KHIPUx: A Growing Community
Launched in 2024, the KHIPUx program has already made a significant impact across Latin America, sponsoring more than thirty events in ten countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Perú, and Uruguay. These events have brought the spirit of KHIPU to local communities, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation in the field of AI.
By supporting smaller, decentralized gatherings, KHIPUx makes AI education more accessible, removes geographical barriers, and addresses specific regional needs.
Supporting KHIPUx means investing in a grassroots movement that is democratizing AI education and empowering the next generation of Latin American AI innovators.
How the KHIPUx Program Works
While the main KHIPU meeting takes place every two years, KHIPUx runs in the off-years between flagship editions—replicating the spirit of KHIPU at a local scale to strengthen machine learning and artificial intelligence communities across Latin America through two funding and mentorship tracks.
The 2026–2027 Call for Proposals is closed • Selected KHIPUx events run June 2026 – June 2027
The 2026–2027 Call for Proposals ran from March 16 to April 30, 2026 (notifications sent May 15, 2026), with selected events taking place across Latin America from June 2026 to June 2027. Future calls will be announced here and through our newsletter.
Host a KHIPUx Event
Funding up to USD 5,000 + MentorshipSupports local academic and community committees organizing an independent 1-to-3-day (or full-week) regional conference, summer school, or hands-on workshop branded as “KHIPUx [Location]” or “Supported by KHIPUx”.
- Financial support up to USD 5,000 (matching up to 50% of total event budget) for venue, logistics, catering, or student travel scholarships
- Connection to the KHIPU network of Latin American and international AI speakers
- Guidance and mentorship from the KHIPU Steering & KHIPUx Committee
- Amplification across KHIPU’s website, social media channels, and flagship conference
KHIPU Community Grants
Micro-Grants up to USD 1,000Supports smaller-scale workshops, thematic symposia, student hackathons, reading groups, or regional AI initiatives (such as indigenous-language NLP, healthcare AI, or responsible AI) aligned with KHIPU’s mission.
- Flexible grants up to USD 1,000 to catalyze new or existing local AI initiatives
- Designed to lower barriers for emerging university groups outside major capital cities
- Official recognition as an initiative supported by KHIPU.AI
- Pathway to grow into a full Track A KHIPUx event in subsequent cycles
🎓 Free for Students
All KHIPUx events are non-profit and prioritize free or heavily subsidized registration for university students.
🌎 Regional & Academic Rigor
Organized by a local committee of at least three members, including faculty or researchers with strong academic track records.
🤝 Diversity & Inclusion
Committed to gender balance, geographic diversity beyond capital cities, and strict adherence to the KHIPU Code of Conduct.
🔬 Local Impact & Open Science
Focused on strengthening machine learning foundations and addressing challenges relevant to Latin American communities.
Funded KHIPUx Events & Grantees (2024–2027)
Explore the grassroots conferences, summer schools, and community workshops supported by KHIPUx across Latin America since our inaugural 2024 cohort.
KHIPUx 2025–2026 & 2026–2027 Cycles
Expanded to 10 Countries (+ Colombia, Ecuador & Perú) • Connecting to KHIPU 2027KHIPUx Ecuador — Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE)
Multi-day regional AI gathering and training school hosted at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (organized by Hernán Andrés Morales Navarrete & local committee).
KHIPUx Brasil — 1ª Escola de Processamento de Linguagem Natural (PLN)
First Brazilian Natural Language Processing School supported by KHIPUx (via Fundação de Apoio à Física e à Química), training students and researchers in modern NLP and LLMs.
KHIPUx at UNAM: AI in Multilingual & Pluricultural Contexts
Hosted at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), exploring natural language processing, low-resource and indigenous languages, and pluricultural AI across Mexico and Latin America.
KHIPUx Medellín & Colombian AI Community Initiatives
Grassroots AI training and interdisciplinary workshops on AI for learning, healthcare, and regional innovation hosted with university partners in Medellín and across Colombia.
SIAM 2026 — Simposio de Inteligencia Artificial en Machala
Regional AI symposium in Machala, Ecuador (supported with RISEI — Red Internacional Sobre Enseñanza), expanding AI education beyond capital cities.
KHIPUx — Inteligencia Artificial y Filosofía (SADAF)
Organized with the Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Filosófico (SADAF), bringing together AI researchers, epistemologists, and ethicists on foundational questions in AI.
KHIPUx — Fundación Tecnología con Propósito
Community workshop and training initiative in Argentina (led with Laura Alonso Alemany) focused on socially responsible, high-impact AI deployments.
