Welcome to AIIRI
The UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute (AIIRI) aims to advance AI and informatics research at the University of Florida. AIIRI brings together preeminent researchers that explore many contemporary application areas from our institution. From science and medicine, or humanities to engineering, UF experts develop the tools and technologies to support and complement these studies. These collaborative efforts result in important conclusions across many fields.
A Vision for the Future
The institute aims to build a stronger UF AI research community, enhance our external AI visibility, and support AI research across campus with a focus on four major areas:
I believe one of the best ways to carry out research with impact is to tackle big challenges with a team that spans disciplines.
– Alina Zare, Director
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Upcoming Events
July 6-11, 2026
Upcoming AI Conferences
ICML – International Conference on Machine Learning
ICML 2026 will be held July 6–11, 2026, at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea. The International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) is one of the premier global gatherings for researchers, academics, and industry professionals in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and related fields. ICML showcases cutting-edge research in areas such as generative AI, machine vision, computational biology, speech recognition, robotics, and data-driven technologies, making it a key venue for both academic and applied advancements in AI.
August 9-13, 2026
Upcoming AI Conferences
ACM KDD 2026 | Jeju, Korea
ACMKDD is the premier Data Science and AI conference with a Research track, an Applied Data Science Track, a new Datasets & Benchmarks Track, and a new AI for Sciences Track. The conference will take place from August 9 to 13, 2026, in Jeju, Korea.
September 8-12, 2026
Upcoming AI Conferences
The 19th European Conference on Computer Vision — ECCV 2026
The European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) is a biennial premier research conference in Computer Vision and Machine Learning, managed by the European Computer Vision Association (ECVA). It is held on even years and gathers the scientific and industrial communities on these areas. The first ECCV was held in 1990 in Antibes, France, and subsequently organized all over Europe. Paper proceedings are published by Springer Science+Business Media.
September 27-October 1, 2026
Upcoming AI Conferences
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on INTELLIGENT ROBOTS & SYSTEMS
The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) is one of the largest and most impactful robotics research conferences worldwide. IROS 2026 will bring together researchers, engineers, and industry leaders in Pittsburgh, a city at the forefront of robotics innovation, home to world-renowned institutions and cutting-edge autonomous vehicle companies. Join us for a week of groundbreaking presentations, workshops, tutorials, and networking opportunities that will shape the future of intelligent systems.
October 24-29, 2026
Upcoming AI Conferences
EMNLP 2026 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing
The 2026 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2026) will be held in Budapest, Hungary from October 24th to October 29th, 2026. EMNLP is organized by ACL’s SIGDAT. SIGDAT is the Association for Computational Linguistics special interest group for linguistic data and corpus-based approaches to natural language processing. SIGDAT is generally focused on corpus-based and statistical methods in Natural Language Processing, and encourages initiatives in support of this broader mission from its members.




