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