The Bristol AI Summer School (BAIS) 2026

The Interactive AI and the Practice-Oriented AI CDTs at the University of Bristol will hold an in-person Summer School between the 8 and 10 September 2026. For three days the fundamentals and the latest progress in key areas of AI will be discussed by a range of experts from both industry and academia. This year, the Summer School will broadly focus on Human-Centred AI.

T‌his year's event will take place at Engineers' House in Bristol.

Programme (Subject to change):

Tuesday 8 September, 2026

09.30-10:00 - Registration (tea/coffee available)

10:00-10:10 - Welcome from the IAI CDT Director, Professor Paul Marshall

10:15-11:15 - Speaker: Member from the Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee (STEAC)

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11:15-12:00 - Poster Sessions from IAI CDT and Pr0AI students (University of Bristol)

12:00-13:00 - Speaker: Professor Sebastian Stein, University of Southampton

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14:00-15:00 - Speaker: Dr Telmo de Menezes e Silva Filho (University of Bristol)

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15:30-16:30 - TBC

Wednesday 9 September, 2026

09:30-10:00 - Arrival (tea/coffee/pastries available)

10:00-11:00 - Speaker: Professor Jeffrey Bowers, School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol

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11:00-11:45 - Poster Sessions from IAI and Pr0AI CDT Students (University of Bristol)

11:45-12:15 - Speaker: Husna Siddiqi, KPMG

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12:15-13:00 - Speaker: Dr Harish Tayya Madabushi, University of Bath

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14:00-15:00 - Speaker: TBC

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15:30-16:30

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Thursday 10 September, 2026 - student-centred day for IAI and Pr0AI CDT students

09:15-09:30 - Arrival (tea/coffee/pastries available)

09:30-11.00

11:15 -12:45 - Session related to EDI

14:00-16:15 - Speaker: Ellie Hart (University of Bristol) Break 15:00 - 15:15

"An Introduction to Responsible Research and Innovation"

The Bristol AI Summer School (BAIS) 2026

Programme (Subject to change):

09.30-10:00 - Registration (tea/coffee available)

10:00-10:10 - Welcome from the IAI CDT Director, Professor Paul Marshall

10:15-11:15 - Speaker: Member from the Science and Technology Ethics Advisory Committee (STEAC)

11:15-12:00 - Poster Sessions from IAI CDT and Pr0AI students (University of Bristol)

12:00-13:00 - Speaker: Professor Sebastian Stein, University of Southampton

14:00-15:00 - Speaker: Dr Telmo de Menezes e Silva Filho (University of Bristol)

15:30-16:30 - TBC

09:30-10:00 - Arrival (tea/coffee/pastries available)

10:00-11:00 - Speaker: Professor Jeffrey Bowers, School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol

11:00-11:45 - Poster Sessions from IAI and Pr0AI CDT Students (University of Bristol)

11:45-12:15 - Speaker: Husna Siddiqi, KPMG

12:15-13:00 - Speaker: Dr Harish Tayya Madabushi, University of Bath

14:00-15:00 - Speaker: TBC

15:30-16:30

09:15-09:30 - Arrival (tea/coffee/pastries available)

09:30-11.00

11:15 -12:45 - Session related to EDI

14:00-16:15 - Speaker: Ellie Hart (University of Bristol) Break 15:00 - 15:15

16:15-16:30 - Prize giving and closing remarks

Drinks reception, Engineer's House