// our biggest night yet
RISC-V in 2026: Where the Ecosystem Stands, and Where Canada Fits
An evening on the state of RISC-V hardware and software, and how Canadian engineers, students, researchers, and companies can get involved.
Free, in Ottawa, no experience assumed.
- when
- Wed Sep 30 2026 • 18:30
- where
- Carleton University, Minto CASE, Bell Theatre, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
- cost
- Free · all welcome
/ why come
What you get out of the evening
01
A Q&A style panel on where the RISC-V ecosystem actually stands in 2026, and where Canada fits into it, with panelists being the ones already contributing to the RISC-V hardware and the software ecosystem.
02
RISC-V International on the programs universities and academics can use to get involved.
03
The first public look at a major project RVO is starting: the phase one roadmap, how to get involved, and the talent that it will foster.
/ speakers
Who you'll hear from
Why learn and get involved with RISC-V now?
An overview of the programs RISC-V International offers to get involved.
RISC-V, AI, and robotics.
// the panel
Where the ecosystem stands, and where Canada fits
A panel on the current state of RISC-V hardware and software, and how Canadian engineers, researchers, and companies can get involved.
Moderator: Yusef Karim · RISC-V Ottawa
/ on the night
Additional activities
raffle
A copy of RISC-V System-on-Chip Design to take home
Harris, Stine, Thompson, and Harris on designing, verifying, and integrating a RISC-V SoC with its peripherals. One copy goes home with someone in the room.
We will draw the winner before the closing remarks.
/ agenda
How the evening goes
Our plan for the night. Blocks can shift by a few minutes on the day.
18:30 – 18:35
Welcome
Yusef Karim, RISC-V Ottawa
18:35 – 18:40
Agenda
Fatimata Dramane, RISC-V Ottawa • Vlad Galeev, DESoc president
Our guides for the rest of the night.
18:40 – 18:45
Why learn and get involved with RISC-V now?
Leonard MacEachern, Carleton University
18:45 – 19:00
An overview of the programs RISC-V International offers to get involved
Megan Lehn, RISC-V International
Includes 5 min of audience Q&A.
19:00 – 19:15
RISC-V, AI, and robotics
Yuning Liang, DeepComputing
Includes 5 min of audience Q&A.
19:15 – 19:35
Break, with member project tables
You may find RVO members set up around the room with the projects they are working on. Walk up to whichever one you want to know more about.
19:35 – 20:20
Panel: RISC-V in 2026
Moderated by Yusef Karim
Where the ecosystem stands, and where Canadian engineers, researchers, and companies fit into it. Includes 15 min of audience Q&A.
20:20 – 20:40
Project announcement
RISC-V Ottawa members
The first public look at a major project RVO is starting: the phase one roadmap, how to get involved, and the talent that it will foster. Includes 5 min of audience Q&A.
20:40 – 20:50
Closing remarks
RISC-V Ottawa members
// project announcement
We are starting something. This is the night we say what.
Codename Craton will be publicly announced this night: what it is, the phase one roadmap and its milestones, how to get involved, and the talent that it will foster If you want in on an RVO project from the beginning, this is the one to be at
Come along
No RISC-V experience assumed. Students, working engineers, researchers, and the merely curious are all welcome, and it costs nothing.
- when
- Wed Sep 30 2026 • 18:30
- where
- Carleton University, Minto CASE, Bell Theatre, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6