Student Awards Sponsor: CANSSI​

The Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) serves as Canada’s primary catalyst for discovery, innovation, and collaborative training within the statistical sciences. With its national headquarters hosted at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and backing from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), CANSSI empowers researchers to develop cutting-edge statistical methodologies and models. By focusing on interdisciplinary collaboration, the institute bridges the gap between raw data and data-informed decision-making. Its research initiatives span a wide array of critical fields, including human health, climate change, ecology, infectious diseases, astrophysics, and sports analytics, directly applying statistical science to complex societal and engineering challenges.

To fulfill its mission nationwide, CANSSI operates through a network of regional centres in the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces, driving a diverse portfolio of funding and training programs. Key initiatives include the Collaborative Research Teams (CRT) program, which funds three-year, cross-disciplinary projects, and Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships that blend research, applied experience, and teaching. Beyond high-level academic research, CANSSI is deeply committed to educational outreach and building an inclusive scientific community. Through comprehensive Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) programs, graduate student enrichment scholarships, and events like Florence Nightingale Day—which introduces underrepresented high school students to the field—CANSSI actively shapes the next generation of statistical scientists in Canada.

Gala Dinner Sponsor: Convergent Manufacturing Technologies

Convergent has been at the forefront of technology and innovation in composites processing and digital manufacturing engineering for over a quarter century.  Convergent provides trusted predictive, simulation, data and AI driven digital solutions that enable composite manufacturers to understand, predict, and optimize materials and processes, eliminating costly trial-and-error and reducing risk from development through production.

Our simulation and data solutions COMPRO, RAVEN, KERMODE, CIRT, COHO, and CHINOOK support the full composite manufacturing lifecycle, including:

• Materials development and selection
• Process development and design
• Process qualification and certification support
• Production, quality assurance and dispositioning
• Model Based Systems Engineering

The solutions are applicable across a wide range of composite materials and manufacturing processes. As a sponsor of AIComp 2026, Convergent is committed to the digital transformation of the composites industry. We are firmly behind the advancement of AI-driven design and manufacturing by providing the foundational simulation tools, data, and domain expertise necessary to power the next generation of smart, autonomous, and simulation-informed composites design and manufacturing.

Reception and Awards Sponsor: Dassault Systèmes

Dassault Systèmes is a world leader in 3D Design, Digital Mock-Up (3D-DMU), and Product Lifecycle Management (3D-PLM).

We serve the marketplace with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

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With a single, easy-to-use interface, it powers Industry SOLUTION EXPERIENCES – based on 3D design, analysis, simulation, and intelligence software in a new class of collaborative, interactive environment. It is available on premise and in public or private cloud.

Our 3DEXPERIENCE platform powers our Brand applications, serving 12 industries and providing a rich portfolio of Industry SOLUTION EXPERIENCES that deliver specific value to our clients and/or their end-users in a particular Industry.

3DEXPERIENCE universes, made possible by the Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform, are radically altering the way innovators understand the present and navigate the future.

Our technologies harmonize with every kind of system – human, product, organizational, business, natural, and global – to continuously transform and sustain the world.