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Bellairs workshop 2025/2026

2025/2026 Bellairs Workshop on Machine Learning and Statistical Signal Processing for Data on Graphs​

December 12-19, 2025/2026​

This workshop will bring together leading international researchers who are developing and using machine learning and statistical signal processing methods to analyze data recorded on graphs and networks. The workshop will consist of research presentations and several tutorials. The participants will hold discussions around open problems, forge research collaborations and identify promising future directions for graphical data analysis. The event will be held at McGill's beautiful Bellairs Research Institute in Holetown, Saint James Parish, Barbados.

Friday 12th​

  • Workshop Opening Session
  • Reception and Welcome Dinner

Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th​

  • Group Research Discussion
  • Working Problem Identification & Brainstorming
  • Tutorials

Monday 15th - Thursday 17th​

  • Research Sessions
  • Invited Speaker Presentations

Full presentations​

  • Prof. Mark Coates (McGill University, ILLS, Montreal, QC, Canada) [PDF]

  • Prof. Pablo Piantanida (CNRS, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, France) [PDF]

  • Prof. Christian Desrosiers (ÉTS Montréal, Canada)

  • Prof. Ricard Marxer (LIS, Aix-Marseille Université, France)

  • Prof. Nicolas Thome (ISIR, Sorbonne Université, France) [PDF]

  • Prof. Fragkiskos Malliaros (CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, France) [PDF]

  • Prof. Édouard Oyallon (CNRS, France) [PDF]

  • Prof. Yunpeng Li (King’s College London, UK)

Student presentations​

  • Chiara Roverato (McGill University, Canada) [PDF]

  • Julien Nicolas (McGill University, Canada)

  • Florence Robert-Regol (McGill University, Canada)

  • Joseph Cotnareanu (McGill University, Canada) [PDF]

  • Samuel Barbeau (ÉTS Montréal, Canada)

  • Erik Mamet (ÉTS Montréal, Canada)

  • Philippe Formont (ÉTS Montréal, Canada) [PDF]

  • Matteo Sammut (Université Paris-Dauphine, France) [PDF]

  • Maxime Darrin (CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, France)

  • Ruiyang Hao (King’s College London, UK) [PDF]

  • John-Joseph Brady (King’s College London, UK)

  • Zhi Qin Tan (King’s College London, UK) [PDF]