KHIPU 2027 in São Paulo to Convene Latin American AI Researchers

The Latin American AI Institute (KHIPU.AI), a non-profit educational body, will convene KHIPU 2027 at the University of São Paulo in Brazil from 5 to 9 April 2027. Held at the university's International Dissemination Centre, the five-day gathering serves as Latin America's primary scientific conference and advanced training school for machine learning, drawing approximately 500 researchers, postgraduate students, and industry engineers.

Advanced Training and Start-up Focus

According to organisers, the conference format blends technical lectures and practical code tutorials with research poster sessions, workshops and mentorship. Speakers listed by the organisers include Meire Fortunato, Sara Hooker, Sandra Avila, Omar Florez, Nando de Freitas, Oriol Vinyals and Vukosi Marivate. On 7 and 8 April, the summit will run the KHIPU for Startups track, which connects regional technical founders and venture creators with researchers to translate algorithmic models into commercial deployments.

Registration and Regional Capability

Participation is managed through a competitive application process, with around 500 attendees selected from more than 1,000 applicants; general applications for KHIPU 2027 have now closed, while workshop proposals are due by 20 November 2026 via khipu.ai. Participation is free for selected attendees, and travel and accommodation grants are available for students and faculty.

According to the organisers, KHIPU aims to expand access to advanced AI education, connect researchers across borders and strengthen Latin America's voice in the global AI community.