Announcing the Second Keynote Speaker for the 2026 AMLC
One of the founders of NVIDIA Research to headline the conference
We’re thrilled to share that the second keynote speaker at the 2026 Applied Machine Learning Conference will be David Luebke, one of the founders of NVIDIA Research — an organization that’s been at the forefront of ML and AI research for two decades.
Dr. Luebke helped found NVIDIA Research in 2006 after eight years on the faculty of the University of Virginia. His principal research interests are computer graphics, generative neural networks, and virtual reality. Luebke is a Fellow of the IEEE and an inaugural inductee into the IEEE VR Academy. His other honors include the NVIDIA Distinguished Inventor award, the IEEE VR Technical Achievement Award, and Test of Time Awards at ACM SIGGRAPH Asia and the ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics. He has co-authored a book, a major museum exhibit, and over two hundred papers, articles, chapters, and patents. Luebke currently serves as Vice President of Research at NVIDIA, where he runs a group of dozens of researchers focused on “New Experiences”.
We think Dr. Luebke and Vicki Boykis will deliver a fantastic pair of keynote talks, spanning from the deep GPU research that powers modern AI to the practical ML systems built on top of it.
Conference Registration Now Open
Conference registration for the 2026 Applied Machine Learning Conference is now open! The conference will take place on April 17–18 in Charlottesville, Virginia — now just six weeks away. We’re offering Full Conference, Friday Only, and Saturday Only tickets at employer-paid, personal, and student price tiers.
Early Bird pricing is available until March 20.
A limited edition 2026 AMLC T-Shirt is available as an optional add-on with any ticket purchase.
The conference sold out last year, so be sure to secure your tickets early!
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship opportunities for the 2026 Applied Machine Learning Conference are still available. We are an independent, community-organized conference, which means that support from corporate, institutional, and startup partners is essential to making the event possible. Whether you’re recruiting top talent, launching new tools and platforms, or building brand awareness in the AI space, the AMLC provides focused opportunities to connect with professionals and researchers who are actively building and deploying AI and machine learning systems.
Interested in learning more? Visit the Sponsorship page on the conference website and contact us at sponsorship@appliedml.us.
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