AI-2026 — 46th SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
by BCS Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence (SGAI)
Europe's longest-running AI conference series, at Peterhouse College, Cambridge
About This Event
AI-2026, the 46th SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, runs December 15-17, 2026 at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, England. It is the annual conference of the British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence, which calls it the longest-running AI conference series in Europe. Papers are split into a Technical Stream and an Application Stream; the second is for real-world AI case studies in commerce, manufacturing and government, including lessons from failures. The first day has four half-day workshops: generative AI, AI ethics and the philosophy of logic, AI and learning health systems, and AI for business, strategy and manufacturing. The next two days bring technical and application keynotes, best-paper sessions, poster sessions and an AI Open Mic. FAIRS'26, a forum for AI research students, runs the day before on December 14. Proceedings appear in Springer's Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence.
At a Glance
- Date
- December 15–17, 2026
- Location
- Peterhouse College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Format
- In-Person
- Event Type
- Conference
- Status
- Upcoming
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- BCS Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence (SGAI)
- Added
- Oct 14, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓AI practitioners in UK industry and government
- ✓Applied AI and data science leads
- ✓AI researchers
- ✓Heads of digital transformation in manufacturing and healthcare
- ✓PhD students in AI
- ✓AI ethics and governance specialists
Why Attend
AI-2026 suits a UK-based CIO, head of data or AI programme lead who wants to hear practitioners describe what broke when AI went into production. The Application Stream is built around those case studies in commerce, manufacturing and government. The workshop day maps onto current enterprise questions: generative AI (chaired from BT Labs), AI in learning health systems, and AI for business strategy and manufacturing. It is small enough that you will actually talk to the authors, which makes it a good place to find academic partners for Innovate UK or KTP projects. Non-presenting delegates can buy day passes, so the cost of a one-day visit stays low.
Event Features
- ✓Workshop: Generative AI, Challenges and Opportunities (chair: Dr Carla Di Cairano-Gilfedder, BT Labs)
- ✓Workshop: AI Ethics and the Philosophy of Logic and Computation
- ✓Workshop: AI and Learning Health Systems
- ✓Workshop: AI for Business, Strategy and Manufacturing
- ✓Technical Keynote and Application Keynote lectures
- ✓Best refereed technical, application and student paper sessions
- ✓AI Open Mic
- ✓FAIRS'26 Forum for AI Research Students (December 14)
- ✓Proceedings in Springer Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
What Makes This Unique
- ★It is the 46th edition of what the BCS calls Europe's longest-running AI conference series.
- ★A dedicated Application Stream asks for case studies of moving AI into production and requires authors to state lessons from failures as well as successes.
- ★It is small and held in a Cambridge college, with an AI Open Mic and a gala dinner, so delegates get time with speakers.
- ★Day rates and group bookings are offered to non-presenting delegates.
Featured Speakers From
Industries Represented
Pricing Details
Fee amounts are not shown on the conference pages as of October 14, 2026. A full three-day package is offered, day rates and group bookings are available to delegates who are not presenting refereed papers, and there is a reduced student rate. The FAIRS'26 student forum on December 14 costs £35 + VAT including lunch. Registration is through the conference's Eventbrite page.
Organizer
BCS Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence (SGAI)
bcs-sgai.org/Frequently Asked
- When is AI-2026?
- AI-2026 takes place December 15–17, 2026 in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- Where is AI-2026 held?
- AI-2026 is held in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The event format is in-person.
- How much does AI-2026 cost?
- AI-2026 is paid. Fee amounts are not shown on the conference pages as of October 14, 2026. A full three-day package is offered, day rates and group bookings are available to delegates who are not presenting refereed papers, and there is a reduced student rate. The FAIRS'26 student forum on December 14 costs £35 + VAT including lunch. Registration is through the conference's Eventbrite page.
- Who should attend AI-2026?
- AI-2026 is aimed at AI practitioners in UK industry and government, Applied AI and data science leads, AI researchers, Heads of digital transformation in manufacturing and healthcare, PhD students in AI, AI ethics and governance specialists.
- What topics does AI-2026 cover?
- AI-2026 covers Machine learning and neural networks, Large language models and generative AI, Knowledge representation, reasoning and intelligent agents, Verification and validation of AI systems, Natural language understanding and speech systems, Data mining and knowledge discovery, AI applications in commerce, manufacturing and government, AI ethics.
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