IBM/IEEE AI Compute Symposium 2026 (AICS'26)

IBM/IEEE AI Compute Symposium 2026 (AICS'26)

"From Nano to Quantum: AI Systems Fueling Intelligence Across the Universe"

Join us for the IBM/IEEE AI Compute Symposium 2026 (AICS'26) at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY, USA. This exciting in-person event will bring together experts and enthusiasts in the field of artificial intelligence. The IBM and IEEE sponsored symposium will bring together dreamers, thinkers, and innovators in cutting-edge research for a one-day forum to explore AI Compute challenges and future research directions. This event is free of charge.

The symposium will have eminent invited speakers, a student poster session, and a panel. Students are encouraged to submit poster abstracts. A best student poster will also be awarded.

Symposium Website:

https://research.ibm.com/events/ai-compute-symposium-2026

Distinguished Invited Speakers include:

• Jean-Philippe Fricker, Cerebras
• Nithya Jagannathan, Meta
• Daihyun Lim, Samsung
• Prashant Nair, University of British Columbia / d-Matrix
• Arnab Raha, Intel
• Mahmut Ersin Sinangli, NVIDIA
• Kristan Temme, IBM
• Alex Yakovlev, Newcastle University / Literal Labs

Key Dates:

• Poster Abstract Submission: October 9th, 2026
• Poster Notification: October 12th, 2026
• Symposium: October 28th, 2026

Symposium Topics:

• Agentic AI
• Chiplets - architectures, EDA, packaging, technology
• Generative AI Compute
• Heterogeneous Integration
• Cloud / Data Center AI Acceleration
• AI at the Edge / AI in IoT
• TinyML
• Analog Computing and Emerging Accelerators for AI
• Neuromorphic Architectures
• Approximate Computing
• AI Algorithms & Applications
• AI for EDA and related applications in the cloud

Questions? Please see the symposium email address:

aics.ibm.ieee@gmail.com