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AI & Data Science for Good Hackathon - Winter 2026
2026-03-14 08:30 - 18:00 (America/Toronto) | Canada
In collaboration with Reception House Waterloo Region and the Future
of Work Institute, the Waterloo Data & Artificial Intelligence
Institute (Waterloo.AI), supported by Wat.AI and
DSC, areis hosting a one-day hackathon focused on designing
AI-powered tools to support language access, communication, and
employment integration for newcomers and refugees, with particular
attention to members of the Rohingya community.

The hackathon will bring together students from diverse academic
backgrounds to work alongside community partners, technologists, and
mentors to develop prototype solutions that address real-world
challenges faced by individuals with limited or no literacy,
emphasizing culturally grounded, ethical, and human-centered AI
design.

Skyfall.AI Research Talk & Recruitment Session
2025-11-06 13:30 - 15:00 | DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
We’re excited to invite you to an exclusive Research Talk and
Recruitment Session with Skyfall.AI [https://skyfall.ai/], an
innovative AI startup founded by the Maluuba team (acquired by
Microsoft for $160 M). The company is pioneering the development of
the first world model for the enterprise, advancing research in
reasoning, planning, and multi-agent systems with LLMs.

Waterloo.AI Job Fair - Spring 2025
2025-05-22 15:00 - 19:00 | DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
Come join the collaborative effort between the Waterloo Data &
Artificial Intelligence Institute
[https://uwaterloo.ca/artificial-intelligence-institute/] and
its Industry partners
[https://uwaterloo.ca/artificial-intelligence-institute/industry#industry-partners],
who are hosting the Waterloo.AI Job Fair. This hiring and networking
event connects our partnered companies with qualified 4th-year
undergraduates, master's, and PhD students focused on AI and Data
Science.

The Attribution Crisis in LLM Search Results Estimating Ecosystem Exploitation
2025-09-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual ON Canada
Join Ilan Straus to discuss "The Attribution Crisis in LLM Search
Results Estimating Ecosystem Exploitation". This seminar will lead a
thought-provoking conversation and will take place virtually on
Wednesday, September 10th, starting from 2:00 pm EDT.

Incentivizing Collaboration in Federated Learning
2025-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 | DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Avenue West DC 1302 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
Join Nikola Konstantinov to discuss "Incentivizing Collaboration in
Federated Learning". This seminar will lead a thought-provoking
conversation and will be taking place at DC 1302 on Wednesday, July
23rd, starting from 2:00 pm EDT.

Invisible Yet Powerful: Watermarking to Protect Datasets and Models in Machine Learning
2025-07-14 10:30 - 11:30 | DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Avenue West DC 1304 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
Join Lingyang Yu to discuss "Invisible Yet Powerful: Watermarking to
Protect Datasets and Models in Machine Learning". This seminar will
lead an intriguing conversation and will be taking place at DC 1304 on
Monday, July 14th, starting from 10:30 am EDT.

Build on Trainium – Amazon Lunch & Learn
2025-07-10 12:00 - 13:00 | E5 - Engineering 5 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
Amazon’s Academic Research Initiatives (ARI) team is visiting the
University of Waterloo to present their Build on Trainium (BoT)
program
[https://aws.amazon.com/ai/machine-learning/trainium/research/#:~:text=Build%20on%20Trainium%2C%20is%20a,art%20AI%20ideas%20and%20applications.],
which is offering $110 MILLION IN AWS CREDITS to support academic
researchers in AI, ML, DL, and compiler-related fields.

Waterloo.AI Job Fair - Winter 2024
2024-02-15 09:15 - 15:50
Come join the collaborative effort between the Waterloo Artificial
Intelligence Institute
[https://uwaterloo.ca/artificial-intelligence-institute/] and
its Industry partners
[https://uwaterloo.ca/artificial-intelligence-institute/industry#industry-partners],
who are hosting the Waterloo.AI Job Fair. This virtual hiring and
networking event connects our partnered companies with qualified
4th-year undergraduates, master's, and PhD students focused on AI and
Data Science.

Where the Database Management System Comes From, and Why it Matters
2025-05-12 10:30 - 11:30 | DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Avenue West DC 1302 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
Join Thomas Haigh to discuss "Where the Database Management System
Comes From, and Why it Matters". This seminar will lead a
thought-provoking conversation and will be taking place at DC 1302 on
Monday, May 12th, starting from 10:30 am EDT.

Adversarial Robustness and Privacy Measurements using Hypothesis-tests
2025-04-29 14:00 - 15:00 | DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Avenue West DC 1304 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
Mathias Lecuyer to discuss "Adversarial Robustness and Privacy
Measurements using Hypothesis-tests". This seminar will lead a
thought-provoking conversation and will be taking place at DC 1304 on
Tuesday, April 29th, starting at 2:00 pm EDT.
