Events

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EVents

Past Events

Event Details
Date
Hackathon
Oct 22, 2021
9:00 am
Accelerate Hackathon 2021

online
Workshop
Mar 8, 2022
12:00 pm
#BreakTheBias: Women accelerating science

online
Conference
Aug 30, 2022
–
September 2, 2022
Accelerate 2022 Conference

Workshop
Oct 18, 2022
12:00 pm
New Frontiers for Policymakers

Munk School
Information Session
Jun 15, 2023
–
June 15, 2023
AC CFREF kick off session

Rotman
Workshop
Jun 27, 2023
12:00 pm
Industrial Forum

online
Seminar
Jun 27, 2023
4:00 pm
Dr. Yao Fehlis: Efficiency in AI-for-Science

Sanford Fleming
Information Session
Jul 20, 2023
4:15 pm
AC 2023 Grants Matchmaking Event

Prenup Pub
Information Session
Jul 25, 2023
4:00 am
AC CFREF 2023 Grants Info Session

Rotman
Conference
Aug 22, 2023
10:00 am
Accelerate 2023 Conference

Myhal
Training
Sep 22, 2023
1:30 pm
GCMAC 2023 - Bayesian optimization tutorial

Workshop
Oct 27, 2023
4:00 pm
The future of chemistry is self-driving

online
Seminar
Dec 7, 2023
12:00 am
EMD/Merck seminar: Chemistry in a digital age

Seminar
Jan 23, 2024
11:00 am
Erin Scott: Strategy for Startups: Translating Ideas to Impact

Rotman
Workshop
Feb 29, 2024
9:00 am
Battery Workshop

OPG 10th floor seminar-2 Room
Outreach
Mar 24, 2024
10:30 am
Toronto Science Fair 2024

Introduction to accelerated discovery.

Room BV260 at UTSC Blaiden Wing
Hackathon
Mar 28, 2024
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March 29, 2024
Bayesian Optimization Hackathon for Chemistry and Materials

Seminar
Mar 28, 2024
11:00 am
Lilo Pozzo: AC Speaker Series

OPG 10th floor seminar-2 Room
Outreach
Apr 3, 2024
9:00 am
Toronto District School Board

Room BV260 at UTSC Blaiden Wing
Seminar
Apr 19, 2024
3:00 pm
Lee Cronin: AC Speaker Series

Bahen room 1130
Hackathon
May 8, 2024
–
May 9, 2024
LLM Hackathon for Applications in Materials and Chemistry

Sanford Fleming
Conference
May 15, 2024
–
May 17, 2024
Indigenous Science, Technology and Environment Studies (Indigenous STES) Symposium,

Conference
Jun 20, 2024
12:41 pm
Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry (EWOC) Eastern Canada � Career Panel and Networking Event

Seminar
Jul 30, 2024
3:00 pm
Reinforcement Learning for Automated Chemistry and Materials Discovery

Reinforcement learning for robotic execution

Conference
Aug 6, 2024
–
August 9, 2024
Accelerate 2024 Conference

UBC
Seminar
Aug 30, 2024
9:15 am
Industrial Thought Leadership Series seminar on Advancing Process Understanding: Kinetic Analysis of Complex Organic Transformations

Seminar
Oct 8, 2024
2:30 pm
Alex Zhavoronkov: AC Speaker Series

Conference
Oct 28, 2024
–
October 28, 2024
AC Fall Symposium

OPG Mezzanine
Workshop
Oct 29, 2024
–
October 29, 2024
IBM Workshop on Foundation Model for Materials training

OPG 10th floor seminar-2 Room
Information Session
Nov 6, 2024
11:45 am
AC Grants Workshop - Social Science & Humanities (2024-2025)

Workshop
Nov 19, 2024
12:31 pm
Advancing EDI in Research: Addressing Bias in Data Collection

Seminar
Nov 20, 2024
3:00 pm
Emily Moore: AC Speaker Series

Seminar
Dec 4, 2024
10:00 am
Industrial Thought Leadership Series seminar on Methods and Tools to Meet the Synthetic Needs of Process Chemistry & Lunch with Graduate Students

Workshop
Dec 7, 2024
9:00 am
Leadership By Design Session: Revolutionizing materials science with AI

York University Glendon Campus
Workshop
Jan 23, 2025
12:38 pm
ShiftEDIng Gears: Accelerating Equity Solutions in Self-Driving Labs, aims to address systemic barriers in healthcare SDLs and develop a community of SDL enthusiasts.

