember 13, 2017
Towards Making Neural Networks Interpretable: Feature Visualisation from Deep Neural Networks
On December 13, 2017, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes spoke on feature visualisation from deep neural networks at the Data Visualisation Summit in Manchester. The talk, “Towards making neural networks interpretable,” drew on models of tomography floor-sensor data.
EventNovember 18, 2017
“A Pale Blue Dot” science talk at the María Inés Gasca Center
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes gave a science talk at the María Inés Gasca Center in Mexico City, speaking with girls about Voyager 1, the Pale Blue Dot, and the engineering behind the image.
TalkOctober 2017
Young Research Panel Discussion
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes took part in the Young Research Panel Discussion at the IEEE SENSORS Conference in Glasgow in October 2017. The panel addressed managing a PhD project and sustaining motivation.
TalkSeptember 2017
Analysis of Spatio-temporal Representations for Robust Footstep Recognition with Deep Residual Neural Networks
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented footstep recognition with deep residual networks at the Arm Research Summit in Cambridge in September 2017. The work belongs to his doctoral research on floor-sensor gait analysis.
TalkMay 2017
Spatio-Temporal Gait Analysis with Convolutional Neural Networks
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes gave an invited seminar on spatio-temporal gait analysis with convolutional neural networks at Nottingham Trent University in May 2017.
TalkMay 2017
Analysis of Multimodal Human-Generated Sensor Data: A Deep Learning Approach for Early Detection of Dementia
In May 2017, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented a poster on multimodal sensor data and deep learning for early dementia detection. It was shown at the University of Manchester’s Advances in Data Science Conference.
TalkMay 2017
Spatio-Temporal Gait Analysis: A deep learning approach
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented “Spatio-Temporal Gait Analysis: A deep learning approach” at Innovation Match MX in May 2017. The event was the Second International Forum of Mexican Talent, in Mexico City.
EventApril 5, 2017
University of Manchester at the Industry 4.0 Summit 2017
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes represented the University of Manchester at its Industry 4.0 Summit stand on April 5, 2017. Visitors were welcome to explore its robotics and machine-learning work and a team robotics demonstration.
TalkMarch 8, 2017
Deep Learning and Multimodal Sensing for Early Dementia Research — NeuroDPlatform
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented his doctoral research on deep learning and multimodal sensing for dementia at NeuroDPlatform on March 8, 2017. The session took place at the University of Manchester.
TalkMarch 2, 2017
Machine-learning demonstration and hands-on workshop — University of Manchester DigiLab
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes led a machine-learning demonstration and programming session at the University of Manchester Library DigiLab on March 2, 2017. It was built around a Kinect motion-tracking demo.
Talk2017
CHAIN:17 panel and STEM outreach for young engineers
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes took part as a panelist at CHAIN:17, a Manchester event for young engineers. He had earlier spoken and demonstrated at a STEM booth at a previous CHAIN event.
EventAugust 7, 2016
London Triathlon 2016 — a first triathlon
On August 7, 2016, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes completed the London Triathlon, his first triathlon: a 1.5 km swim, 40 km on the bike, and a 10 km run, finished in 3:05:16.
TalkAugust 2016
Pattern Recognition in Gait Activities Using a Floor Sensor System
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented a floor-sensor gait-analysis project at the University of Manchester’s Science Club #3 in August 2016. The session was hosted by the Data Science Club.
EventJuly 2016
EuroScience Open Forum 2016 — Manchester
At ESOF 2016 in Manchester, Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes presented his research and met Professor Steve Furber, Brian Cox, and Sir Venki Ramakrishnan. He also remembers the enthusiasm of young researchers and the range of science he encountered, from particle physics to models of the human brain.
Talk2016
Machine Learning in Healthcare
Dr. Omar Costilla Reyes gave the invited talk “Machine Learning in Healthcare” at the First International Forum of Mexican Talent in 2016.