Latest from SMAIL
Program milestones, publications, and announcements from the lab.
SMAIL is heading to LEAP 2026
Find us in Riyadh as we connect with the region's tech community. 31 August – 3 September 2026, RECC Malham, Saudi Arabia.
Explore LEAP 2026 →Cohort 3 applications are open
Students can apply from August 16 to September 4, and mentors from July 19 to August 9.
Sponsorship opportunities are now open
We're inviting organizations to sponsor the next cohort of Saudi student researchers and help scale the program.
SMAIL research heads to BioCreative IX
A paper co-authored by a SMAIL student and mentor was accepted at the BioCreative IX Challenge and Workshop, part of IJCAI 2025, 16–22 August 2025 in Montreal, Canada.
The SMAIL website is now available in Arabic
Use the AR toggle in the navigation bar to read the whole site, including the program and application details, in Arabic.
20+ mentors, 31+ students, and growing
Across two completed cohorts, SMAIL has paired Saudi university students with mentors from institutions including Stanford, Oxford, and CMU.