IBM IEEE CAS/EDS – AI Compute Symposium

From Nano to Quantum: AI Systems Fueling Intelligence Across the Universe

Together with the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society and the IEEE Electron Devices Society, IBM Research is hosting the 2026 AI Compute Symposium at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Think Lab in Yorktown Heights, New York. This is our 9th AI compute symposium and the 10th iteration of the series of IBM CAS EDS symposia.

The IBM and IEEE sponsored Symposium will bring together dreamers, thinkers, and innovators in cutting-edge research for a one-day forum to explore AI Compute challenges and future research directions. The symposium provides both in-person and virtual attendance options, with in-person attendance being preferred. This symposium is free of charge.

The symposium will have eminent invited speakers, a student poster session, and a panel. Students are encouraged to submit poster abstracts. A best student poster will also be awarded. Please see the submission details below.

Live presentations from the IEEE AI Compute Symposium will be streamed on the day of the conference via Streaming Channel.

Information for in-person attendance

Invited Speakers

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Alex Yakovlev

Co-founder of Literal Labs and Professor
Newcastle University
PN

Prashant Nair

(Professor) Senior Principal MEM Architect
(UBC) d-Matrix
NJ

Nithya Jagannathan

AI Infrastructure
Meta
AR

Arnab Raha

Chief NPU Architect
Intel
JF

Jean-Philippe Fricker

Chief System Architect, Co-founder
Cerebras
DL

Daihyun Lim

VP
Samsung
MS

Mahmut Ersin Sinangli

Distinguished Research Scientist
NVIDIA

Topics

  • Agentic AI
  • Chiplets - architectures, EDA, packaging, technology
  • Generative AI Compute
  • Heterogeneous Integration
  • Cloud / Data Center AI Acceleration
  • AI at the Edge / AI in IoT
  • TinyML
  • Analog Computing and Emerging Accelerators for AI
  • Neuromorphic Architectures
  • Approximate Computing
  • AI Algorithms & Applications
  • AI for EDA and related applications in the cloud

Submissions

The poster session will be an in-person format only. Poster abstracts (2 pages maximum) are invited that address advanced results in AI Compute topics. Please submit original work. Authors of accepted posters will be requested to produce a print-out of their poster and a poster presenter will be required to attend the symposium for the in-person poster session.

Posters submissions may be from academia and industry. A best poster contest will be held for student posters. Please note that only posters with student presenters are eligible for best poster awards. Please see the list of best poster winners from the 2024 symposium below.

Submission Process:

  • Please send poster abstracts as PDF attachments to the symposium email address: aics.ibm.ieee@gmail.com
  • Please use the IEEE 2-column template for abstract formatting.
  • Please include the following in the email submission:
  • Email Subject: AICS25 Poster Submission
  • Email Body: Poster Title, Authors & Affiliations, Is the poster presenter a student? (Y/N)

Deadlines: tba

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