Wednesday 7 October 2026 · 09:00 – 16:30 · EC1 29, Sir Frank Whittle Building

Keynote Speakers

Keynote speakers

Two keynote sessions anchor the day. The second speaker will be announced ahead of the full programme.

Prof. James Brusey

Keynote 1 of 2

10:00 – 10:40

Prof. James Brusey

Professor of Computer Science, Coventry University, UK

Leads the Human-Centred Reinforcement Learning theme at Coventry University's Research Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling. His research spans machine learning, reinforcement learning and AI for cyber-physical systems, with industry projects involving JLR, Rolls-Royce and Orbit Group.

Appointed Innovate UK BridgeAI Independent Scientific Advisor at The Alan Turing Institute in 2025.

20+

PhD graduates

25

Grants secured

£35M

Research funding

Keynote 10:00 – 10:40, followed by Q&A until 11:00.

Photograph to follow

Keynote 2 of 2

Time to be confirmed

Second keynote speaker

Our second keynote will be confirmed ahead of the full programme's publication, and announced to registered attendees by email.

Suggestions from CDT in AI supervisors and researchers are welcome. Nominations can be sent alongside your abstract submission on EasyChair or emailed to the organising committee.