IAM Annual Retreat 2026

IAM
April 13, 2026 9:00 am Green College Coach House

The annual IAM retreat will be held on Monday, April 13, 2026, from 9am to 4:30pm, at the Green College Coach House, located at 6201 Cecil Green Park Road. The IAM retreat is a day-long event where graduate students and post-doctoral fellows have the opportunity to share their research with the community in the format of brief (five-minute) presentations. The retreat is an excellent opportunity to learn about the wide range of research interests in the IAM, eat delicious catered food (coffee, lunch, and snacks), and enjoy great company.

Registration is now closed.

Location: Green College Coach House, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road.

SCHEDULE

  • 9am – 9:30am : Registration; coffee/tea and bagels
  • 9:30am – 9:40am : Introduction by IAM Director Michael Friedlander
  • 9:40am – 11:50pm : Short talks by students and postdocs in our community (5′ each, sharp)
  • 11:50am – 12pm : Kaura Award announcement
  • 12pm – 2pm : Lunch break and mingling
  • 2pm – 4:30pm : More short talks

TALKS

9:30 – 9:40   A word from the IAM Director  
9:40   Tong Ling ….
9:48   Pablo Ocal  
9:56 Session 1 Xingyu Zhou  
10:04   Gulsemay Yigit  
10:12   Tim Tian  
10:20   Ana Mucalica  
10:30 – 10:55   Break  
11:00   Prakhar Jaiswal
11:08   Bapan Mondal  
11:16   Victor Juma  
11:24 Session 2 Victoria Valeeva  
11:32   Pavel Buklemishev  
11:40   Deven Shidfar  
11:50   Kaura Award announcement  
12:00 – 2:00   Lunch and Activities  
2:00   Info session on AI-related events, by Maksym Zubkov
2:08   Maksym Zubkov  
2:16   Ali Fele Paranj  
2:24 Session 3 Jonas Jaeger  
2:32   Mitali Nanda  
2:40   Henri Klintebäck  
2:48   Matthew Scott  
3:00 – 3:20   Break  
3:20   Yabing Qi
3:28   Kwok Ho Hody Chang  
3:36   Nicholas Richardson  
3:44 Session 4 Clément Soubrier  
3:52   Elahe Mollaheydar  
4:00   Vincent Guan  
4:08   Maryam Sabooni  

4:15 – 4:30                    Wrap-up