MAIN 2026

Montreal AI and Neuroscience (MAIN) is an international conference organized by the UNIQUE Centre. MAIN 2026 will take place on Oct 26-27 (educational component) and 29-30 (conference component).

Montreal AI and Neuroscience (MAIN) is an international conference organized by the UNIQUE Centre (www.unique.quebec). The 2026 edition will be held in person at HEC Montréal (Côte-Sainte-Catherine Building). A few selected talks might be streamed online (to be confirmed).

Register as soon as possible, as places are limited!

Attendees will be able to submit an abstract and present a poster at the meeting (and have a chance to win a prize). They will also have access to networking and social events, and... a free MAIN 2026 T-shirt!

Please note, that this registration page is for the conference component only (Oct 29-30, 2026). Registration to the educational component (Oct 26-27, 2026) is separate.

IMPORTANT: Places are limited; we very strongly recommend you sign up today to secure your place!

NOTE: It is not possible to pay registration for only one day, the registration fee is for the two days.

This event is non-refundable.

Program details and contact info are available on the MAIN 2026 website: www.main2026.org

Make sure to follow us on X for more frequent updates and live information: @MAIN_Community and @ai_unique.

See you there!

The MAIN 2026 organizing committee:

Shahab Bakhtiari [UNIQUE/Mila/UdeM]
Lune Bellec [UNIQUE/UdeM]
Andrea Green [UNIQUE/UdeM]
Karim Jerbi [UNIQUE/Mila/UdeM]
Vanessa Hadid [McGill /UdeM]
Guillaume Lajoie [UNIQUE/Mila/UdeM]
Flavie Lavoie-Cardinal [UNIQUE/ULaval]
Jean-Marc Lina [UNIQUE/CRM/ETS]
Bratislav Misic [UNIQUE/MNI/McGill]
Eva Portelance [UNIQUE/Mila/Poly Montréal]
Doina Precup [UNIQUE/Mila/McGill]
Blake Richards [UNIQUE/Mila/McGill]
Irina Rish [UNIQUE/Mila/UdeM]