June 24-25     West Lafayette, IN

MMLS 2026

Midwest Machine Learning Symposium

Machine Learning Research in the Midwest



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About the Event

The Midwest ML Symposium aims to convene regional machine learning researchers for stimulating discussions and debates, to foster cross-institutional collaboration, and to showcase the collective talent of ML researchers at all career stages. [past events]

When: June 24-25, 2026

Where: Stewart Center, Purdue [Google Map]

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  • General visitor parking at Purdue: here
  • Accommodations on or near campus: here
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    Sponsor Opportunities

    The Midwest ML Symposium invites sponsors to have opportunities for exposure and connection with our community. In addition to supporting the regional Machine Learning community, you will be gratefully recognized in various media and materials, and have the opportunity to closely engage with symposium participants.

    Information: Learn about various sponsorship levels, benefits, and opportunities here! (Coming soon) Sponsors are encouraged to contact the Midwest ML Symposium local organizing committee. To discuss special requirements and to ask general questions regarding sponsorship of the Symposium, please contact at TBD.

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    2026 Organizers

    Ruqi Zhang (Co-chair, Purdue) | Haohan Wang (Co-chair, UIUC) | Raymond A. Yeh (Purdue) | David Gleich (Purdue) | David Inouye (Purdue) | Vinayak Rao (Purdue)

    Advisory Board

    Rob Nowak (Chair, UW Madison) | Maxim Raginsky (UIUC) | Laura Balzano (UMich) | Avrim Blum (TTIC) | Rebecca Willett (UChicago) | Nati Srebro (TTIC) | Po-Ling Loh (Cambridge) | Matus Telgarsky (NYU) | Mike Franklin (UChicago)

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    Registration

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    Sponsors

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