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Aligning AI for Safety, Sustainability, and Humanity

2nd June 2026 | NCB 113, University of Western Ontario

A joint workshop organized by

A collaborative initiative between the University of Western Ontario and the University of Waterloo, bringing together researchers, students, and practitioners to advance responsible AI.

Where AI meets its deepest responsibilities

This workshop brings together interdisciplinary voices to examine the most urgent question in artificial intelligence today: how do we ensure that increasingly powerful AI systems are safe, ecologically responsible, and fundamentally aligned with human values?

Through keynote lectures, short talks, and poster sessions, participants will engage with cutting-edge research spanning technical AI safety, sustainable computing, human-centred design, ethics, governance, and beyond.

Safety

Robustness, interpretability, value alignment, and safe deployment of AI systems.

Sustainability

Energy-efficient AI, climate applications, sustainable computing, and green AI practices.

Humanity

Explainability, trust, fairness, governance, and centering human values in AI design.

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Confirmed Speakers

Leading researchers and practitioners shaping the future of responsible AI.

Accepted Abstracts

Works selected for presentation at AISSH 2026, spanning AI safety, sustainability, ethics, healthcare, and humanity.

One Day of Ideas

A full day of keynotes, short talks, poster sessions, and networking.

Submission Status Closed

Abstract Submissions

Submissions are now closed. Selected student works are featured on the workshop site. Thank you to everyone who submitted.

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