A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium on AI Research, Adoption and Ethics

Join us in person for WACSA SYMPOSIUM 2026 to share ideas, learn, and connect! The Western Australian Chinese Scientists Association (WACSA), sponsored by the Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia (FOCSA), invites you to a one-day symposium on artificial intelligence across research, industry and society. The program features ten keynote talks from academic and industry leaders, an AI expert panel, and dedicated time for networking. Early and mid-career researchers and higher degree by research students are especially welcome. Date: Friday 6 November 2026 Time: 8:30am to 5:00pm Venue: The University Club of Western Australia, Hackett Drive, Crawley WA 6009 Your ticket includes arrival tea and coffee, morning tea, a buffet lunch and afternoon tea. Please tell us about any dietary requirements when booking. Symposium Chairs: Dr Mingzhou Yu (UWA), Associate Professor Guanjin Wang (Murdoch University), Associate Professor Hai Wang (Murdoch University), Dr Chenjian Zhang (UWA) Featured Speakers Opening addresses Professor Xiwang Zhang FTSE, President of FOCSA, The University of Queensland Professor Guohua Jia, President of WACSA, Curtin University Keynote talks • Associate Professor Andrew Williams, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), The University of Western Australia “The Impact of AI in Australian Higher Education” • Associate Professor Guanjin Wang, Computer Science, Murdoch University “AI and Computer Science” • Professor Kam Chan, Director of Research, UWA Business School “AI Frontier in Finance and Accounting Research” • Xuance Wang, Founder and CEO, LynAI Mines “AI Innovation in the Mining Sector” • Professor Lingjun Mou, Consultant Surgeon, The University of Western Australia and St John of God “AI in Health: Are We There Yet?” • Andrew Findley, Chief Officer, RDA Carin “Impact of AI on the Australian Not-for-Profit Sector” • Professor Honglei Xu, Automation, Curtin University “AI and Mathematics” • Associate Professor Hai Wang, Engineering, Murdoch University “AI, Robots and Engineering” AI Expert Panel Discussion Speakers from research and industry discuss the practical and ethical challenges of AI adoption, with time for audience questions. Talk titles are tentative. Further speakers will be announced. This event is sponsored by the Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia (FOCSA).