WELCOME TO MAIN 2026

Welcome to the 9th edition of the Montreal AI and Neuroscience conference, October 29-30, 2026. We're looking forward to stimulating talks, keynote lectures and discussion panels at the crossroads of biological and artificial intelligence

REGISTRATION

MAIN 2026 will take place in person in Montreal Oct, 29-30 2026. Registered participants will receive practical information by email before the meeting. Space is limited, so make sure you sign up as soon as possible!

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SIGN UP FOR MAIN EDUCATIONAL

The MAIN conference will be preceded by a 2-day Educational Neuro-AI Workshop on Oct 26-27 2026. This educational component requires separate registration! For practical details and sign-up info follow the link below

Educational program

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Submit an abstract (max 300 words) and present a poster + there will be a few slots for lightning talks and prizes will be awarded for the best contributions! Submissions will be evaluated on a rolling basis (notifications of acceptance 10/18/2026).

Venue Information

MAIN 2026 will take place @ HEC Montréal’s Côté-Sainte-Catherine Building

3000 Chem. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 2A7
Main Conference Room:
Amphithéâtre Banque Nationale

Public transport:
Metro: Université de Montréal/ Bus: Route 51

Full Program Coming Soon 😎

Speakers/Panelists/Moderators

Yann LeCun

AMI Labs

Evan S Schaffer

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Y. Helena Liu

Princeton University

Tom Griffiths

Princeton University

Gal Mishne

UC San Diego

Ruogu Fang

Vanderbilt University

Anita Esi Eshun

African Computational Neuroscience Education Initiative (ACNEI) - Ghana

Lune Bellec

U Montréal / Mila

Eva Portelance

HEC Montréal / Mila

Matt Perich

U Montréal / Mila

Alex Gideon

African Computational Neuroscience Education Initiative (ACNEI) -Nigeria

Guillaume Lajoie

U Montréal / Mila

Frédéric Gosselin

Université de Montréal

Anne Gallagher

Université de Montréal

Vanessa Hadid

McGill / U Montréal

Shahab Bakhtiari

U Montréal / Mila

Karim Jerbi

U Montréal / Mila

More names soon !

Stay tuned !

Attend MAIN 2026 and get your free T-Shirt!

Yes! MAIN swag is back!

Attendees will gets the signature MAIN 2026 T-shirt, and we'll be giving away a handful of fresh new surprises!

[Picture from MAIN 2025 / The 2026 T-shirt will be announced here soon!]

The goal of MAIN is to bring together trainees and researchers including world leaders in Neuroscience and AI from across the globe, and build a more vibrant, inclusive and diverse Neuro-AI community.

Thank You

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