Latest from SMAIL
Program milestones, publications, and announcements from the lab.
Cohort 3 registration is now closed — thank you!
Applications for both students and mentors are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied — we were glad to see so much interest in advancing medical AI research. Stay tuned for updates on the next cohort.
SMAIL is heading to LEAP 2026
Find us in Riyadh, 31 August – 3 September 2026.
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.