Conference Program

We are still working on putting together the 2026 conference program. Check back in February 2026 for a full conference program.

Program Outcomes of the Conference:

Increase student knowledge about AI Literacy and understanding of real-world AI applications
Provide students opportunities to network with post-secondary institutions & industries involved in AI
Inspire students to explore careers or further study in AI

2026 Keynote Speaker

Dr. Bailey Kacsmar

Assistant Professor - University of Alberta

University of Alberta and Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)

Bailey Kacsmar is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and an Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) fellow.

She develops human-centered privacy technology through the parallel study of technical solutions for private computation (privacy in machine learning and private set intersections) alongside the corresponding user perceptions, concerns, and comprehension of these developments.

Prior to joining the University of Alberta, she received her PhD in Computer Science and her Master's of Mathematics, both from the University of Waterloo. Her work has been published in venues such as USENIX Security, ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), and the Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS).