The AI and Data Science Symposium @ UB (Formerly IAD Days and CDSE Days) is an annual signature event hosted by the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (IAD). The event brings some of the nation's most prominent data science and AI scholars to Buffalo for a multi-day of workshops, lectures, and networking. The initiative increases educational opportunity and networking for students, attracts new graduate students to UB, and boosts research opportunities for faculty members.