Provisional Programme

Monday 14th December 2026

10.30 Arrival, registration and coffee

11.00 Small group discussions. Setting expectations for the day.

11.30 “Getting a PhD (in Computer Science) - Doing Good Research”. Followed by discussion.

13.00 Lunch
Taken together at Peterhouse Dining Hall.

13.45 Student presentations
5 minute presentation by each student on their PhD work (please see the Details page for presentation format information)

15.45 Break, tea and coffee

16.00 Panel session
Focus: doing a PhD & Careers
Question and answer session with a panel comprising recent PhD graduates, AI academics, industrial representative and PhD recruiters.

16.45 Break, tea and coffee

17.00 “Examining a Higher Degree: The View from the Other Side”. Presentation by Professor Max Bramer. Followed by discussion.

18.15 Close

Notes:

• The programme will begin at 11.00 a.m. to reduce the need for attendees to stay in Cambridge on Sunday night.
• Registration for the Forum will open at 10.30 a.m. on Monday, but participants who cannot arrive before the 11.00 a.m. start are encouraged to come straight to the Forum venue.
• The timings and programme content are provisional and subject to change without notice.

Students attending FAIRS’26 will be very welcome to attend the AI-2026 conference and workshops, for which a special student rate is available. Full details are at www.bcs-sgai.org/ai2026.

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