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ABOUT CUCAI

Where Tomorrow's AI Innovators Meet

CUCAI is a not-for-profit conference that united over 320 of Canada's brightest AI minds. Ran entirely by passionate undergraduate volunteers, we provided a platform for students to learn, collaborate, and connect with industry leaders.

Since 2018, CUCAI has been at the forefront of fostering AI talent, offering students the opportunity to showcase their projects and research. Our flagship event, the AI Project Showcase, brought together top student teams from across Canada to present their work to recruiters, sponsors, speakers, and peers.

OUR HISTORY

Why CUCAI?

Our 2024 Conference

340+

DELEGATES

10+

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

19

SCHOOLS REPRESENTED

OUR 2025 SPEAKERS

AI Experts On Stage

David Duvenaud

Associate Professor

Michael Rabbat

Research Director

Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari

Affiliate Professor

Paul Grouchy

Director of AI

Sana Maqsood

Assistant Professor

Teshager Dagne

Associate Professor

Alvine Belle

Assistant Professor

David Duvenaud

Associate Professor

Michael Rabbat

Research Director

Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari

Affiliate Professor

Paul Grouchy

Director of AI

Sana Maqsood

Assistant Professor

Teshager Dagne

Associate Professor

Alvine Belle

Assistant Professor

David Duvenaud

Associate Professor

Michael Rabbat

Research Director

Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari

Affiliate Professor

Paul Grouchy

Director of AI

Sana Maqsood

Assistant Professor

Teshager Dagne

Associate Professor

Alvine Belle

Assistant Professor

OUR PREVIOUS SPONSORS

AI Powerhouses Behind CUCAI 2025

Cohere
Cohere is an AI company specializing in large language models (LLMs) for enterprises and developers. It offers powerful NLP tools for tasks like text generation, classification, and search.
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Accenture
Accenture is a global consulting and tech firm with over 700,000 experts in 120 countries, specializing in using AI and cloud to help the world's largest companies solve complex challenges and drive innovation.
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Connected Minds
Connected Minds, based at York and Queen's Universities, addresses human-technology interaction risks through interdisciplinary research, focusing on social health and justice for Indigenous Peoples of Canada.
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SPUR
SPUR Innovation Center, located in the heart of the Canadian Silicon Valley, is transforming the way people think about IT, Technology, AI, and is inspired by other innovative, like-minded companies pushing the boundaries in their areas of expertise.
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Rootly
AI-powered on-call and incident response. Trusted by leading companies like NVIDIA, Squarespace, Canva, Figma, and more.
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Cohere
Cohere is an AI company specializing in large language models (LLMs) for enterprises and developers. It offers powerful NLP tools for tasks like text generation, classification, and search.
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Accenture
Accenture is a global consulting and tech firm with over 700,000 experts in 120 countries, specializing in using AI and cloud to help the world's largest companies solve complex challenges and drive innovation.
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OUR STUDENT PARTNERS

Empowering Tomorrow's Experts Today

QMIND

Queen's University

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WAT.ai

University of Waterloo

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Western AI

University of Western Ontario

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Western Cyber Society

University of Western Ontario

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UVic AI

University of Victoria

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UTMIST

University of Toronto

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MEET OUR TEAM

Leaders Behind the Vision

Seth Grief-Albert

Chair

Mercy Doan

Director of Partnerships

Leonardo Montes Quiliche

Director of Sponsorships

Rowan McDonald

Director of Finance

Skyye Lambert

Product Designer

Zana Yan

Product Designer

Kevin Wang

Front End Developer

Ryan Su

Front End Developer

Sara Laker

Director of Logistics

Jake Feldman

Director of Showcase

Zara Smith

Director of Marketing

Rabab Azeem

Advisor

Rodrigo Del Aguila

Advisor

Matthew Tamura

Advisor

Dr. Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari

Co-organizer

Seth Grief-Albert

Chair

Mercy Doan

Director of Partnerships

Leonardo Montes Quiliche

Director of Sponsorships

Rowan McDonald

Director of Finance

Skyye Lambert

Product Designer

Zana Yan

Product Designer

Kevin Wang

Front End Developer

Ryan Su

Front End Developer

Sara Laker

Director of Logistics

Jake Feldman

Director of Showcase

Zara Smith

Director of Marketing

Rabab Azeem

Advisor

Rodrigo Del Aguila

Advisor

Matthew Tamura

Advisor

Dr. Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari

Co-organizer

Seth Grief-Albert

Chair

Mercy Doan

Director of Partnerships

Leonardo Montes Quiliche

Director of Sponsorships

Rowan McDonald

Director of Finance

Skyye Lambert

Product Designer

Zana Yan

Product Designer

Kevin Wang

Front End Developer

Ryan Su

Front End Developer

Sara Laker

Director of Logistics

Jake Feldman

Director of Showcase

Zara Smith

Director of Marketing

Rabab Azeem

Advisor

Rodrigo Del Aguila

Advisor

Matthew Tamura

Advisor

Dr. Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari

Co-organizer