Conference
Jan 25, 2025
12:28 pm
Connecting through Chemistry Symposium

Workshop
Feb 5, 2025
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February 6, 2025
Indigenous Materialities Gathering

Seminar
Feb 14, 2025
1:00 pm
Industrial Thought Leadership Series seminar on Enabling Technologies to Drive the Merck Portfolio & Lunch with Graduate Students

Promote industrial knowledge sharing related to process research and automation or industry trends, especially around professional development for grad students and postdocs

Workshop
Mar 10, 2025
12:33 pm
Advancing EDI in Research: Promoting Inclusive Sustainability

Seminar
Mar 12, 2025
3:00 pm
Adji Bousso Dieng AC seminar Series

Seminar
Mar 13, 2025
9:00 am
Industrial Thought Leadership Series seminar on Accelerating Process Development

Promote industrial knowledge sharing related to process research and automation or industry trends, especially around professional development for grad students and postdocs

Workshop
Mar 27, 2025
–
March 28, 2025
SQL workshop

Led by Greg Wilson

Outreach
Mar 29, 2025
10:30 am
Toronto Science Fair 2025

Room BV260 at UTSC Blaiden Wing
Seminar
Apr 23, 2025
3:00 pm
AC seminar: Wilhelm T. S. Huck

Conference
Apr 26, 2025
–
April 27, 2025
Chemistry, Polymer, and Automation Learning for Students (ChemPALS)

Seminar
Jun 12, 2025
8:23 pm
Industrial Thought Leadership Series seminar on The Chemist of the Future: Preparing for a Data-Driven Automated Industry

Information Session
Jul 4, 2025
11:00 am
Grant Mixer

Seminar
Sep 11, 2025
11:00 am
AC seminar: Markus Kraft

Seminar
Sep 17, 2025
11:30 am
AC seminar: Eric Brown

Seminar
Sep 24, 2025
11:00 am
AC seminar: Adam Gormley

Training
Oct 1, 2025
10:00 am
Project Management Workshop Co-Hosted by AC and CRAFT

Seminar
Oct 15, 2025
3:00 pm
AC seminar: Andy Cooper

Workshop
Oct 28, 2025
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October 29, 2025
Self-Driving Labs for Materials AC and Korea (National University of Singapore)

Training, collaboration, for future grant

Seminar
Nov 11, 2025
11:30 am
AC seminar: Timothy Noel

Seminar
Nov 11, 2025
1:30 pm
Director's seminar Series: Martin Seifrid

Seminar
Nov 18, 2025
10:00 am
AC seminar: Tim Cernak

Workshop
Nov 27, 2025
1:00 pm
Korea Institute of Science and Technology's visit � seminar on Autonomous Robot Technologies for Self-Driving Laboratories

Outreach
Dec 6, 2025
9:34 am
Toronto Public Library AI Summit

Information Session
Jan 14, 2026
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January 14, 2026
AC Grant Program Launch - Social Science & Humanities

Training
Jan 22, 2026
2:00 pm
IPO Training - Research Agreements and External Engagement

Training
Jan 26, 2026
10:00 am
SDL 101 Workshop

Workshop
Jan 29, 2026
2:00 pm
AC Values-based Research Drop-in: Care & Reciprocity

Values based R&D

Training
Feb 5, 2026
2:00 pm
IPO Training - Commercialization, IP and the Disclosure Process

Workshop
Mar 4, 2026
8:30 am
AC Career Panel & Networking Breakfast

Symposium
Mar 4, 2026
9:45 am
AC Research Symposium

This event will bring together faculty, staff and students from the Acceleration Consortium and the wider University of Toronto community for a day of shared learning and connection.

University of Toronto
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Conference
Mar 4, 2026
10:00 am
Research Symposium 2026

Workshop
Mar 5, 2026
4:00 pm
"Canada's Next AI Moment" SLT panel discussion

Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Outreach
Mar 28, 2026
9:00 am
Toronto Science Fair 2026

Two 60-75 minutes hands-on workshop for grade 7-12 students participating in the 2026 Toronto Science Fair at UTSC on Saturday, March 28, 2026.

Seminar
Mar 30, 2026
4:30 pm
Director's seminar Anthony Costa

Hackathon
Apr 14, 2026
11:47 am
Orchestration Hackathon

Hackathon
Apr 14, 2026
2:25 pm
Hackathon on device integration

Seminar
May 6, 2026
3:00 pm
Director's Seminar Series: Steve Cranford

University of Toronto
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Seminar
May 6, 2026
3:00 pm
Director's seminar Series: Steve Cranford

May 8, 2026
1:30 pm
SDL School Western May 2026

SDL 101

Training
May 21, 2026
1:00 pm
2026 Polymer Women Empowerment & Research (PoWER) Conference

OPG Mezzanine
Seminar
May 27, 2026
10:00 am
AC Seminar Series: Cara Brocklehurst

University of Toronto
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Seminar
May 27, 2026
10:00 am
AC seminar: Cara Brocklehurst

Seminar
May 28, 2026
9:00 am
Commercializing AI-for-Science: A breakfast connecting inventors, builders, and investors

University of Toronto
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Workshop
May 28, 2026
9:00 am
Toronto Tech Week Breakfast: Commercializing AI-for-Science

OPG 10th floor seminar-2 Room
Conference
Jun 15, 2026
–
June 19, 2026
AI4X – Accelerate Conference 2026

Singapore
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Seminar
Aug 5, 2026
2:30 pm
AC Seminar: Donna Blackmond

Discover how modern reaction monitoring is transforming the way chemists uncover reaction mechanisms and optimize pharmaceutical processes—faster, with fewer experiments, and less computational complexity. Donna's AC seminar will explore how Reaction Progress Kinetic Analysis (RPKA) and Temperature-Scanning Reactions (TSR) deliver powerful insights from a single experiment, opening new possibilities for studying both simple and highly complex catalytic systems.

University of Toronto
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