20MIN
Paper presentations
Full-length talks in the midday and afternoon panels, each followed by Q&A. Suited to mature work with results.
CDT in AI Annual Conference 2026Artificial Intelligence across Domains
Abstracts close 18 September
Friday 18 September 2026
Research, Innovation and Impact
A one-day conference showcasing the research of Coventry University postgraduate researchers whose work engages with artificial intelligence.
Twelve slots · one poster exhibition
20MIN
Full-length talks in the midday and afternoon panels, each followed by Q&A. Suited to mature work with results.
5MIN
Short, focused talks in two blocks, well suited to work in its early stages or a single key idea.
AllDAY
On display from lunch through the closing session, with authors alongside. Awards presented at 15:45.
Abstracts are 250 words with a 100-word biography, submitted on EasyChair. Read the full call for participation → · Download the paper template
Keynote · 10:00 – 10:40
Professor of Computer Science at Coventry University and lead of the Human-Centred Reinforcement Learning theme at the Research Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling.
Appointed Innovate UK BridgeAI Independent Scientific Advisor at The Alan Turing Institute in 2025.
20+
PhD graduates
25
Grants secured
£35M
Research funding

Choose one on EasyChair
New algorithms, architectures, learning methods, evaluation and applied systems.
AI in engineering, health, business, the arts, education, law and other professional domains.
Fairness, accountability, explainability, regulation and public trust.
Large language and multimodal models, creativity, knowledge work and society.
Who should attend
Open to Coventry University CDT in AI postgraduate researchers across all disciplines, along with supervisors and staff of the CDT. All CDT in AI students are expected to attend and to contribute a talk, poster or paper.
Register to attendHelp review
Students, supervisors and staff each take a small number of abstracts matched to their expertise. Reviews are completed on EasyChair.
Review criteria