KHIPUx — Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Academic AI workshop and student training supported through Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (Jonathan Zaiat & Karina Formoso — AI for Biomedical Research & Public Health).
LACORO & Chilean KHIPUx Community Workshops
Continued support for the Latin American Summer School on Cognitive Robotics (Rodrigo Verschae) alongside regional Chilean AI workshops and student training (José Delpiano, Alejo Rojas Leiva).
Andean, Healthcare & Regional KHIPUx Community Grants
Micro-grants supporting local AI gatherings across Bolivia (Ariel Mamani Nina), Brazil (Pedro Augusto Monteiro Delgado / FIPAI), Perú, and regional biomedical data science initiatives (Leo Anthony Celi).
KHIPUx 2023–2024 Inaugural Cohort
10 Events Funded Across 7 Countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Uruguay) • 1,400+ ParticipantsKHIPUx at 50 CLEI & 53rd JAIIO
Flagship KHIPUx track co-located with the 50th Latin American Computing Conference (CLEI) and 53rd Argentine Conference on Informatics (JAIIO) in Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
KHIPUx: Generative AI Day Bolivia
Intensive community gathering in Bolivia introducing university students, developers, and local researchers to modern generative AI foundations and applications.
IA@Litoral
Regional AI meeting in Santa Fe, Argentina connecting researchers, students, and industry practitioners across the Argentine Litoral region.
Latin American Summer School on Cognitive Robotics (LACORO 2024)
Multi-day hands-on summer school in Chile focused on cognitive robotics, autonomous systems, and machine learning for robotics.
Workshop de Inteligência Artificial Responsável
Brazilian workshop dedicated to fairness, accountability, transparency, and responsible AI research and deployment in Latin America.
Pura Vida AI Forum
Central American AI community forum in Costa Rica bringing together local researchers, students, and practitioners across machine learning disciplines.
Latin American Meeting in Music and Artificial Intelligence (LAMIR)
Regional workshop on Music Information Retrieval (MIR), audio machine learning, and Latin American musical heritage.
Escuela Bayesiana Plurinacional 2024
Specialized training school in Bayesian machine learning, probabilistic modeling, and statistical inference for Latin American students.
Mexican NLP Summer School
Intensive summer school in Mexico focused on natural language processing, computational linguistics, and Spanish/indigenous language technologies.
AgroKHIPUx Uruguay
Focused hands-on workshop in Uruguay applying computer vision and machine learning to sustainable agriculture and precision farming.
KHIPUx Events by Country (2024–2027)
🇦🇷 Argentina
- KHIPUx at 50 CLEI & 53rd JAIIO (2024)
- IA@Litoral — Santa Fe (2024)
- Escuela Bayesiana Plurinacional (2024)
- IA y Filosofía — SADAF (2025–2027)
- Fundación Tecnología con Propósito (2025–2027)
- Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (2025–2027)
🇧🇴 Bolivia
- KHIPUx: Generative AI Day Bolivia (2024)
- Andean Community AI Grants — Ariel Mamani Nina (2025–2027)
🇧🇷 Brazil
- Workshop de Inteligência Artificial Responsável (2024)
- 1ª Escola de Processamento de Linguagem Natural — PLN (2025–2027)
- FIPAI & Regional Community Grants — Pedro Augusto Monteiro Delgado (2025–2027)
🇨🇱 Chile
- Latin American Summer School on Cognitive Robotics — LACORO (2024 & 2025–2027)
- Chilean Regional AI Workshops & Student Training (2025–2027)
🇨🇴 Colombia
- KHIPUx Medellín & Colombian AI Community Initiatives (2025–2027)
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Pura Vida AI Forum (2024)
🇪🇨 Ecuador
- KHIPUx Ecuador — Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, UIDE (2025–2027)
- SIAM 2026 — Simposio de IA en Machala (2025–2027)
🇲🇽 Mexico
- Mexican NLP Summer School (2024)
- KHIPUx at UNAM: AI in Multilingual & Pluricultural Contexts (2025–2027)
🇵🇪 Perú
- Andean & Regional AI Community Grants (2025–2027)
🇺🇾 Uruguay
- AgroKHIPUx Uruguay — Precision Agriculture & CV (2024)
🌎 Regional / Multi-Country
- Latin American Meeting in Music and Artificial Intelligence — LAMIR (2024)
- Regional Biomedical Data Science Initiatives — Leo Anthony Celi (2025–2027)
Support Grassroots AI Education Across Latin America
Institutional partners and sponsors make it possible for KHIPU.AI to fund local KHIPUx events across 10 countries and maintain 100% free student registration at both KHIPUx gatherings and our biennial flagship conferences.